                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXEMPTION OF AUTHORITY FROM PERSONNEL AND PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES; INFORMATION
SYSTEMS; ETC (§ 4.1-617)

A. The provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (&#xA7; 2.2-2900 et seq.) and
the Virginia Public Procurement Act (&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.) shall not apply to
the Authority in the exercise of any power conferred under this subtitle. Nor
shall the provisions of Chapter 20.1 (&#xA7; 2.2-2005 et seq.) of Title 2.2 or
Article 2 (&#xA7; 51.1-1104 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 51.1 apply to the
Authority in the exercise of any power conferred under this subtitle.

B. To effect its implementation, the Authority&#8217;s procurement of goods,
services, insurance, and construction and the disposition of surplus materials
shall be exempt from:

   1. State agency requirements regarding disposition of surplus materials and
   distribution of proceeds from the sale or recycling of surplus materials under
   &#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-1124 and 2.2-1125;

   2. The requirement to purchase from the Department for the Blind and Vision
   Impaired under &#xA7; 2.2-1117; and

   3. Any other state statutes, rules, regulations, or requirements relating to
   the procurement of goods, services, insurance, and construction, including
   Article 3 (&#xA7; 2.2-1109 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 2.2, regarding the
   duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Division of Purchases and
   Supply of the Department of General Services, and Article 4 (&#xA7; 2.2-1129
   et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 2.2, regarding the review and the oversight by
   the Division of Engineering and Buildings of the Department of General
   Services of contracts for the construction of the Authority&#8217;s capital
   projects and construction-related professional services under &#xA7; 2.2-1132.

C. The Authority (i) may purchase from and participate in all statewide
contracts for goods and services, including information technology goods and
services; (ii) shall use directly or by integration or interface the
Commonwealth&#8217;s electronic procurement system subject to the terms and
conditions agreed upon between the Authority and the Department of General
Services; and (iii) shall post on the Department of General Services&#8217;
central electronic procurement website all Invitations to Bid, Requests for
Proposal, sole source award notices, and emergency award notices to ensure
visibility and access to the Authority&#8217;s procurement opportunities on one
website.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.