[§103F-410]  Multi-term contracts. 
A contract for health and human services may be for any period of time and for
multiple terms if the head of a purchasing agency deems it to be in the best
interest of the purchasing agency to enter into an extended term or multi-term
contract, provided the possibility of an extended term or multi-term contract
is included in the request for proposals, if applicable, funds are available
for the first fiscal period of the initial term of the contract when the
contract is executed, and the contract expressly provides that extension or
renewal is subject to the availability and appropriation of funds. [L 1997, c
190, pt of §2]