(a) Every governmental body which is in the purview of the Executive Branch, and including the Government of Guam Retirement Fund, Guam Community College, the University of Guam, the Department of Education, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, Guam Economic Development and Commerce Authority, and the Guam Visitor’s Bureau, shall be governed by Articles 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12 of this Chapter, except to the extent that any such governmental body or other above-named body may be exempted from the centralized procurement regime of Article 2 of this Chapter, in which event the Director of each such governmental body or other above named body shall be substituted wherever there is reference to the Public Policy Office, Chief Procurement Officer or Director of Public Works in Articles 4, 5, 8 and 9 of Chapter 5 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated. (b) It is the intent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan to require all Executive Branch governmental bodies, including autonomous agencies, and other above-named bodies, to be governed to the maximum extent practicable by Chapter 5 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated. This provision requires any governmental body, and each above-named body, to conduct their procurement activities pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated, except insofar as said Chapter establishes and effects a system of centralized procurement.
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SOURCE: Added by P.L. 18-044:28 (Nov. 14, 1986). Amended by P.L. 24-142:8 (Feb. 27, 1998); P.L. 24-299:27 (Dec. 3, 1998); P.L. 26-026:9 (July 5, 2001), P.L. 27-018:3 (Apr. 26, 2003), P.L. 29-113:VI:21 (Sept. 30, 2008). 2024 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606. Reference to the “Guam Legislature” replaced with I Liheslaturan Guåhan pursuant to 2 GCA § 1101. 2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of Education to the Guam Public School System. P.L. 30-050:2 (July 14, 2009) reverted the name of the Guam Public School System to the Department of Education.