(A) State resident and state-made preferences, as required in M.C.A. §§ 18-1-102 and 18-1-112, must be applied by a public agency when awarding contracts for supplies except in the following instances:
(1) Procurements using the competitive sealed proposal process (request for proposal) as defined in M.C.A. § 18-4-304 and ARM X. 1.602;
(2) Small purchases or limited solicitations as defined in M.C.A. § 18-4-305 and ARM X. 1.603;
(3) Cooperative purchasing as defined in M.C.A. § 18-4-401;
(4) Procurements involving services as defined in M.C.A. § 18-4-123; or
(5) Procurements involving funds obtained from the federal government, including term contracts, except in those cases where applicable federal statutes expressly mandate geographic preference.
(B) To assess eligibility, the city requires vendors to apply for preference by completing an affidavit on a form provided by the city. The affidavit must be on file with the city at the time of bid opening, or be submitted with the bid to be considered for preference eligibility. The business name and federal identification number on the affidavit must match the business name and federal identification number on the submitted bid documents in order to be considered eligible for the preference. Branch offices of a state resident company must have a separate affidavit on file with the city unless the submitted bid documents reflect the same business name and same federal identification number as the parent company’s affidavit. Vendors who submit inaccurate information on this form may be subject to suspension or debarment as set forth above.
(Ord. 173, passed 9-10-2001)