{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/2.2-1111.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/2.2-1111.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/2.2-1111.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/2.2-1111.html"}],"law_id":63333,"edition_id":1,"section_id":63333,"structure_id":14301,"section_number":"2.2-1111","catch_line":"Purchases to be made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (\u00a7 2.2-4300 et seq.) and regulations of Division; exempt purchases","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 2-251; 1958, c. 124; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-275; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7 2.1-442; 1979, c. 508; 1980, c. 357; 1982, c. 647; 1996, c. 435; 1997, c. 907; 2001, cc. 569, 844; 2002, c. 504; 2003, c. 294; 2005, c. 817; 2007, c. 630; 2010, c. 458; 2011, cc. 815, 864; 2012, cc. 632, 803, 835; 2015, c. 761; 2016, c. 465.","full_text":"A\n\nAll purchases made by any department, division, officer or agency of the Commonwealth shall be made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) and such regulations as the Division may prescribe.B\n\nThe regulations adopted by the Division shall:1\n\nInclude a purchasing plan that shall be on file at the Division and shall be available to the public upon request;2\n\nRequire that before any public body procures any computer system, equipment or software, it shall consider whether the proposed system, equipment or software is capable of producing products that facilitate the rights of the public to access official records under the Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) or other applicable law;3\n\nRequire state public bodies to procure only shielded outdoor light fixtures and provide for waivers of this requirement when the Division determines that a bona fide operational, temporary, safety or specific aesthetic need is indicated or that such fixtures are not cost effective over the life cycle of the fixtures. For the purposes of this subdivision, “shielded outdoor light fixture” means an outdoor light fixture that is (i) fully shielded so that no light rays are emitted by the installed fixture above the horizontal plane or (ii) constructed so that no more than two percent of the total luminaire lumens in the zone of 90 to 180 degrees vertical angle is permitted, if the related output of the luminaire is greater than 3200 lumens. In adopting regulations under this subdivision, the Division shall consider national standards for outdoor lighting as adopted by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).\n\t\t\t\tThe Virginia Department of Transportation shall design all lighting systems in accordance with current IESNA standards and recommended practices. The lighting system shall utilize fixtures that minimize glare, light trespass, and skyglow, all as defined by the IESNA, while still providing a comfortable, visually effective, safe, and secure outdoor environment in a cost-effective manner over the life cycle of the lighting system;4\n\nEstablish the conditions under which a public body may use, as a basis for the procurement of goods and nonprofessional services, a particular vendor’s contract-pricing that has been negotiated and accepted by the U.S. General Services Administration;5\n\nEstablish procurement preferences for products containing recycled oil (including reprocessed and rerefined oil products) and recycled antifreeze;6\n\nEstablish conditions under which a public body shall demonstrate a good faith effort to ensure that state contracts or subcontracts for goods or services that involve the manual packaging of bulk supplies or the manual assemblage of goods where individual items weigh less than 50 pounds be offered to employment services organizations as defined in § 2.2-4301 that offer transitional or supported employment services serving individuals with disabilities;7\n\nEstablish the conditions under which state public bodies may procure diesel fuel containing, at a minimum, two percent, by volume, biodiesel fuel or green diesel fuel, as defined in § 59.1-284.25 as such section was in effect on June 30, 2015, for use in on-road internal combustion engines. The conditions shall take into consideration the availability of such fuel and the variability in cost of biodiesel fuel with respect to unblended diesel fuel; and8\n\nShall include a link to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Virginia Grown website on the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement system to facilitate purchases of Virginia-grown food products.C\n\nThe Division may make, alter, amend or repeal regulations relating to the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, nonprofessional services, and printing, and may specifically exempt purchases below a stated amount or particular agencies or specified materials, equipment, nonprofessional services, supplies and printing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230774,"text":"All purchases made by any department, division, officer or agency of the Commonwealth shall be made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) and such regulations as the Division may prescribe.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":230775,"text":"The regulations adopted by the Division shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":230776,"text":"Include a purchasing plan that shall be on file at the Division and shall be available to the public upon request;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":230777,"text":"Require that before any public body procures any computer system, equipment or software, it shall consider whether the proposed system, equipment or software is capable of producing products that facilitate the rights of the public to access official records under the Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) or other applicable law;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":230778,"text":"Require state public bodies to procure only shielded outdoor light fixtures and provide for waivers of this requirement when the Division determines that a bona fide operational, temporary, safety or specific aesthetic need is indicated or that such fixtures are not cost effective over the life cycle of the fixtures. For the purposes of this subdivision, “shielded outdoor light fixture” means an outdoor light fixture that is (i) fully shielded so that no light rays are emitted by the installed fixture above the horizontal plane or (ii) constructed so that no more than two percent of the total luminaire lumens in the zone of 90 to 180 degrees vertical angle is permitted, if the related output of the luminaire is greater than 3200 lumens. In adopting regulations under this subdivision, the Division shall consider national standards for outdoor lighting as adopted by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).\n\t\t\t\tThe Virginia Department of Transportation shall design all lighting systems in accordance with current IESNA standards and recommended practices. The lighting system shall utilize fixtures that minimize glare, light trespass, and skyglow, all as defined by the IESNA, while still providing a comfortable, visually effective, safe, and secure outdoor environment in a cost-effective manner over the life cycle of the lighting system;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":230779,"text":"Establish the conditions under which a public body may use, as a basis for the procurement of goods and nonprofessional services, a particular vendor’s contract-pricing that has been negotiated and accepted by the U.S. General Services Administration;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"B5"},"6":{"id":230780,"text":"Establish procurement preferences for products containing recycled oil (including reprocessed and rerefined oil products) and recycled antifreeze;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"B5","prefix_anchor":"B5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"B6"},"7":{"id":230781,"text":"Establish conditions under which a public body shall demonstrate a good faith effort to ensure that state contracts or subcontracts for goods or services that involve the manual packaging of bulk supplies or the manual assemblage of goods where individual items weigh less than 50 pounds be offered to employment services organizations as defined in § 2.2-4301 that offer transitional or supported employment services serving individuals with disabilities;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"B6","prefix_anchor":"B6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B5","next_prefix":"B7"},"8":{"id":230782,"text":"Establish the conditions under which state public bodies may procure diesel fuel containing, at a minimum, two percent, by volume, biodiesel fuel or green diesel fuel, as defined in § 59.1-284.25 as such section was in effect on June 30, 2015, for use in on-road internal combustion engines. The conditions shall take into consideration the availability of such fuel and the variability in cost of biodiesel fuel with respect to unblended diesel fuel; and","type":"section","prefixes":["B","7"],"prefix":"7","entire_prefix":"B7","prefix_anchor":"B7","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B6","next_prefix":"B8"},"9":{"id":230783,"text":"Shall include a link to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Virginia Grown website on the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement system to facilitate purchases of Virginia-grown food products.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","8"],"prefix":"8","entire_prefix":"B8","prefix_anchor":"B8","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B7","next_prefix":"C"},"10":{"id":230784,"text":"The Division may make, alter, amend or repeal regulations relating to the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, nonprofessional services, and printing, and may specifically exempt purchases below a stated amount or particular agencies or specified materials, equipment, nonprofessional services, supplies and printing.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B8"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14301,"edition_id":1,"name":"Division of Purchases and Supply","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13186,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:39","permalink":{"id":172503,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14301,"identifier":"3","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13186,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of General Services","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13092,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","permalink":{"id":172461,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13186,"identifier":"11","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13092,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":172453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13092,"identifier":"C","token":"2.2\/I\/C","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":60312,"structure_id":14301,"section_number":"2.2-1109","catch_line":"Division of Purchases and Supply established","url":"\/2.2-1109\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/2.2-1109","metadata":false},{"id":55634,"structure_id":14301,"section_number":"2.2-1110","catch_line":"Using agencies to purchase through Division of Purchases and Supply; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 18 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 124; in 1966, chapter 677; in 1977, chapter 672; in 1979, chapter 508; in 1980, chapter 357; in 1982, chapter 647; in 1996, chapter 435<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 907<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 569<\/a> and 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 504<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 294<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 817<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 630<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 458<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 815<\/a> and 864<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 632<\/a>, 803<\/a>, and 835<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 761<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 465<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60269,"section_number":"2.2-4304","catch_line":"Joint and cooperative procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4304\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"},{"id":83635,"section_number":"2.2-4301","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4301\/"},{"id":66850,"section_number":"59.1-284.25","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-284.25\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172513,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63333,"identifier":"2.2-1111","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/2.2-1111","url":"\/2.2-1111\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1111\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/2.2-1111","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purchases to be made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (\u00a7 2.2-4300 et seq.) and regulations of Division; exempt purchases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1111","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All purchases made by any department, division, officer or agency of the Commonwealth shall be made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.) and such regulations as the Division may prescribe. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The regulations adopted by the Division shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Include a purchasing plan that shall be on file at the Division and shall be available to the public upon request; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Require that before any public body procures any computer system, equipment or software, it shall consider whether the proposed system, equipment or software is capable of producing products that facilitate the rights of the public to access official records under the Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.) or other applicable law<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Require state public bodies to procure only shielded outdoor light fixtures<\/span> and provide for waivers<\/span> of this requirement when the Division determines that a bona fide operational, temporary, safety or specific aesthetic need is indicated or that such fixtures are not cost effective over the life cycle of the fixtures. For the purposes of this subdivision, “shielded outdoor light fixture<\/span>” means an outdoor light fixture that is (i) fully shielded so that no light rays are emitted by the installed fixture above the horizontal plane or (ii) constructed so that no more than two percent of the total luminaire lumens in the zone of 90 to 180 degrees vertical angle is permitted, if the related output of the luminaire is greater than 3200 lumens. In adopting regulations under this subdivision, the Division shall consider national standards for outdoor lighting as adopted by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).\n\t\t\t\tThe Virginia Department of Transportation shall design all lighting systems in accordance with current IESNA standards and recommended practices. The lighting system shall utilize fixtures that minimize glare, light trespass, and skyglow, all as defined by the IESNA, while still providing a comfortable, visually effective, safe, and secure outdoor environment in a cost-effective manner over the life cycle of the lighting system; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Establish the conditions under which a public body may use, as a basis for the procurement of goods and nonprofessional services, a particular vendor’s contract<\/span>-pricing that has been negotiated and accepted by the U.S. General Services Administration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Establish procurement preferences for products containing recycled oil (including reprocessed and rerefined oil products) and recycled antifreeze; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Establish conditions under which a public body shall demonstrate a good faith effort to ensure that state contracts<\/span> or subcontracts for goods or services that involve the manual packaging of bulk supplies or the manual assemblage of goods where individual items weigh less than 50 pounds be offered to employment services organizations as defined in § 2.2-4301<\/a> that offer transitional or supported employment services serving individuals with disabilities; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Establish the conditions under which state public bodies may procure diesel fuel containing, at a minimum, two percent, by volume, biodiesel fuel or green diesel fuel, as defined in § 59.1-284.25<\/a> as such section was in effect on June 30, 2015, for use in on-road internal combustion engines. The conditions shall take into consideration the availability of such fuel and the variability in cost of biodiesel fuel with respect to unblended diesel fuel; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Shall include a link to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Virginia Grown website on the Department of General Services’ central electronic procurement system to facilitate purchases of Virginia-grown food products. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Division may make, alter, amend<\/span> or repeal regulations relating to the purchase of materials<\/span>, supplies, equipment, nonprofessional services, and printing, and may specifically exempt purchases below a stated amount or particular agencies or specified materials<\/span>, equipment, nonprofessional services, supplies and printing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURCHASES TO BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT (\u00a7\n2.2-4300 ET SEQ.) AND REGULATIONS OF DIVISION; EXEMPT PURCHASES (\u00a7 2.2-1111)\n\nA. All purchases made by any department, division, officer or agency of the\nCommonwealth shall be made in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement\nAct (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) and such regulations as the Division may\nprescribe.\n\nB. The regulations adopted by the Division shall:\n\n 1. Include a purchasing plan that shall be on file at the Division and shall\n be available to the public upon request;\n\n 2. Require that before any public body procures any computer system, equipment\n or software, it shall consider whether the proposed system, equipment or\n software is capable of producing products that facilitate the rights of the\n public to access official records under the Freedom of Information Act (§\n 2.2-3700 et seq.) or other applicable law;\n\n 3. Require state public bodies to procure only shielded outdoor light fixtures\n and provide for waivers of this requirement when the Division determines that\n a bona fide operational, temporary, safety or specific aesthetic need is\n indicated or that such fixtures are not cost effective over the life cycle of\n the fixtures. For the purposes of this subdivision, “shielded outdoor\n light fixture” means an outdoor light fixture that is (i) fully shielded\n so that no light rays are emitted by the installed fixture above the\n horizontal plane or (ii) constructed so that no more than two percent of the\n total luminaire lumens in the zone of 90 to 180 degrees vertical angle is\n permitted, if the related output of the luminaire is greater than 3200 lumens.\n In adopting regulations under this subdivision, the Division shall consider\n national standards for outdoor lighting as adopted by the Illuminating\n Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).\n \t\t\t\tThe Virginia Department of Transportation shall design all lighting\n systems in accordance with current IESNA standards and recommended practices.\n The lighting system shall utilize fixtures that minimize glare, light\n trespass, and skyglow, all as defined by the IESNA, while still providing a\n comfortable, visually effective, safe, and secure outdoor environment in a\n cost-effective manner over the life cycle of the lighting system;\n\n 4. Establish the conditions under which a public body may use, as a basis for\n the procurement of goods and nonprofessional services, a particular\n vendor’s contract-pricing that has been negotiated and accepted by the\n U.S. General Services Administration;\n\n 5. Establish procurement preferences for products containing recycled oil\n (including reprocessed and rerefined oil products) and recycled antifreeze;\n\n 6. Establish conditions under which a public body shall demonstrate a good\n faith effort to ensure that state contracts or subcontracts for goods or\n services that involve the manual packaging of bulk supplies or the manual\n assemblage of goods where individual items weigh less than 50 pounds be\n offered to employment services organizations as defined in § 2.2-4301\n that offer transitional or supported employment services serving individuals\n with disabilities;\n\n 7. Establish the conditions under which state public bodies may procure diesel\n fuel containing, at a minimum, two percent, by volume, biodiesel fuel or green\n diesel fuel, as defined in § 59.1-284.25 as such section was in effect on\n June 30, 2015, for use in on-road internal combustion engines. The conditions\n shall take into consideration the availability of such fuel and the\n variability in cost of biodiesel fuel with respect to unblended diesel fuel;\n and\n\n 8. Shall include a link to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer\n Services Virginia Grown website on the Department of General Services’\n central electronic procurement system to facilitate purchases of\n Virginia-grown food products.\n\nC. The Division may make, alter, amend or repeal regulations relating to the\npurchase of materials, supplies, equipment, nonprofessional services, and\nprinting, and may specifically exempt purchases below a stated amount or\nparticular agencies or specified materials, equipment, nonprofessional services,\nsupplies and printing.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2-251; 1958, c. 124; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-275; 1977, c.\n672, \u00a7 2.1-442; 1979, c. 508; 1980, c. 357; 1982, c. 647; 1996, c. 435; 1997,\nc. 907; 2001, cc. 569, 844; 2002, c. 504; 2003, c. 294; 2005, c. 817; 2007, c.\n630; 2010, c. 458; 2011, cc. 815, 864; 2012, cc. 632, 803, 835; 2015, c. 761;\n2016, c. 465.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}