PART
VIII.  GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND



COOPERATIVE
PURCHASING



 



Note



 



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



 



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



"Cooperative purchasing" means
procurement conducted by a public or external procurement unit with one or more
public procurement units, external procurement units, or nonprofit private
procurement units, pursuant to this chapter.



"External procurement unit" means any
buying 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 is
an external procurement unit.



"Local public procurement unit" means
any 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 public
funds to provide services to the public.



"Public procurement unit" means
either a local public procurement unit or a state public procurement unit.



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