LAC 34:XV.701. General Provisions

A. Where practical and beneficial to LED, a cooperative arrangement may be employed for the procurement of goods and/or services. B. LED is eligible to procure any goods or services under the Louisiana State Contract. The items that are available for purchase through state contract have been subjected to a competitive process conducted by OSP. The lists saves LED time and money that would otherwise be spent on performing required competitive procedures. C. Under certain conditions and as part of the state’s cooperative procurement efforts, LED may be able to utilize the General Service Administration (GSA) schedules. D. If LED elects to make cooperative purchases outside the state contract, documentation will be maintained in LED’s procurement files. 1. Any item so purchased, with a price 20 percent or more in excess of state contract pricing, shall require justification for the proposed purchase.