§ 143-48 State policy; cooperation in promoting the use of small contractors, minority contractors, physically handicapped contractors, and women contractors; purpose; required annual reports
§ 143-48.1 Medicaid program exemption
§ 143-48.2 Procurement program for nonprofit work centers for the blind and the severely disabled
§ 143-48.3 Electronic procurement
§ 143-48.4 Statewide uniform certification of historically underutilized businesses
§ 143-48.5 Contractors must use E-Verify
§ 143-48.6 Personal services contracts subject to Article
§ 143-49 Powers and duties of Secretary
§ 143-49.1 Purchases by volunteer nonprofit fire department and lifesaving and rescue squad
§ 143-50 Certain contractual powers exercised by other departments transferred to Secretary
§ 143-50.1 Division of Purchase and Contract; Contract Management Section
§ 143-51 Reports to Secretary required of all agencies as to needs and purchases
§ 143-52 Competitive bidding procedure; consolidation of estimates by Secretary; bids; awarding of contracts; cost plus percentage of cost contracts strictly prohibited
§ 143-52.1 Award recommendations; State Purchasing Officer action
§ 143-52.3 Multiple award schedule contracts
§ 143-53 Rules
§ 143-53.1 Setting of benchmarks; increase by Secretary
§ 143-54 Certification that bids were submitted without collusion
§ 143-55 Requisitioning by agencies; must purchase through sources certified
§ 143-56 Certain purchases excepted from provisions of Article
§ 143-57 Purchases of articles in certain emergencies
§ 143-57.1 Furniture requirements contracts
§ 143-58 Contracts contrary to provisions of Article made void
§ 143-58.1 Unauthorized use of public purchase or contract procedures for private benefit
§ 143-58.2 State policy; bid procedures and specifications; identification of products
§ 143-58.3 Purchase of recycled paper and paper products; goals
§ 143-58.4 Energy credit banking and selling program
§ 143-58.5 Alternative Fuel Revolving Fund
§ 143-58.6 Specifications for use of coal combustion products
§ 143-58.7 Contracts with Conservation Corps North Carolina
§ 143-59 Preference given to North Carolina products and citizens, and articles manufactured by State agencies; reciprocal preferences
§ 143-59.1 Contracts with certain foreign vendors
§ 143-59.1A Preference given to products made in United States
§ 143-59.2 Certain vendors prohibited from contracting with State
§ 143-59.3 Contracts for the purchase of reconstituted or recombined fluid milk products prohibited
§ 143-59.4 Contracts performed outside the United States
§ 143-60 Rules covering certain purposes
§ 143-62 Law applicable to printing Supreme Court Reports not affected
§ 143-63 Financial interest of officers in sources of supply; acceptance of bribes
§ 143-63.1 Sale, disposal and destruction of firearms
§ 143-63.2 Purchase of tires for State vehicles; repair or refurbishment of tires for State vehicles
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 143 > Article 3 - Purchases and Contracts

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • historically underutilized business: means a business that meets all of the following conditions:

    (1) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the business is owned by one or more persons who are members of at least one of the groups set forth in subsection (b) of this section, or in the case of a corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock is owned by one or more persons who are members of at least one of the groups set forth in subsection (b) of this section. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-128.4

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: shall include moneys, goods, chattels, choses in action and evidences of debt, including all things capable of ownership, not descendable to heirs at law. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3