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ACT No. 670
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 882
BY REPRESENTATIVE ARMES
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 39:2175(6), relative to public contracts; to require a certain
3 percent of evaluation points be awarded to certain veterans in requests for proposals;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 39:2175(6) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2175. Competitive source selection
8 Methods of source selection which may be utilized by an agency to satisfy
9 a state goal for contracting with veteran and service-connected disabled veteran-
10 owned small entrepreneurships shall include but not be limited to:
11 * * *
12 (6) An allowance for ten Ten percent of the total evaluation points in a
13 request for proposal shall be awarded to an offeror who is a certified veteran and
14 service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business entrepreneurship. The
15 mandatory award of evaluation points required by this Paragraph shall be included
16 in all requests for proposals, unless the inclusion jeopardizes funding for the
17 procurement or violates any other provision of law. Any request for an exemption
18 from the requirements of this Paragraph shall be submitted in writing to the
19 commissioner of administration who shall either deny or approve the request. The
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1 provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to design-build or construction manager
2 at risk methods of construction.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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