54-44.4-13. Cooperative purchasing

54-44.4-13. Cooperative purchasing 1. The office of management and budget shall purchase commodities or services as requested by agencies and institutions of higher education and the legislative and judicial branches of state government. 2. The office of management and budget and the agencies and institutions of higher education shall make joint purchases of like commodities or services of high common usage when the office of management and budget and the state board of higher education determine it is in the best interest of the state. 3. An institution of higher education may establish a cooperative purchasing contract for use limited to other institutions of higher education. 4. The director of the office of management and budget or the director's designee may agree to purchase commodities or services under contracts entered into by the United States general services administration or contracts of other government entities if it is determined to be in the best interest of the state after consideration of price, contractual terms and conditions, and the availability of competition. 5. The director of the office of management and budget or the director's designee may participate in, sponsor, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement with one or more government entities or a nonprofit organization established on behalf of public entities for the procurement of commodities or services in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. 6. The director of the office of management and budget or the director's designee may coordinate with the director of the department of transportation or the director's designee to establish or participate in contracts which may be made available to entities that have been determined by the department of transportation to be transportation providers under chapter 39-04.2 eligible to receive state funds or federal funds for public transportation. 7. Cooperative purchasing may include open-ended contracts that are available to other government entities, nonprofit organizations established on behalf of public entities, tribal agencies, transportation providers determined to be eligible under this section, or the International Peace Garden established under chapter 55-05. 8. Before entering into a cooperative purchasing agreement under this section, the office of management and budget must determine that the contracts were awarded through full and open competition or source selection methods specified in section 54-44.4-05 and shall send notice to the bidders list of the office's intent to make a cooperative purchase in accordance with this chapter.