Regulation .03 Policies and Purposes.

The principal policies and purposes of these regulations are to:

Provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement;

Ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of this State;

Simplify, clarify, and modernize the regulations governing procurement by this State;

Permit the continued development of procurement regulations, policies, and practices;

Provide increased economy in State procurement activities and to maximize to the fullest extent the purchasing power of the State;

Provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity;

Foster effective broad-based competition through support of the free enterprise system; and

Promote development of uniform procurement procedures to the extent possible.