Ark. Code § 19-11-306
Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Subject to any applicable bonding requirements, in the event that a private Arkansas bidder is underbid by more than five percent (5%), as provided in § 19-11-259, by another representative of private industry located outside the State of Arkansas or is underbid by more than fifteen percent (15%) by an out-of-state correctional institution, the state contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, whether that bidder is a penal or correctional institution or is a representative of private industry.
Ark. Code § 19-11-306