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<li>Non-technology goods</li>
<li>Non-technology services</li>
<li>Higher Education Purchasing</li>
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<li>In-state bidder preference</li>
<li>Reciprocal preference</li>
<li>Correctional industries</li>
<li>Preference for products grown or produced in the state</li>
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https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-52.html

State authority to conduct best value procurement (BVP)

Best Value Procurement

https://files.nc.gov/ncdoa/pandc/News/Review_of_Revisions_to_the_NC_Administrative_Code_-_01_NCAC_05A_0112_-_01_NCAC_05D_0209.pdf

Statutory, regulatory, and procedural guidance for bid protests

Bid Protest

http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2001%20-%20administration/chapter%2005%20-%20purchase%20and%20contract/subchapter%20a/01%20ncac%2005a%20.0112.pdf

Statutory, regulatory, and procedural guidance for bid responsiveness

Bid Responsiveness

Statutory, regulatory, and procedural guidance for bidder responsibility

Bidder Responsibility

https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-135.3.html

Statutory, regulatory, and procedural guidance for contract claims before a specialized body

Contract Claim

https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByChapter/Chapter_143.html

Statutory, regulatory, and procedural guidance for contract claim appeals before a specialized body

Contract Claim Appeal

https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-51.pdf

State entity with the statutory authority and oversight for the purchasing of goods and services

Goods and Services Procurement

https://www.doa.nc.gov/divisions/purchase-contract

Official state procurement website for public

Procurement Website

https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_150b.html

Statutory, regulatory, or procedural guidance for protest appeals before a specialized body

Protest Appeals

https://ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-52.pdf

The required time between the issuance of a formal solicitation and the scheduled opening of bids or proposals

Public Notice

https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-129.9.html

State authority to conduct reverse auctions

Reverse Auctions

https://www.doa.nc.gov/north-carolina-procurement-manual-2022/open

Official state procurement manual available to public

State Procurement Manual

https://www.nc.gov/services/nc-administrative-code

State databases of statutes and regulations

State Statutes and Regulations

https://www.doa.nc.gov/divisions/purchase-contract/statewide-term-contracts

Awarded contracts as provided by each state

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State entity with the statutory authority and oversight for the purchasing of technology

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