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  "citation": "R.S. 39:1597",
  "heading": "Sole source procurements",
  "text": "A contract may be awarded for a required supply, service, or major repair without competition when, under regulations, the chief procurement officer or his designee above the level of procurement officer determines in writing that there is only one source for the required supply, service, or major repair item.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "39",
      "name": "PUBLIC FINANCE"
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      "level": "subtitle",
      "number": "III",
      "name": "GENERAL LAWS ON STATE DEBT"
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      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "17",
      "name": "LOUISIANA PROCUREMENT CODE"
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      "level": "part",
      "number": "III",
      "name": "SOURCE SELECTION AND CONTRACT FORMATION"
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      "level": "subpart",
      "number": "A",
      "name": "METHODS OF SOURCE SELECTION"
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 39 › Subtitle III › Chapter 17 › Part III › Subpart A",
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      "act_year": 1979,
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      "act_year": 2014,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.",
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