(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if the division or a procurement unit with independent procurement authority, in accordance with Section 63G-6a-1502, issues a request for statement of qualifications to procure design professional services and provides public notice of the request for statement of qualifications: (a) a public entity inside or outside the state may not submit a proposal in response to the procurement unit's request for statement of qualifications; and (b) the procurement unit may not award a contract to a public entity inside or outside the state to perform the design professional services solicited in the request for statement of qualifications.
(a) a public entity inside or outside the state may not submit a proposal in response to the procurement unit's request for statement of qualifications; and
(b) the procurement unit may not award a contract to a public entity inside or outside the state to perform the design professional services solicited in the request for statement of qualifications.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply when the procurement unit is procuring design professional services for contracts related to research activities and technology transfer.