GroundRules
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-11-233: Emergency procurements - Definition
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 19
- Chapter 11
- Subchapter 2
(a) The State Procurement Director, the head of a procurement agency, or a designee of either officer may make or authorize others to make emergency procurements as defined in § 19-11-204(4) and in accordance with rules promulgated by the director. (b) (1) A person or state agency that makes an emergency procurement under this section shall: (A) Receive at least three (3) competitive bids unless the emergency is a critical emergency; and (B) Complete a quotation abstract that includes the: (i) Names of the firms contacted; (ii) Time that each firm was contacted; (iii) Quoted price obtained from each contacted firm; and (iv) Method used for contacting each firm. (2) As used in this subsection, "critical emergency" means an emergency in which human life or health is imminently endangered. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1770, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 419,§ 11, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1979, No. 482, § 34; 1981, No. 600, § 23; A.S.A. 1947, § 14-259; Acts 2001, No. 1237, § 26.
(a) The State Procurement Director, the head of a procurement agency, or a designee of either officer may make or authorize others to make emergency procurements as defined in § 19-11-204(4) and in accordance with rules promulgated by the director.
(b) (1) A person or state agency that makes an emergency procurement under this section shall: (A) Receive at least three (3) competitive bids unless the emergency is a critical emergency; and (B) Complete a quotation abstract that includes the: (i) Names of the firms contacted; (ii) Time that each firm was contacted; (iii) Quoted price obtained from each contacted firm; and (iv) Method used for contacting each firm. (2) As used in this subsection, "critical emergency" means an emergency in which human life or health is imminently endangered.
(1) A person or state agency that makes an emergency procurement under this section shall: (A) Receive at least three (3) competitive bids unless the emergency is a critical emergency; and (B) Complete a quotation abstract that includes the: (i) Names of the firms contacted; (ii) Time that each firm was contacted; (iii) Quoted price obtained from each contacted firm; and (iv) Method used for contacting each firm.
(A) Receive at least three (3) competitive bids unless the emergency is a critical emergency; and
(B) Complete a quotation abstract that includes the: (i) Names of the firms contacted; (ii) Time that each firm was contacted; (iii) Quoted price obtained from each contacted firm; and (iv) Method used for contacting each firm.
(i) Names of the firms contacted;
(ii) Time that each firm was contacted;
(iii) Quoted price obtained from each contacted firm; and
(iv) Method used for contacting each firm.
(2) As used in this subsection, "critical emergency" means an emergency in which human life or health is imminently endangered.
Collected 2026-09-17T21:35:43Z. Source file · JSON
Compilation CC BY 4.0, Open US Law (Vaquill AI). GroundRules uses only the releases published under CC BY 4.0: from v2026.09 the compilation is licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, and GroundRules does not use those releases. Each affected row names its release in its vintage label. GroundRules parsed and filtered the compilation to retain enacted text. Source · License
Arkansas electronic product files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain mark. GroundRules uses enacted text from Release 78 only as a labeled supplement to the newer Open US Law rows. Source