LANSING If you’re looking to sell computer and IT equipment to the state, think again. On Wednesday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm ordered state departments to stop buying, or contracting for, supplies and equipment for the remainder of the fiscal year – a full month earlier than a similar ban last year.
The moratorium is in effect through September 30, the end of the 2003-04 fiscal year.
“The state budget situation demands that we tighten our belts once again so we can protect the state’s revenues to the extent possible,” Granholm said in a press release.
The only exceptions allowed will be if a purchase is legally required or court ordered, needed for the health or safety of state residents or for the basic needs of state institutions. Exceptions will also be allowed if the lack of a product interferes with basic state operations, or if the purchase will actually help the state save money.
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