01 NCAC 05B .0204          ARTICLES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES

Where articles are to be used for educational or training purposes, by handicapped persons, or for test and evaluation or research purposes, special or overriding consideration may be given to the factor of suitability in the preparation of specifications, the evaluation of offers, for waiver of competition, and the award of contracts.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑49(2); 143‑53;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. February 27, 1979;

Amended Eff. February 1, 1996;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 23, 2016.