Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 58583

The secretary may enter into goods and services contracts using funds from the California Agricultural Export Promotion Account for the activities described in subdivision (c) of Section 58582 and using federal funds authorized for international activities, as necessary. Notwithstanding any other law, those goods and services contracts shall be exempt from any contracting requirements applicable only to state contracts, including, but not limited to, Section 10295 of the Public Contract Code.