EO_2019-12D.pdf

This is Executive Order 2019-12D issued by the State of Ohio under Governor Mike DeWine, governing the expenditure of public funds for offshore services. The order applies to all State Cabinet Agencies, Boards, and Commissions and prohibits the use of public funds to purchase services provided outside the United States. The order applies to all direct purchases of services by Executive Agencies and services provided by subcontractors of those providing services purchased by an Executive Agency. The Department of Administrative Services, through Ohio's Chief Procurement Officer, is responsible for maintaining procedures to ensure compliance, including standard language in all Executive Agency contracts reflecting the prohibition on offshore services purchases and requiring service providers to disclose all locations where services will be performed by contractors or subcontractors, the location of State data access and storage, any shifts in service location, and the principal business location of the contractor and all subcontractors.

All quotations, statements of work, and proposals for services must affirm compliance with the order's prohibition on offshore services and include all required disclosures. Proposals lacking the affirmation and disclosure requirements or proposing service performance outside the United States will not be considered. The order does not apply to services necessary to attract jobs and business to Ohio, academic or instructional services supporting international missions of Ohio's public colleges and universities, or situations where the Director of the Department of Administrative Services determines an emergency exists or a waiver is necessary. The Director shall establish standards for waiver requests from Executive Agencies. The order was signed on March 4, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio, and expires ten calendar days after the Governor's last day in office unless rescinded earlier.