Section 18.1294 - Purchase of goods and services from community rehabilitation organizations; preferred status(1) To advance the employment of people with disabilities, community rehabilitation organizations shall have preferred status for the purposes of procurement in accord with the provisions of this section. The department's procurements of goods and services from community rehabilitation organizations are exempt from other competitive procurement requirements of this act and, to the extent possible, exempt from other competitive procurement statutes and executive orders. This subsection does not prohibit the department from applying competitive bid requirements to select among community rehabilitation organizations for the purchase of goods and services.(2) The department shall purchase goods and services that are manufactured or provided by community rehabilitation organizations in this state pursuant to sections 293 to 297.Amended by 2010, Act 372,s 2, eff. 12/22/2010.1984, Act 431, Eff. 3/29/1985.