Section 6-5-105 - Unlawful designation of provider of services or goods; penalties; affirmative defense(a) No public servant shall require or direct a bidder or contractor to deal with a particular person in procuring any goods or service required in submitting a bid to or fulfilling a contract with any government.(b) A provision in an invitation to bid or a contract document which violates this section is against public policy and voidable.(c) It is an affirmative defense that the defendant was a public servant acting within the scope of his authority exercising the right to reject any material, subcontractor, service, bond or contract tendered by a bidder or contractor because it did not meet bona fide specifications or requirements relating to quality, availability, experience or financial responsibility.(d) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.Amended by Laws 2015 , ch. 82, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.