Supplies manufactured in the United States shall be specified for all county purchases, and shall be purchased unless the county determines that:
(A) The supplies are not manufactured in the United States in reasonably available quantities;
(B) The prices 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 supplies manufactured in the United States is substantially less than the quality of comparably priced available supplies manufactured elsewhere; or
(D) The purchase of supplies manufactured in the United States is not in the public interest.
(Ord. 98-5, passed 6-15-1998)