(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Bid” means a proposal submitted to the state for the sale of products to the state;(2) “Correctional institution” means a penitentiary, jail, prison, reformatory, or other such establishment owned, operated, or funded by a state or local government in which incarcerated criminals are kept;(3) “Private industry” means a manufacturer, maker of products, company, corporation, or firm that is not a department, division, or arm of the federal, state, or local governments;(4) “Private industry located within the State of Arkansas” means private industry that is located in Arkansas, employing Arkansas citizens and taxpayers as laborers in the process of manufacturing goods and products within this state; and(5) “State” means the government of the State of Arkansas and all departments, branches, agencies, and subdivisions of the state.
(1) “Bid” means a proposal submitted to the state for the sale of products to the state;
(2) “Correctional institution” means a penitentiary, jail, prison, reformatory, or other such establishment owned, operated, or funded by a state or local government in which incarcerated criminals are kept;
(3) “Private industry” means a manufacturer, maker of products, company, corporation, or firm that is not a department, division, or arm of the federal, state, or local governments;
(4) “Private industry located within the State of Arkansas” means private industry that is located in Arkansas, employing Arkansas citizens and taxpayers as laborers in the process of manufacturing goods and products within this state; and
(5) “State” means the government of the State of Arkansas and all departments, branches, agencies, and subdivisions of the state.