NRS231.14065. Duties of Department of Business and Industry, Purchasing Division and State Public Works Division. [Effective January 1, 2014.]

      1.  The Office shall, in consultation with the Department of Business and Industry, establish an outreach program for local emerging small businesses to connect those businesses with state agencies seeking state purchasing contracts and contracts for public works of this State. To the extent practicable, such an outreach program must include private contractors to increase the awareness of those private contractors of the option of using local emerging small businesses to fulfill the contract needs of the private contractors.

      2.  The Office shall encourage the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration and the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration to:

      (a) Use the list of the local emerging small businesses compiled by the Office pursuant to NRS 231.14055; and

      (b) Develop outreach programs for local emerging small businesses.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 3693, effective January 1, 2014)