Colorado Revised Statutes Title 6. Consumer and Commercial Affairs § 6-2-115.5. State agencies--authority to contract with private enterprise

(1) Any state agency which is provided goods or services or which provides goods to the public, including manufacturing, processing, selling, offering for sale, renting, leasing, delivering, distributing, or advertising, shall determine if such goods can also be provided for by contract with private persons, partnerships, or corporations or any other type of private enterprise.

(2) Whenever a state agency determines that goods provided by it to the public can be more cost-effectively delivered by contract with private enterprise, or whenever a state agency determines that goods can be provided to it more cost-effectively by contract with private enterprise, such state agency is authorized to enter into a contract, in accordance with the “Procurement Code”, articles 101 to 112 of title 24, C.R.S., to obtain such goods.

(3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to the division of correctional industries products and services as long as such products and services are of comparable price and quality.