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Request for Exemption from Competitive Bid

This dataset contains information on requests made by state agencies to acquire products without going through the competitive bid process.

public_posting	state_entity_name	state_entity_number	acquisition_descriptions	supplier_name	cost	exemption_reason	comparable_item_1	comparable_item_1_cost	comparable_item_1_savings	comparable_item_2	comparable_item_2_cost	comparable_item_2_savings	approval_denial
2013-11-04T00:00:00 2013-11-04T00:00:00	Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics	47700 47700	1979 King Air C90 1979 King Air C90	Stanaero, LLC Stanaero, LLC	500000.0 500000.0	Pricing is 26% less than market value. Limited time to purchase used airplane Pricing is 26% less than market value. Limited time to purchase used airplane	Airplane Airplane	675000.0 675000.0	175000.0 175000.0	None None	695000.0 695000.0	195000.0 195000.0	Approved Approved
2013-11-05T00:00:00 2013-11-05T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Agri-Grouop Department of Corrections Agri-Grouop	13100 13100	Broccoli Mini Florets Broccoli Mini Florets	Global Foods Inc. Global Foods Inc.	18612.0 18612.0	Pricing is 43.4% less than SW Contract. Limited time to purchase broccoli Pricing is 43.4% less than SW Contract. Limited time to purchase broccoli	Broccoli Broccoli	32868.0 32868.0	14256.0 14256.0	None None	nan nan	nan nan	Approved Approved
2013-11-08T00:00:00 2013-11-08T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Agri-Services Department of Corrections Agri-Services	13100 13100	Breaded Chicken Breast Fillet Breaded Chicken Breast Fillet	Global Foods Inc. Global Foods Inc.	21063.0 21063.0	Price is 40.4% less than SW contract Price is 40.4% less than SW contract	Chicken Breast Tender Chicken Breast Tender	35343.0 35343.0	14280.0 14280.0	None None	nan nan	nan nan	Approved Approved
2013-11-15T00:00:00 2013-11-15T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Department of Corrections	13100 13100	Frozen Cut Spinach Frozen Cut Spinach	National Food Group National Food Group	15442.56 15442.56	Pricing is 53.2% less than contract Pricing is 53.2% less than contract	Frozen Spinach Frozen Spinach	33005.95 33005.95	17563.39 17563.39	Denied Denied	nan nan	nan nan	Denied Denied
2013-11-19T00:00:00 2013-11-19T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Department of Corrections	13100 13100	Diced Tomatoes Diced Tomatoes	LA Foods LA Foods	11985.0 11985.0	Pricing is 43.9% less than contract Pricing is 43.9% less than contract	Diced Tomatoes Diced Tomatoes	21379.2 21379.2	9394.2 9394.2	Denied Denied	nan nan	nan nan	Denied Denied
2013-11-19T00:00:00 2013-11-19T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Department of Corrections	13100 13100	Green Beans Green Beans	LA Foods LA Foods	14184.8 14184.8	Pricing is 35% less than contract Pricing is 35% less than contract	Green Beans Green Beans	21838.88 21838.88	7654.08 7654.08	None None	nan nan	nan nan	Approved Approved
2013-12-10T00:00:00 2013-12-10T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Department of Corrections	13100 13100	Apple Sauce Apple Sauce	National Food Group National Food Group	17631.04 17631.04	Pricing is 45% Less than contract Pricing is 45% Less than contract	Apple Sauce Apple Sauce	31892.0 31892.0	14260.96 14260.96	None None	nan nan	nan nan	Approved Approved
2013-12-17T00:00:00 2013-12-17T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Department of Corrections	13100 13100	Soup Base Soup Base	Global Foods Global Foods	32325.48 32325.48	Pricing is 41% Less than contract Pricing is 41% Less than contract	Soup Base Soup Base	54252.0 54252.0	21956.22 21956.22	None None	nan nan	nan nan	Approved Approved
2014-01-09T00:00:00 2014-01-09T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Department of Corrections	13100 13100	Diced Carrots Diced Carrots	National Food Group National Food Group	14216.4 14216.4	Pricing is 47% Less than contract Pricing is 47% Less than contract	Diced Carrots Diced Carrots	26781.48 26781.48	12565.08 12565.08	None None	nan nan	nan nan	Approved Approved
2014-01-28T00:00:00 2014-01-28T00:00:00	Department of Corrections Department of Corrections	13100 13100	Diced Zucchini Diced Zucchini	Global Foods Inc. Global Foods Inc.	19872.0 19872.0	Price is 47.6% less than contract Price is 47.6% less than contract	Diced Zucchini Diced Zucchini	37881.0 37881.0	18009.0 18009.0	None None	nan nan	nan nan	Approved Approved