* 2881. Purchases from federal general service administration supply schedules and other governmental agencies. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law in this chapter to the contrary, any officer, board or agency of a local authority authorized to make purchases of apparatus, materials, equipment or supplies, or to contract for services related to the installation, maintenance or repair of apparatus, materials, equipment, and supplies, may make such purchases, or may contract for such services related to the installation, maintenance or repair of apparatus, materials, equipment, and supplies, as may be required by such local authority, through the use of a contract let by the United States of America or any agency thereof, any state or any other political subdivision or district therein if such contract was let to the lowest responsible bidder or otherwise in a manner consistent with this chapter and made available for use by other governmental entities.
2. The authority provided to a local authority pursuant to this section shall not relieve any obligation of such local authority to comply with any applicable minority and women-owned business enterprise program mandates and the preferred source requirements of section one hundred sixty-two of the state finance law.
3. Purchases from federal general service administration supply schedules. Any officer, board or agency of a local authority may make purchases from federal general service administration supply schedules pursuant to section 211 of the federal e-government act of 2002, P.L. 107-347 and the local preparedness acquisition act, P.L. 110-248, and pursuant to section 1122 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 1994, P.L. 103-160 and section 833 of the John Warner national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2007, P.L. 109-364, and the federal supply schedule usage act of 2010, P.L. 111-263, or any successor schedules, in accordance with procedures established in connection therewith. Prior to making such purchases the officer, board or agency shall consider whether such purchases will result in cost savings after all factors, including charges for service, material, and delivery, have been considered.
4. As used in this section, "local authority" shall include a local authority established pursuant to this chapter but shall not include a local industrial development authority established pursuant to this chapter.
* NB Repealed July 31, 2019
Last modified: February 3, 2019