NRS333.375. Award of contract to nonprofit organization or agency for training and employment of persons with mental or physical disabilities.

      1.  The provisions of NRS 331.100 notwithstanding, and in accordance with the Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services From Organizations established pursuant to NRS 334.025, the Purchasing Division may award without accepting competitive bids a contract for services or the purchase of commodities to nonprofit organizations or agencies whose primary purpose is the training and employment of persons with a mental or physical disability, including, without limitation, a provider of jobs and day training services certified pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive.

      2.  A nonprofit organization or agency that:

      (a) Wishes to submit a bid for such a contract must:

             (1) Register with the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation as required pursuant to NRS 334.025; and

             (2) Establish a fair-market price for those services or commodities by conducting a market survey and must include the survey with the bid submitted to the Purchasing Division.

      (b) Is awarded such a contract must report quarterly to the Rehabilitation Division as required pursuant to NRS 334.025.

      3.  As used in this section, “nonprofit organization or agency” means an organization or agency that is recognized as exempt pursuant to the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1641; A 2001, 1536; 2007, 2494; 2009, 2237)