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Nevada Resident Bidder Preference
Revised August 14, 2024
Nevada Revised Statutes
Title 27. Public Property and Purchasing
Chapter 333. Purchasing: State
333.300 . Notices of proposed purchases; purchase by formal contract; solicitation; preferences; emergency purchases
5. In awarding contracts for the purchase of supplies, materials and equipment, if two or more lowest bids are identical, the Administrator shall:
(a) If the lowest bids are by bidders resident in the State of Nevada, accept the proposal which, in the discretion of the Administrator, is in the best interests of this State.
(b) If the lowest bids are by bidders resident outside the State of Nevada:
(1) Accept the proposal of the bidder who will furnish goods or commodities produced or manufactured in this State; or
(2) Accept the proposal of the bidder who will furnish goods or commodities supplied by a dealer resident in the State of Nevada.
“Nevada-based business” means a business which certifies that:
1. Its principal place of business is in this State; or
2. The majority of goods provided for in a state purchasing contract are produced in this State.
333.3354 . Preference for bid or proposal submitted by Nevada-based business: Amount of preferences
1. If a business that qualifies as a Nevada-based business submits a:
(a) Bid to furnish commodities that was solicited pursuant to NRS 333.300 , the bid shall be deemed to be 5 percent lower than the bid actually submitted; or
(b) Proposal to contract for services, the score assigned to the proposal pursuant to NRS 333.335 shall be deemed to be 5 percent higher than the score actually awarded.
2. The preference described in subsection 1 may not be:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, combined with any other preference. The provisions of this paragraph do not prohibit the imposition of an inverse preference pursuant to NRS 333.33695.
(b) Granted for the award of any contract which uses federal money unless such a preference is authorized by federal law.
(c) Granted for the award of any contract procured on a multistate basis.