Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-22-109: Contracts for sale or manufacture of products

(a) The TRICOR board, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and directed to make contracts for the sale or manufacture of any article that may be manufactured in state shops. This section and §§ 41-22-110 , 41-22-111 , and 41-22-115 are subject in all respects to § 41-22-116 .

(b) Contracts for the sale or manufacture of such manufactured articles shall be made at such prices, and covering such periods of time, as in the opinion of the TRICOR board will best subserve and protect the interests of the state and the welfare of the inmates, subject to the rules and provisions set forth in §§ 41-22-110 , 41-22-111 , and 41-22-115 .