Pursuant to I.C. 5-22-15-21 each specification for the purchase of supplies shall specify that only goods made in the United States of America shall be offered unless the purchasing agent determines that:
(A) The needed supply is not manufactured in the United States of America in reasonably available quantities;
(B) The price of the supplies manufactured in the United States exceeds by an unreasonable amount the price of available and comparable supplies manufactured elsewhere;
(C) The quality of the needed supply manufactured in the United States is substantially less than the quality of comparable priced available supplies manufactured elsewhere; or
(D) That the requirement that the purchase of supplies be limited to those manufactured in the United States is not in the public interest.
(Ord. 1998-13, passed 7-22-1998)