KRS 82.084: Exemption from procurement and advertising requirements for certain

purchases.

KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260 shall not apply to city governments, urban -county

governments, consolidated local governments, or air boards identified i n and operating

under the provisions of KRS 183.142(1) for the purchase of:

(1) Products or services when there is a single source of the product or service to be

procured within a reasonable geographic area;

(2) Products needed as replacement parts for pe rsonal property or equipment where the

need cannot be reasonably anticipated and maintaining an inventory of replacement

parts is not feasible;

(3) Vehicles and equipment installed on vehicles that are used exclusively for law

enforcement purposes, if the purchaser obtains at least three (3) quotes prior to

making the purchase and retains records documenting the quotes; and

(4) Products or services that are provided by:

(a) Entities recognized by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation under KRS

Chapter 163 that operate programs for the rehabilitation of individuals who

are blind or visually impaired;

(b) Agencies for individuals with severe disabilities as described in KRS

45A.465;

(c) A qualified veterans' workshop providing job and employment -skill training

to veterans where such a workshop is operated by the United States

Department of Veterans Affairs;

(d) Nonprofit organizations, employment services organizations, or other private

business organizations with established operations within the jurisdictio n of

the city, urban-county government, or consolidated local government with the

main mission or business purpose of serving individuals with disabilities by

offering transitional or supported employment services or other rehabilitative

programs and servi ces, including but not limited to serving individuals with

severe mental or physical disabilities or those recovering from substance

abuse disorders; or

(e) Nonprofit community service organizations operating within the jurisdiction

of the city, urban-county government, or consolidated local government when

there is a determination in the official record of the legislative body that the

purchase of the product s or services would serve a mutual benefit to the

government and the organization by:

1. Furthering the purposes of the organization;

2. Providing a service or product needed by the government;

3. Advancing a specific public purpose; and

4. Serving the best interest of the public.

If two (2) or more organizations meet the qualifications set out in this

paragraph, then the government shall award the contract to one (1) of the

qualifying organizations using the selection criteria of its adopted competitive

bidding process.