Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
279B.005Definitions 279B.010Policy 279B.015Applicability 279B.020Maximum hours of labor on public contracts; holidays; exceptions; liability to workers; rules 279B.025Procurement practices regarding recyclable and reusable goods 279B.030Demonstration that procurement will cost less than performing service with contracting agency’s own personnel and resources or that performing service is not feasible; exemptions; analysis for procurement related to information technology; rules 279B.033Contents of cost analysis; conditions under which procurement may proceed; exceptions 279B.036Determination of feasibility of procurement 279B.040Prohibition on accepting bid or proposal from contractor that advised or assisted contracting agency to develop specifications or solicitation documents; exceptions 279B.045Contractor warranty and covenant concerning tax law compliance 279B.050Methods of source selection 279B.055Competitive sealed bidding 279B.060Competitive sealed proposals 279B.065Small procurements 279B.070Intermediate procurements 279B.075Sole-source procurements 279B.080Emergency procurements 279B.085Special procurements 279B.100Cancellation, rejection, delay of invitations for bids or requests for proposals 279B.110Responsibility of bidders and proposers 279B.112Personnel deployment disclosure; contents; preference for bidder or proposer that will employ more workers in state; rules; exception 279B.115Qualified products lists 279B.120Prequalification of prospective bidders and proposers 279B.125Application for prequalification 279B.130Debarment of prospective bidders and proposers 279B.135Notice of intent to award 279B.140Price agreements 279B.145Finality of determinations 279B.200Definitions for ORS 279B.200 to 279B.240 279B.205Specifications to encourage reasonable competition 279B.210Policy; development of specifications 279B.215Brand name or equal specification; brand name specification 279B.220Conditions concerning payment, contributions, liens, withholding 279B.225Condition concerning salvaging, recycling, composting or mulching yard waste material 279B.230Condition concerning payment for medical care and providing workers’ compensation 279B.235Condition concerning hours of labor; compliance with pay equity provisions; employee discussions of rate of pay or benefits 279B.240Exclusion of recycled oils prohibited 279B.270State contracting agencies to use recovered resources and recycled materials; notice to prospective contractors 279B.275Purchase of goods containing recycled polyethylene material 279B.280Use of recycled products when economically feasible 279B.283Condition concerning use of conflict minerals 279B.400Protests and judicial review of approvals of special procurements 279B.405Protests and judicial review of solicitations 279B.410Protests of contract award 279B.415Judicial review of protests of contract award 279B.420Judicial review of other violations 279B.425Review of prequalification and debarment decisions

Chapter 279B — Public Contracting - Public Procurements

ORS 279B.015 Applicability

Except as provided in ORS 279C.320, public contracting under this chapter is subject to ORS chapter 279A, but not ORS chapter 279C.

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Version history

Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.