Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 12 - Finance and Administration
Part 6 - Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management
Chapter 4 - Specifications
Sec2 12-6-4.103 - Duties of the Chief Procurement Officer
Sec2 12-6-4.103.01 - Authority to Prepare Specifications
Section 12-6-4.103.01.3 - Small Purchase and Emergency Authority

If a specification for general or common use or a qualified products list exists for an item to be procured under Section 3.108, Purchases less than $50,000.01, it may be used except as otherwise provided by the Chief Procurement Officer or the head of a purchasing agency. If no such specification exists, purchasing and using agencies are hereby granted the authority to prepare specifications for use in such purchases. In an emergency under Section 3.110, Emergency Procurements, any necessary specifications may be utilized by the purchasing or using agency without regard to the provisions of this chapter.