Preference shall be given to purchasing Iowa products and purchases from Iowa-based businesses if the Iowa-based business bids submitted are comparable in price to bids submitted by out-of-state businesses and otherwise meet the required specifications.
If the laws of another state mandate a percenteage preference for businesses or products from that state and the effect of the preference is that bids from Iowa businesses or products that are otherwise low and responsive are not selected in the other state, the same percentage preference shall be applied to Iowa businesses and products when businesses or products from that othere state are bid to supply Iowa requirements.
