Whenever practicable, all legislative agencies, committees and commissions may use the facilities of the centralized purchasing office.
All legislative agencies shall be permitted to retain such professional, technical and consulting services as they deem necessary, and to set the amounts and terms of such services contracts, subject to the approval of the Chairman and where practicable, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services at its next meeting.
160 R.I. Code R. 160-RICR-00-00-1.4