QBS Law Applicable State
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de413568
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#QBSLawApplicableState
Definition
State in which the jurisdiction governing a public entity's procurement of professional engineering services has enacted qualification-based selection (QBS) laws at both state and local levels, codified within professional engineering licensure statutes, such that non-QBS contracting practices constitute not merely administrative irregularities but potential violations of professional licensure law with direct implications for the licensed engineers involved.
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Definition
State in which the jurisdiction governing a public entity's procurement of professional engineering services has enacted qualification-based selection (QBS) laws at both state and local levels, codified within professional engineering licensure statutes, such that non-QBS contracting practices constitute not merely administrative irregularities but potential violations of professional licensure law with direct implications for the licensed engineers involved.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate] Legal compliance context constraining actions
Source Evidence
Source Text
City D is in a jurisdiction with strong qualification-based selection (QBS) procurement laws at the state and local levels codified within the state's professional engineering licensure laws
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rdfs:comment "State in which the jurisdiction governing a public entity's procurement of professional engineering services has enacted qualification-based selection (QBS) laws at both state and local levels, codified within professional engineering licensure statutes, such that non-QBS contracting practices constitute not merely administrative irregularities but potential violations of professional licensure law with direct implications for the licensed engineers involved." ;
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Ontology
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Content Hash
de41356834a813f3...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
6
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-24T07:05:26.602661+00:00
First Discovered In Case
6
Generated
2026-02-24T07:05:26.602661+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 6 Extraction