STATE OF OFFICE OF STATE PROCUREMENT 1509 West Seventh Street, Suite 300 Department of Finance Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-4222 Phone: (501) 324-9316 and Administration Fax (501) 324-9311 http://www.arkansas.gov

DELEGATION ORDER

I, Jane Benton, as Administrator of the Office of State Procurement, do hereby authorize the Department of Parks and Tourism, under the general supervision and direction of this office, to make and enter into contracts for the purchase of bulk gasoline, diesel fuel, butane and propane to be delivered to vendor owned fuel tanks and pumps for the below listed Arkansas State Parks: Lake Fort Smith State Park State Park Pinnacle Mountain State Park Withrow Springs State Park Bull Shoals State Park Region II Office Lake Mt. Magazine State Park Old Washington Historic State Park Lake Poinsett State Park Lake Catherine State Park

The use of competitive bidding procedures is not practicable because the current supplying vendor owns and has previously installed the bulk tanks and associated pumps. The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism does not have funds available to procure tanks and pumps at the present time.

This delegation order will be in effect until June 30, 2009, or until arrangements are made to secure state-owned tanks.

Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism from requesting the assistance of the Office of State Procurement in the procurement of the commodities.

STATE OF ARKANSAS, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF STATE PROCUREMENT

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JANE BENTON, ADMINISTRATOR