Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes shall not apply to any contracts that an entity otherwise subject to Article 8 may award for apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment, or construction or repair work requiring apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment, where such apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment is either:
(1) Listed in an emergency declaration arising from a supply chain disruption as described in G.S. 166A-19.3(6).
(2) Listed in an order or regulation issued by an agency of the federal government under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended. The exemption in this section shall terminate upon expiration or termination of the emergency declaration or order or regulation issued under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended. (2023-137, s. 39(b).)
§ 166A-19.17: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 166A-19.18: Reserved for future codification purposes.
§ 166A-19.19: Reserved for future codification purposes.