EO_2019-12D.pdf

This document is an Executive Order (2019-12D) issued by the Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, addressing the expenditure of public funds for offshore services. The order prohibits state cabinet agencies, boards, and commissions from entering into contracts for services to be provided outside the United States, with the goal of protecting and promoting job creation within Ohio. The order requires all procurement officers to include standard language in executive agency contracts that reflects this prohibition, mandating service providers to affirm their understanding of the order and disclose the locations where services will be performed.

The executive order provides some exceptions, including services necessary to attract jobs to Ohio, academic and instructional services supporting international missions of public colleges and universities, and situations deemed emergencies by the Director of Administrative Services. The order includes detailed disclosure requirements for contractors, such as revealing the locations where state data will be accessed, tested, maintained, or stored, and identifying the principal business locations of the contractor and all subcontractors. The order was signed on March 4, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio, and was set to expire ten calendar days after the governor's last day in office unless rescinded earlier.