Section 279B.080 - Emergency procurements(1) The head of a contracting agency, or a person designated under ORS 279A.075, may make or authorize others to make emergency procurements of goods or services in an emergency. The contracting agency shall document the nature of the emergency and describe the method used for the selection of the particular contractor.(2) For an emergency procurement of construction services that are not public improvements, the contracting agency shall ensure competition for a contract for the emergency work that is reasonable and appropriate under the emergency circumstances. In conducting the procurement, the contracting agency shall set a solicitation time period that the contracting agency determines to be reasonable under the emergency circumstances and may issue written or oral requests for offers or make direct appointments without competition in cases of extreme necessity. 2003 c. 794, § 56; 2007 c. 764, § 6a Section 70, chapter 13, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:
Sec. 70. Expenditures of any appropriation made for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to the Housing and Community Services Department, constitute an emergency as defined in ORS 279A.010 and may be made under procurement authority described in ORS 279B.080 without documenting the nature of the emergency, if the appropriation is made to:
(1) Address homelessness in communities within the OR-505 Oregon Balance of State Continuum of Care; or
(2) Increase shelter capacity and connections to shelter, support rapid rehousing initiatives, provide capacity support for culturally responsive organizations and provide sanitation services for communities within the OR-505 Oregon Balance of State Continuum of Care. [2023 c. 13, § 70]