Assertion: purchasing preference | /r/Desires | contractor
Facets:
value: to use supplies
type: PURPOSE
value: to use materials
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: There are three general types of local preferences: hiring preferences, which require contractors to hire a certain percentage of local workers; purchasing preferences, which require contractors to use supplies or materials that are made locally; and contract award preferences, which give local bidders or proposers an advantage in the award of public contracts.