                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PURCHASES FROM EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS OF VIRGINIA SERVING INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES (§ 2.2-1118)

A. The Division shall publish annually a list of materials, supplies, services
and equipment which, in the opinion of the Division, would be beneficial to the
Commonwealth to procure from an employment services organization as defined in
&#xA7; 2.2-4301. The list shall exclude items currently produced by schools or
workshops under the supervision of the Virginia Department for the Blind and
Vision Impaired or by inmates confined in state correctional institutions.

B. Any item or service included on the list required by subsection A may be
purchased by the Division from employment services organizations serving
individuals with disabilities without competitive procurement, if the Division
is satisfied that the items and services (i) can be purchased within ten percent
of their fair market value, (ii) will be of acceptable quality, and (iii) can be
produced in sufficient quantities within the time required.

C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Division from amending the list
required under subsection A by adding categories to the list after it has been
published.

HISTORY: 1978, c. 24, § 2.1-450.1; 1982, c. 647; 1987, c. 72; 2001, c. 844;
2012, c. 632.