[§103F-410]  Multi-term contracts. A contract for health and human services may be for any period of time and formultiple terms if the head of a purchasing agency deems it to be in the bestinterest of the purchasing agency to enter into an extended term or multi-termcontract, provided the possibility of an extended term or multi-term contractis included in the request for proposals, if applicable, funds are availablefor the first fiscal period of the initial term of the contract when thecontract is executed, and the contract expressly provides that extension orrenewal is subject to the availability and appropriation of funds. [L 1997, c190, pt of §2]