Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 82.084.Exemption from procurement and advertising requirements for certain purchases

(a) Entities recognized by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation under KRS Chapter 163 that operate programs for the rehabilitation of individuals who are blind or visually impaired;

(b) Agencies for individuals with severe disabilities as described in KRS 45A.465;

(c) A qualified veterans' workshop providing job and employment-skill training to veterans where such a workshop is operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;

(d) Nonprofit organizations, employment services organizations, or other private business organizations with established operations within the jurisdiction of the city, urban-county government, or consolidated local government with the main mission or business purpose of serving individuals with disabilities by offering transitional or supported employment services or other rehabilitative programs and services, including but not limited to serving individuals with severe mental or physical disabilities or those recovering from substance abuse disorders; or

(e) Nonprofit community service organizations operating within the jurisdiction of the city, urban-county government, or consolidated local government when there is a determination in the official record of the legislative body that the purchase of the products or services would serve a mutual benefit to the government and the organization by: