Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-315

To assist the state in ensuring that the percentages of the total amount expended in state-funded and state-directed public construction programs and procurement of commodities and services for the state each fiscal year under § 15-4-302 are paid to minority business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises under this subchapter, a procurement that does not exceed two (2) times the amount stated in § 19-11-204(13) may be procured without seeking competitive bids or competitive sealed bids if the procurement is with a certified minority business enterprise or certified women-owned business enterprise.