§ 141. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
terms shall have the following meanings as indicated:

1. "Agency" shall mean any agency, department, board, bureau,
commission a majority of whose members are appointed by the governor,
division, office, council, committee, or officer of the state, or the
state university of New York or the city university of New York, or any
public benefit corporation or public authority, a majority of whose
members are appointed by the governor. Such term shall not include the
legislature.

2. "Foreign business enterprise" shall mean a business enterprise,
including a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation, which had
offered for sale, lease or other form of exchange, goods sought by the
agency and substantially produced outside of New York state, or services
sought by the agency and substantially performed outside New York state.

3. "Procurement contract" shall mean any written agreement entered
into by an agency for the acquisition of goods, services, or
construction of any kind in the actual or estimated amount of fifty
thousand dollars or more. The term does not include an agreement for
employment in the civil service.