04-EO_2022-02D (2).pdf

Executive Order 2022-02D is an official document issued by the State of Ohio, specifically by Governor Mike DeWine, addressing the state's response to Russia's war on Ukraine. The executive order outlines Ohio's stance in support of Ukraine and against Russian actions, with a specific focus on prohibiting state investments, purchases, and contracts with Russian institutions and companies. The order directs all state agencies, boards, commissions, educational institutions, and pension funds to divest from Russian investments and terminate existing contracts with Russian entities.

The order requires all agency procurement officers to ensure that new contracts include standard language reflecting the prohibition on purchases from or investments in Russian institutions, and mandates that service providers affirm understanding of and compliance with the order's requirements. Service providers must also disclose their business locations and subcontractors. This executive order is to be implemented in conjunction with a previous Executive Order 2019-12D that already largely prohibited contracting and purchasing services from overseas sources, and it applies to a broad definition of "company" including various business organizations and their subsidiaries.