Alaska Product Preference Program
Administrative Agency:
State Agency: Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED), Office of Economic Development (OED)
Program Goals:
To provide incentives to Alaskan manufacturers who submit bids or proposals for state contracts by awarding product preference considerations to qualifying businesses.
Resource Provided:
The product preference programs (Alaska Products, Forest Products) do not provide direct financial assistance. Under the state procurement code, however, these two programs can provide eligible manufacturers cost preferences of 3%, 5%, or 7% on state procurement contracts.
Eligibility:
Any Alaskan business that manufactures a product with at least 25% value-added in Alaska may submit an application to the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for certification in one of the preference programs. Certification in the preference programs is awarded to a qualifying product, not to its manufacturer. The department verifies information submitted on the application, and, if approved, the product is certified for a two-year period. After certification, the product is included in the next published semi-annual Product Preference List. Product Preference Lists are published April 1 and October 1.
Program Contact: (Primary Contact listed first.)