Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 39, § 1960. Criteria for bid specifications; goods and services

A. (1) When the award of a contract for the purchase of goods or services has been set aside for enterprise participation, the award shall be made to an enterprise on the basis of competitive bidding under the Louisiana Procurement Code, R.S. 39:1551 et seq.

(2) For contracts designated for minority business enterprise participation, when the division confirms that there are less than three minority-owned businesses or less than three minority-owned businesses that may be certified in the state of Louisiana as minority business enterprises for any procurement under this Chapter, the award shall be made to a minority-owned business certified under the provisions of this Chapter when the price bid by such business is within the lower of ten percent or ten thousand dollars of the otherwise lowest responsive and responsible bidder, if the minority-owned business agrees to provide the goods or services for which bids were solicited at the price bid by the otherwise lowest responsive and responsible bidder.