Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 34 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY CONTROL
Part III - Facility Planning and Control
Chapter 9 - Public Contracts
Section III-901 - Closed Specifications for Certain Products
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. This rule applies to the closing of specifications to products that are necessary to expand or match products in existing systems but for which a person or group of persons possesses the right to exclusive distribution.
B. A closed specification may be submitted and authorized where a person or group of persons possesses the right to exclusive distribution of the specified product when that product is required to expand or extend an existing system at a facility or site if that product is one of the systems listed in §901. B 1-11, or a component of one of them, and the approving authority has determined that all products other than the one specified would detract from the utility of the system; and all other applicable requirements of R.S. 38:2290-2296 have been met:
C. It is the responsibility of the approving authority to verify that the product for which the specification is closed is the only acceptable product and to comply with all applicable requirements of R.S. 38:2290-2296.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:2290(B).