                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXCEPTIONS AS TO PURCHASES (§ 53.1-48)

A department, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth may be granted an
exemption from the provisions of § 53.1-47 with the written consent of the
Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises Program in any
case where (i) the article so produced or manufactured does not meet the
reasonable requirements of the department, institution, or agency, (ii) an
identical article can be obtained at a verified lesser cost from the private
sector, which is evidenced by a verified request for pricing, or (iii) the
requisition made cannot be complied with on account of an insufficient supply of
the articles or supplies required, or otherwise. In any case where an exemption
from the provisions of § 53.1-47 is not granted as provided in this section,
the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Correctional Enterprises Program
shall provide a written justification for the denial to the department,
institution, or agency that requested the exemption.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-69; 1958, c. 124; 1982, cc. 499, 636; 1984, c. 720;
2012, c. 360; 2019, c. 167.