North Dakota Century Code Title 54. State Government § 54-44.4-02. Office of management and budget purchasing services

a. Land, buildings, space, or the rental thereof, in accordance with sections 54-21-24.1 and 54-44.1-16.

b. Telephone and telegraph service and electrical light and power services.

c. Public books, maps, periodicals, resource materials, and technical pamphlets.

d. Department of transportation materials, equipment, and supplies in accordance with section 24-02-16.

e. Energy-related procurements by the industrial commission for programs under chapters 17-05, 54-17.5, 54-17.6, 54-17.7, 54-63, and 54-63.1 and under those statutes in title 38 authorizing the industrial commission to perform well and hole pluggings, reclamation work, equipment removal, leak prevention, and similar work.

f. Services for the maintenance or servicing of equipment by the manufacturer or authorized servicing agent of that equipment when the maintenance or servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or authorized service agent, or when such a contract would otherwise be advantageous to the state.

g. Emergency purchases the office of management and budget or a purchasing agency cannot make within the required time and which involve public health or public safety, or when immediate expenditures are necessary for repairs of state property to protect it against further loss or damage, or to prevent or minimize serious disruption in state services.

h. Commodities and services costing less than a specified amount as determined by written directive by the director of the office of management and budget.

i. Specified commodities and services as determined by written directive by the director of the office of management and budget.

j. Employee benefit services, trust-related services, and investment management services obtained by an agency with a fiduciary responsibility regarding those services. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow an agency to create or renew a contract perpetually and without limitation.

k. Services to extract, tow, store, and dispose of abandoned or submerged vehicles as defined in chapter 23.1-15.

l. Contracts by the agriculture commissioner for agricultural market news services under cooperative agreements with the United States department of agriculture, ombudsmen for pipeline restoration under section 4.1-01-17, environmental impact mitigation services under section 4.1-01-21.1, ombudsmen for wind property issues under section 4.1-01-23, weed control inspection agents under section 4.1-14-02, and hemp testing under section 4.1-18.1-04.2.

m. Contracts by the state auditor for audits of computer systems under section 54-10-29.

n. Contracts by the attorney general with experts under section 10-33-145.

o. Contracts by the department of health and human services for mental health and suicide prevention training programs, brain injury informal supports, and other training and related materials for individuals receiving assistance or services and employees, contractors, or professionals providing assistance or services under programs administered by or under the supervision and direction of the department of health and human services.

p. Contracts by the North Dakota center for distance education for educational content, educational technology tools, and related services for virtual delivery of education to students in kindergarten through grade twelve.

q. Contracts by the department of public instruction with a regional education association under section 15.1-09.1-02.1.

r. Expenditures by a state agency or institution for direct media placement, including a billboard or signage, with a newspaper or newspaper industry association, magazine or other publication, radio or television station, digital media provider, or venue.