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Dear Sheriff Hilton:

You have requested the opinion of this office on the applicability of the Public Bid Law to the procurement of professional services by Louisiana Sheriffs. Specifically, you ask whether or not bids must be obtained in connection with the procurement of computer software development if the contract is less than $50,000.00.

Under the Public Bid Law, contracts for the purchase of material and supplies exceeding $20,000 must be advertised and let by contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. Contracts for purchases of materials and supplies costing $10,000 or…