00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 24(MLV)                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to a public procurement preference for Alaska veterans."                                               
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 36.30.170(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (a)  Except as provided in AS 36.30.175 and (b) - (h) of this section, the                               
05       procurement officer shall award a contract based on the solicited bids with reasonable                            
06       promptness by written notice to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose                                
07       bid conforms in all material respects to the requirements and criteria set out in the                             
08       invitation to bid.                                                                                                
09    * Sec. 2. AS 36.30 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
10            Sec. 36.30.175. Alaska veterans' preference. (a) Notwithstanding a provision                               
11       in AS 36.30.170 to the contrary, if a bidder qualifies under AS 36.30.170(b) as an                                
12       Alaska bidder and is a qualifying entity, a five percent bid preference shall be applied                          
13       to the bid price. The preference may not exceed $5,000. In this subsection, "qualifying                           
14       entity" means a                                                                                                   
15                 (1)  sole proprietorship owned by an Alaska veteran;                                                    

01                 (2)  partnership under AS 32.06 or AS 32.11 if a majority of the                                        
02       partners are Alaska veterans;                                                                                     
03                 (3)  limited liability company organized under AS 10.50 if a majority of                                
04       the members are Alaska veterans; or                                                                               
05                 (4)  corporation that is wholly owned by individuals and a majority of                                  
06       the individuals are Alaska veterans.                                                                              
07            (b)  A preference under this section is in addition to any other preference for                              
08       which the bidder qualifies.                                                                                       
09            (c)  To qualify for a preference under this section, a bidder must add value by                              
10       the bidder itself actually performing, controlling, managing, and supervising a                                   
11       significant part of the services provided, or the bidder must have sold supplies of the                           
12       general nature solicited to other state agencies, governments, or the general public.                             
13            (d)  In this section, "Alaska veteran" means an individual who is a                                          
14                 (1)  resident of this state; and                                                                        
15                 (2)  veteran; in this paragraph, "veteran" means an individual who                                      
16                      (A)  served in the                                                                                 
17                           (i)  armed forces of the United States, including a reserve unit                              
18                 of the United States armed forces; or                                                                   
19                           (ii)  Alaska Territorial Guard, the Alaska Army National                                      
20                 Guard, the Alaska Air National Guard, or the Alaska Naval Militia; and                                  
21                      (B)  was separated from service under a condition that was not                                     
22            dishonorable.                                                                                                
23    * Sec. 3. AS 36.30.250(b) is amended to read:                                                                      
24            (b)  In determining whether a proposal is advantageous to the state, the                                     
25       procurement officer shall take into account, in accordance with regulations of the                                
26       commissioner, whether the offeror qualifies as an Alaska bidder under                                             
27       AS 36.30.170(b), is offering the service of an employment program, or qualifies for a                             
28       preference under AS 36.30.170(e) or (f) or 36.30.175.                                                         
29    * Sec. 4. AS 36.30.335 is amended to read:                                                                         
30            Sec. 36.30.335. Relationship to other product preferences. This chapter                                    
31       does not modify AS 36.15.010 and 36.15.020 regarding preference for Alaska forest                                 
32       products, or AS 36.15.050 and 36.15.060 regarding preference for Alaska agricultural                              

01       and fisheries products, except as provided in AS 36.30.170(b), (c), (e) - (h), 36.30.175,                     
02       and 36.30.337.