{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-3-18","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5A-3-18","heading":"Substituting for commodity bearing particular trade name or brand.","body":"If a spending unit requests the purchase of a commodity bearing a particular trade name or brand, the director may substitute, after consultation with the relevant spending unit, a commodity bearing a different trade name or brand, if the substituted commodity reasonably conforms to the adopted standard specifications and can be obtained at an equal or lower price.","path":["CHAPTER 5A. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.","ARTICLE 3. PURCHASING DIVISION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5A-3-18/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:03Z","sha256":"efeda358f47aad263e85e4f7f026a1547ded0c4f0483f17770c270a668fe53d3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-3-17","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-3-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}