Section 31-A. Purchase through the state division of standards and purchase in the office of general services by certain not-for-profit corporations

A  corporation,  incorporated  under  the  not-for-profit
  corporation law of the state of New York and  approved  by  the  federal
  government  as  a  recipient  of  federal  funds  for the acquisition of
  equipment to provide  transportation  services  to  the  elderly  and/or
  handicapped,  may  make  purchases,  upon  the  written  approval of the
  department of transportation, of special vehicles and/or radio equipment
  pursuant to the  terms  of  contracts  let  by  the  state  division  of
  standards and purchase in the office of general services subject to such
  rules  as  may  be established from time to time pursuant to section one
  hundred sixty-three  of  the  state  finance  law  which  may  establish
  limitations   with   respect   to  commodities  and  impose  such  other
  appropriate conditions  upon  purchasing  as  deemed  necessary  by  the
  commissioner  of  general  services  in order to protect the state's own
  purchasing interests; provided that each such purchase shall have a cost
  of five hundred dollars or more and that said corporation  shall  accept
  sole responsibility for any payment of such cost due the vendor.