{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-1-10","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5A-1-10","heading":"General procurement provisions for state spending units.","body":"(a) Unless this code specifically provides to the contrary, all spending units, whenever possible, shall base purchases for commodities and services on a competitive process and utilize available statewide contracts.\n(b) The secretary shall issue a notice to cease and desist to any spending unit when the secretary has credible evidence that a spending unit has failed, whenever possible, to purchase commodities and services on a competitive basis or to use available statewide contracts. Failure to abide by such notice may result in penalties set forth in section seventeen, article three of this chapter.","path":["CHAPTER 5A. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.","ARTICLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5A-1-10/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:01Z","sha256":"9cb83296b56fe043afa5bda367dcc610e0d4a78083a8f905eb6a318c32b0d539","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-1-9","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-1-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}