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House Amendment 8648

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  1  1    Amend Senate File 2395, as amended, passed, and
  1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 6, by inserting after line 2 the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    "k.  Acquiring any information technology device
  1  6 necessary for participating agencies.
  1  7    l.  Acquiring or assisting with the acquisition of
  1  8 information technology for governmental entities other
  1  9 than participating agencies, if requested by such
  1 10 entities, and upon entering into an agreement to
  1 11 provide such information technology."
  1 12    #2.  Page 9, by striking lines 33 through 35 and
  1 13 inserting the following:
  1 14    "b.  Establish, by rule, information technology
  1 15 standards which shall be adhered to in the procurement
  1 16 of information technology for participating agencies,
  1 17 and, as applicable, which shall be adhered to by all
  1 18 participating agencies, unless waived pursuant to
  1 19 section 14B.104."
  1 20    #3.  Page 10, by inserting after line 34 the
  1 21 following:
  1 22    "3.  WAIVER.  The information technology council,
  1 23 upon the written request of a participating agency and
  1 24 for good cause shown, may grant a waiver from a
  1 25 requirement otherwise applicable to a participating
  1 26 agency relating to an information technology standard
  1 27 established by the information technology council.
  1 28 The information technology council may delegate its
  1 29 authority to waive a requirement under this subsection
  1 30 to the director."
  1 31    #4.  By striking page 13, line 20 through page 14,
  1 32 line 1, and inserting the following:
  1 33    "Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  14B.110  INFORMATION
  1 34 TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS – PROCUREMENT.
  1 35    1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this section,
  1 36 the information technology department and the
  1 37 department of general services shall enter into an
  1 38 interagency agreement regarding the division of
  1 39 responsibilities between the departments associated
  1 40 with the procurement of information technology which
  1 41 is acceptable to both departments.  The interagency
  1 42 agreement shall be subject to renegotiation at least
  1 43 every two years, unless an earlier time is provided
  1 44 for in the interagency agreement.  If the departments
  1 45 are unable to agree on the terms of an interagency
  1 46 agreement or upon a failure of either department to
  1 47 satisfy the terms of the agreement, the departments
  1 48 shall inform the department of management that an
  1 49 agreement has not been reached or that one of the
  1 50 departments has failed to satisfy the terms of the
  2  1 agreement.  The department of management, upon receipt
  2  2 and review of such information, may direct the
  2  3 information technology department to proceed with the
  2  4 procurement of information technology as provided in
  2  5 subsections 2 through 5.
  2  6    2.  a.  Standards established by the council,
  2  7 unless waived pursuant to section 14B.104, shall apply
  2  8 to all information technology procurements for
  2  9 participating agencies.
  2 10    b.  A participating agency shall submit a request
  2 11 to the department for the procurement of any
  2 12 information technology.  The department, prior to any
  2 13 acquisition of such information technology, shall make
  2 14 a determination whether the requested information
  2 15 technology complies with the information technology
  2 16 standards established by the information technology
  2 17 council.  If a determination is made that the
  2 18 information technology complies with such standards,
  2 19 the department shall procure the information
  2 20 technology.  If a determination is made that the
  2 21 information technology does not comply with such
  2 22 standards, the department shall disapprove the request
  2 23 and such information technology shall not be procured
  2 24 unless a waiver is granted pursuant to section
  2 25 14B.104.
  2 26    The information technology department, at the
  2 27 request of a participating agency other than the state
  2 28 department of transportation, the department for the
  2 29 blind, or the lottery division of the department of
  2 30 revenue and finance, shall acquire the information
  2 31 technology for the participating agency requesting
  2 32 such information technology if it is determined to be
  2 33 compliant with the standards established by the
  2 34 information technology council.
  2 35    The state department of transportation, the
  2 36 department for the blind, or the lottery division of
  2 37 the department of revenue and finance, upon a
  2 38 determination by the information technology department
  2 39 that a proposed information technology acquisition
  2 40 complies with the information technology standards
  2 41 established by the information technology council, may
  2 42 proceed with such acquisition.  The information
  2 43 technology department shall provide advice to such
  2 44 participating agency regarding the procurement of such
  2 45 information technology, including any opportunity to
  2 46 aggregate such purchases with other participating
  2 47 agencies.
  2 48    3.  The information technology department, by rule,
  2 49 may implement a prequalification procedure for
  2 50 contractors which the department has entered or
  3  1 intends to enter into agreements regarding the
  3  2 procurement of information technology.
  3  3    4.  Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 18,
  3  4 the department may procure information technology as
  3  5 provided in this section.  The department may
  3  6 cooperate with other governmental entities in the
  3  7 procurement of information technology in an effort to
  3  8 make such procurements in a cost-effective, efficient
  3  9 manner as provided in this section.  The department,
  3 10 as deemed appropriate and cost-effective, may procure
  3 11 information technology using any of the following
  3 12 methods:
  3 13    a.  Cooperative procurement agreement.  The
  3 14 department may enter into a cooperative procurement
  3 15 agreement with another governmental entity for the
  3 16 purpose of pooling funds for the purchase of
  3 17 information technology, whether such information
  3 18 technology is for the use of the department or
  3 19 multiple governmental entities.  The cooperative
  3 20 procurement agreement shall clearly specify the
  3 21 purpose of the agreement and the method by which such
  3 22 purpose will be accomplished.  Any power exercised
  3 23 under such agreement shall not exceed the power
  3 24 granted to any party to the agreement.
  3 25    b.  Negotiated contract.  The department may enter
  3 26 into an agreement for the purchase of information
  3 27 technology if any of the following applies:
  3 28    (1)  The contract price, terms, and conditions are
  3 29 pursuant to the current federal supply contract, and
  3 30 the purchase order adequately identifies the federal
  3 31 supply contract under which the procurement is to be
  3 32 made.
  3 33    (2)  The contract price, terms, and conditions are
  3 34 no less favorable than the contractor's current
  3 35 federal supply contract price, terms, and conditions;
  3 36 the contractor has indicated in writing a willingness
  3 37 to extend such price, terms, and conditions to the
  3 38 department; and the purchase order adequately
  3 39 identifies the contract relied upon.
  3 40    (3)  The contract is with a vendor which has a
  3 41 current exclusive or nonexclusive price agreement with
  3 42 the state for the information technology to be
  3 43 procured, and such information technology meets the
  3 44 same standards and specifications as the items to be
  3 45 procured and both of the following apply:
  3 46    (a)  The quantity purchased does not exceed the
  3 47 quantity which may be purchased under the applicable
  3 48 price agreement.
  3 49    (b)  The purchase order adequately identifies the
  3 50 price agreement relied upon.
  4  1    c.  Contracts let by another government entity.
  4  2 The department, on its own behalf or on the behalf of
  4  3 another participating agency, may procure information
  4  4 technology under a contract let by another state
  4  5 agency or political subdivision of this state, or
  4  6 approve such procurement in the same manner by a
  4  7 participating agency.
  4  8    d.  Reverse auction.
  4  9    (1)  The department may enter into an agreement for
  4 10 the purchase of information technology utilizing a
  4 11 reverse auction process.  Such process shall result in
  4 12 the purchase of information technology from the vendor
  4 13 submitting the lowest responsible bid amount for the
  4 14 information technology to be acquired.  The
  4 15 department, in establishing a reverse auction process
  4 16 shall do all of the following:
  4 17    (a)  Determine the specifications and requirements
  4 18 of the information technology to be acquired.
  4 19    (b)  Identify and provide notice to potential
  4 20 vendors concerning the proposed acquisition.
  4 21    (c)  Establish prequalification requirements to be
  4 22 met by a vendor to be eligible to participate in the
  4 23 reverse auction.
  4 24    (d)  Conduct the reverse auction in a manner as
  4 25 deemed appropriate by the department, and consistent
  4 26 with rules adopted by the department.
  4 27    (2)  Prior to conducting a reverse auction, the
  4 28 department shall establish a threshold amount which
  4 29 shall be the maximum amount which the department is
  4 30 willing to pay for the information technology to be
  4 31 acquired.
  4 32    (3)  The department shall enter into an agreement
  4 33 with a vendor who is the lowest responsible bidder
  4 34 which meets the specifications or description of the
  4 35 information technology to be procured, or the
  4 36 department may reject all bids and begin the process
  4 37 again.  In determining the lowest responsible bidder,
  4 38 the department may consider various factors,
  4 39 including, but not limited to, the past performance of
  4 40 the vendor relative to quality of product or service,
  4 41 the past experience of the department in relation to
  4 42 the product or service, the relative quality of
  4 43 products or services, the proposed terms of delivery,
  4 44 and the best interest of the state.
  4 45    e.  Competitive bidding.  The department may enter
  4 46 into an agreement for the purchase of information
  4 47 technology in the same manner as provided under
  4 48 section 18.6, with respect to the department of
  4 49 general services.
  4 50    f.  In addition to the competitive bidding
  5  1 procedure provided for under paragraph "e", the
  5  2 information technology department may enter into an
  5  3 agreement for the purchase, disposal, or other
  5  4 disposition of information technology in any other
  5  5 manner provided under chapter 18, in the same manner
  5  6 and subject to the same limitations as the department
  5  7 of general services.  The information technology
  5  8 department, by rule, shall provide for such
  5  9 procedures.
  5 10    5.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to
  5 11 chapter 17A to implement the procurement methods
  5 12 provided for in subsections 2 through 4."
  5 13    #5.  By renumbering as necessary.  
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  5 17 FALCK of Fayette
  5 18 SF 2395.702 78
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