Underbid by nonresident industry or penal institution.
Ark. Code Ann. § 19-11-306
in effectSubject to any applicable bonding requirements, in the event that a private Arkansas bidder is underbid by more than five percent (5%), as provided in § 19-11-259 , by another representative of private industry located outside the State of Arkansas or is underbid by more than fifteen percent (15%) by an out-of-state correctional institution, the state contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, whether that bidder is a penal or correctional institution or is a representative of private industry.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.19.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026
