(1) The department or its agents may contract for services which can be performed more economically or efficiently by such contract. The department shall, by rule, prescribe uniform procedures for determining whether services are appropriate for contracting under this subsection.
(1b) The determinations under sub.
(1) do not apply to a contract entered into by any of the following:
(a) The department under s. 16.25 (4) (b).
(b) The department of corrections for global positioning system tracking services under s. 301.48 (3) or 301.49.
(c) The department under s. 16.848 (1).
(d) The department of financial institutions under s. 224.51.
(f) The department of workforce development for the Project SEARCH program under s. 47.07.
(g) The department of workforce development for the worker’s compensation fee schedule activities specified under s. 102.423 (3) (am).