                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AID AND COOPERATION OF DIVISION MAY BE SOUGHT BY ANY PUBLIC BODY OR PUBLIC
BROADCASTING STATION IN MAKING PURCHASES; USE OF FACILITIES OF VIRGINIA
DISTRIBUTION CENTER; SERVICES TO CERTAIN VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS (§ 2.2-1122)

A. Virginia public broadcasting stations as defined in &#xA7; 22.1-20.1, and
public bodies as defined in &#xA7; 2.2-4300 who are empowered to purchase
material, equipment, and supplies of any kind, may purchase through the
Division. When any such public body, public broadcasting station, or duly
authorized officer requests the Division to obtain bids for any materials,
equipment and supplies, and the bids have been obtained by the Division, the
Division may award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, and the public
body or public broadcasting station shall be bound by the contract. The Division
shall set forth in the purchase order that the materials, equipment, and
supplies be delivered to, and that the bill be rendered and forwarded to, the
public body or public broadcasting station. Any such bill shall be a valid and
enforceable claim against the public body or public broadcasting station
requesting the bids.

B. The Division may make available to any public body or public broadcasting
station the facilities of the Virginia Distribution Center maintained by the
Division; however, the furnishing of any such services or supplies shall not
limit or impair any services or supplies normally rendered any department,
division, institution, or agency of the Commonwealth.

C. The Board of Education shall furnish to the Division a list of public
broadcasting stations in Virginia for the purposes of this section.

D. The services or supplies authorized by this section shall extend to any fire
company as defined in &#xA7; 27-6.01 or volunteer emergency medical services
agency as defined in &#xA7; 32.1-111.1 that is recognized by an ordinance to be
a part of the safety program of a county, city, or town. Purchases of motor fuel
shall be limited for use in vehicles and equipment as defined in subsection A 12
of &#xA7; 58.1-2259.

E. For purposes of this section, &#8220;public broadcasting station&#8221; means
the same as that term is defined in &#xA7; 22.1-20.1.

HISTORY: 1982, c. 647, § 2.1-454.1; 1984, c. 746; 1997, c. 858; 2001, c. 844;
2012, cc. 803, 835; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2018, c. 275.