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§ 41-2631 Definitions

AZ Rev Stat § 41-2631 (2019) (N/A)
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41-2631. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. " Cooperative purchasing" means procurement conducted by, or on behalf of, more than one public procurement unit.

2. " External procurement activity" means any buying organization not located in this state that would qualify as a public procurement unit.

3. " Local public procurement unit" means any political subdivision, any agency, board, department or other instrumentality of such political subdivision and any nonprofit corporation created solely for the purpose of administering a cooperative purchase under this article.

4. " Nonprofit corporation" means any nonprofit corporation as designated by the internal revenue service under section 501(c)(3) through 501(c)(6) or under section 115, if created by two or more local public procurement units, and includes certified nonprofit agencies that serve individuals with disabilities as defined in section 41-2636.

5. " Public procurement unit" means either a local public procurement unit, the department, any other state or an agency of the United States.

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