Article 71. The Procedure for Public Procurement under Direct Contracts

Public procurement under direct contracts may be carried out in the following cases:

1. public procurement of goods (works, services) permitted for procurement from a single supplier included in the register of single suppliers;

2. public procurement of goods (works, services) carried out under direct contracts based on decrees and decisions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

3. public procurement of goods (works, services) necessary to meet the needs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in order to eliminate emergencies;

4. public procurement related to the appointment of an advocate (representative) for participation in court proceedings;

5. in cases where another supplier is unable to supply the product — public procurement from the author of the results of intellectual activity or from a supplier having the exclusive right to use the results of intellectual activity under a license agreement (contract), as well as from the single person having the exclusive right to the object of intellectual property, such as results of intellectual activity in the field of science, literature and art, performances, phonograms, broadcasts or transmissions of broadcasting or cable organizations;

6. public procurement of goods (works, services) whose prices (tariffs) are regulated by the state;

7. public procurement of tickets (air, railway, and intercity transport) and accommodation expenses for business trips and other cases related to the activities of a state customer;

8. in cases where another supplier cannot provide services — public procurement for maintenance (purchase of spare parts) of previously supplied goods (works, services) after the expiry of the warranty period, as well as for the support and (or) functional expansion of previously procured software products;

9. public procurement related to the storage and import (export) of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;

10. in emergency situations — public procurement of goods (works, services) necessary for preventing natural phenomena, epidemics, and the spread of diseases or for eliminating their consequences, as approved by the authorized bodies;

11. public procurement of goods (works, services) for the prompt elimination of the consequences of natural disasters and man-made accidents, as well as for the elimination of accidents in cases where communications, mechanisms, equipment, and other devices that affect the normal functioning of the state customer are out of order;