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The Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall assist the Division in establishing and maintaining a list of organizations that shall be authorized to make purchases pursuant to this subsection.D\n\nThe Division shall allow private institutions of higher education that are (i)(a) chartered in Virginia or (b) chartered by an Act of Congress in 1821 and that have owned and operated since 1991 a campus with a significant presence in the Commonwealth and (ii) granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to purchase directly from contracts established for state agencies and public bodies by the Division.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236634,"text":"The Division shall have the power, by general rule or special order, to permit purchases of any material, equipment, supplies, printing or nonprofessional services of every description to be made by any using agency directly, and not through the Division, whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Division that by reason of the excess transportation costs, a lower price with equal quality can be obtained by the using agency, or for any other reason, which in the judgment of the Division warrants an exemption.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":236635,"text":"The Division shall allow corporations operating in Virginia and granted tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as clinics for the indigent and uninsured that are organized for the delivery of primary health care services (i) as federally qualified health centers designated by the Health Care Financing Administration or (ii) at a reduced or sliding fee scale or without charge, to purchase directly from contracts established for state agencies and public bodies by the Division or, provided it is not prohibited by the terms of the procurement, through participation by the Division in other cooperative procurements.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":236636,"text":"The Division shall allow organizations that provide transportation services in Virginia and receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration or the Commonwealth Transportation Fund to purchase directly from contracts established for state agencies and public bodies by the Division. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1988, chapter 140; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 491<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 225<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 484<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 582<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 462<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":172553,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64997,"identifier":"2.2-1120","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/2.2-1120","url":"\/2.2-1120\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1120\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/3\/2.2-1120","dublin_core":{"Title":"Direct purchases by using agencies and certain charitable corporations and private nonprofit institutions of higher education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1120","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Division shall have the power, by general rule or special order<\/span>, to permit purchases of any material<\/span>, equipment, supplies, printing or nonprofessional services of every description to be made by any using agency directly, and not through the Division, whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Division that by reason of the excess transportation costs, a lower price with equal quality can be obtained by the using agency, or for any other reason, which in the judgment<\/span> of the Division warrants an exemption. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Division shall allow corporations operating in Virginia and granted tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating as clinics for the indigent<\/span> and uninsured that are organized for the delivery of primary health care services (i) as federally qualified health centers designated by the Health Care Financing Administration or (ii) at a reduced or sliding fee scale or without charge, to purchase directly from contracts<\/span> established for state agencies and public bodies by the Division or, provided it is not prohibited by the terms of the procurement, through participation by the Division in other cooperative procurements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Division shall allow organizations that provide transportation services in Virginia and receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration or the Commonwealth Transportation Fund to purchase directly from contracts<\/span> established for state agencies and public bodies by the Division. The Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall assist the Division in establishing and maintaining a list of organizations that shall be authorized to make purchases pursuant to this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Division shall allow private institutions of higher education that are (i)(a) chartered in Virginia or (b) chartered by an Act of Congress in 1821 and that have owned and operated since 1991 a campus with a significant presence in the Commonwealth and (ii) granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to purchase directly from contracts<\/span> established for state agencies and public bodies by the Division. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIRECT PURCHASES BY USING AGENCIES AND CERTAIN CHARITABLE CORPORATIONS AND\nPRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (\u00a7 2.2-1120)\n\nA. The Division shall have the power, by general rule or special order, to\npermit purchases of any material, equipment, supplies, printing or\nnonprofessional services of every description to be made by any using agency\ndirectly, and not through the Division, whenever it appears to the satisfaction\nof the Division that by reason of the excess transportation costs, a lower price\nwith equal quality can be obtained by the using agency, or for any other reason,\nwhich in the judgment of the Division warrants an exemption.\n\nB. The Division shall allow corporations operating in Virginia and granted tax\nexempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operating\nas clinics for the indigent and uninsured that are organized for the delivery of\nprimary health care services (i) as federally qualified health centers\ndesignated by the Health Care Financing Administration or (ii) at a reduced or\nsliding fee scale or without charge, to purchase directly from contracts\nestablished for state agencies and public bodies by the Division or, provided it\nis not prohibited by the terms of the procurement, through participation by the\nDivision in other cooperative procurements.\n\nC. The Division shall allow organizations that provide transportation services\nin Virginia and receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration or the\nCommonwealth Transportation Fund to purchase directly from contracts established\nfor state agencies and public bodies by the Division. The Department of Rail and\nPublic Transportation shall assist the Division in establishing and maintaining\na list of organizations that shall be authorized to make purchases pursuant to\nthis subsection.\n\nD. The Division shall allow private institutions of higher education that are\n(i)(a) chartered in Virginia or (b) chartered by an Act of Congress in 1821 and\nthat have owned and operated since 1991 a campus with a significant presence in\nthe Commonwealth and (ii) granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of\nthe Internal Revenue Code to purchase directly from contracts established for\nstate agencies and public bodies by the Division.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2-257; 1958, c. 124; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-281; 1977, c.\n672, \u00a7 2.1-447; 1980, c, 357; 1988, c. 140; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 491; 2003,\nc. 225; 2004, c. 484; 2006, c. 582; 2015, c. 462.","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}}