Notwithstanding § 12-12-106, a person engaged in investment activities in Iran as described in § 12-12-105, may contract with the state, on a case-by-case basis, if:

(1) The investment activities in Iran were made before July 1, 2016, the investment activities in Iran have not been expanded or renewed after July 1, 2016, and the person has adopted, publicized, and is implementing a formal plan to cease the investment activities in Iran and to refrain from engaging in any new investments in Iran; or

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-12-107

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Investment: means a commitment or contribution of funds or property, whatever the source, a loan or other extension of credit, and the entry into or renewal of a contract for goods or services. See Tennessee Code 12-12-103
  • Iran: includes the government of Iran and any agency or instrumentality of Iran. See Tennessee Code 12-12-103
  • Person: means any of the following:
    (A) A natural person, corporation, company, limited liability company, business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or group. See Tennessee Code 12-12-103
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State agency: means each state board, commission, department, executive department or office, institution, and instrumentality. See Tennessee Code 12-12-103
(2) The state agency makes a determination that the commodities or services are necessary to perform its functions and that, absent such an exemption, the state agency would be unable to obtain the commodities or services for which the contract is offered. Such determination shall be entered into the procurement record.