Section 25 IAC 1.1-3-5 - PolicyAuthority: IC 4-13-1.3-4
Affected: IC 5-22-15-21
Sec. 5.
(a) The statute requires that only United States manufactured products be acquired for public use, except articles, materials, and supplies as determined by the commissioner or designee:(1) for use outside the United States;(2) for which the cost would be unreasonable;(3) for which the preference would be inconsistent with the public interest; or(4) that are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.(b) For purposes of determining unavailability, the items listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation 25.104 ( 48 CFR 25.104 ) are presumed to be not reasonably available. However, the commissioner or designee reserves the right to determine an item to be available for a particular bid, request for proposal, or other acquisition procedure. Indiana Department of Administration; 25 IAC 1.1-3-5; filed Aug 30, 1994, 2:25 p.m.: 18 IR 6; readopted filed Nov 20, 2001, 9:30 a.m.: 25 IR 1265; readopted filed Aug 26, 2008, 8:31 a.m.: 20080910-IR-025080549RFAReadopted filed 10/31/2014, 1:19 p.m.: 20141126-IR-025140349RFAErrata filed 9/9/2020, 11:02 a.m.: 20200923-IR-025200469ACAReadopted filed 10/20/2020, 1:55 p.m.: 20201118-IR-025200463RFA