Dividing a procurement to avoid using a standard procurement process.

Utah Code § 63G-6a-2404.3, under Part 63G-6a-24: Unlawful Conduct and Penalties.

Utah Code § 63G-6a-2404.3

63G-6a-2404.3. Dividing a procurement to avoid using a standard procurement process.

(1) It is unlawful for a person knowingly to divide a single procurement into multiple smaller procurements if dividing the single procurement: is done with the intent to avoid the use of a standard procurement process that would have otherwise been required if the procurement had not been divided; constitutes unlawful conduct under Subsection; or 63G-6a-506(8) is otherwise prohibited by this chapter.

(2) A violation of Subsectionis: (1) a second degree felony, if the value of the procurement before being divided is $1,000,000 or more; a third degree felony, if the value of the procurement before being divided is $250,000 or more but less than $1,000,000; a class A misdemeanor, if the value of the procurement before being divided is $100,000 or more but less than $250,000; or a class B misdemeanor, if the value of the procurement before being divided is less than $100,000.