Utah Code Title 63G. General Government § 63G-6a-803. Emergency procurement

(a) one or more of the following has caused widespread damage:

(b) the president of the United States has declared an emergency or major disaster in the state, or the governor has declared a state of emergency under Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2, Disaster Response and Recovery Act.

(a) avoid a lapse in a critical government service;

(b) mitigate a circumstance that is likely to have a negative impact on public health, safety, welfare, or property, including a natural disaster; or

(c) protect the legal interests of a public entity.

(a) ensure that the procurement is made with as much competition as reasonably practicable while:

(b) make the following publicly available on the procurement unit's website within 14 days of the emergency procurement:

(4)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (4)(b), (5), and (6), the term of a contract entered into for an emergency procurement under this section may be no longer than 30 days.

(b) The term of a contract entered into for an emergency procurement under this section related to a natural disaster may be no longer than 60 days.

(5)(a) Subject to Subsection (5)(b), the requirements described in Subsection (4) do not apply to an emergency procurement for legal services.

(b) A person hired through an emergency procurement to provide legal services may not, under the contract entered into through the emergency procurement, hire or otherwise provide remuneration to a consultant for services related to any topic that is not directly related to the legal services for which the person was hired.

(a) placement of a client with a residential service provider; or

(b) provision of medical services for a client.