PARTVIII.  GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND

COOPERATIVEPURCHASING

 

Note

 

  Part heading amended by L 1997, c 352, §13.

 

§103D-801  Definitions.  As used in thispart, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Cooperative purchasing" meansprocurement conducted by a public or external procurement unit with one or morepublic procurement units, external procurement units, or nonprofit privateprocurement units, pursuant to this chapter.

"External procurement unit" means anybuying organization not located in this State which, if located in this State,would qualify as a public procurement unit.  An agency of the United States isan external procurement unit.

"Local public procurement unit" meansany county of the State or public agency of any county, public authority,educational, health, or other institution, and to the extent provided by law,any other entity which expends public funds for the procurement of goods,services, and construction.

"Nonprofit private procurement unit"means a nonprofit health or human services organization that receives publicfunds to provide services to the public.

"Public procurement unit" meanseither a local public procurement unit or a state public procurement unit.

"State public procurement unit" meansthe office of the chief procurement officer and any other purchasing agency ofthis State. [L Sp 1993, c 8, pt of §2; am L 1994, c 186, §12; am L 1997, c 352,§§14, 21]