This bill modifies provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.
This bill:
- defines the term "resident supplier";
- authorizes the rulemaking authority for a procurement unit to make rules governing small purchases that encourage procurements from resident suppliers over non-resident suppliers;
- modifies the process to create an approved vendor list;
- requires the rulemaking authority to create a procedure to ensure vendors on an approved vendor list that are resident suppliers have increased opportunity to compete for a contract for a procurement item in comparison to non-resident suppliers on the approved vendor list;
- provides that a procurement unit shall give a preference to bidders that certify on the bid that the bidder qualifies as a resident supplier; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

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