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1 1 Section 1. Section 18.3, Code 2001, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. Approving and executing, in
1 4 accordance with rules adopted by the director, all sole source
1 5 contracts and all contracts with an aggregate cost exceeding
1 6 twenty thousand dollars, for the purchase of equipment,
1 7 supplies, or services, that are proposed by a state agency,
1 8 except for purchases for equipment, supplies, or services used
1 9 by the state department of transportation, institutions under
1 10 the control of the state board of regents, the department for
1 11 the blind, and any other agencies exempted by law.
1 12 "Sole source contract" means a contract for the purchase of
1 13 equipment, supplies, or services that is entered into or
1 14 proposed to be entered into by a state agency, after
1 15 soliciting and negotiating with only one source.
1 16 EXPLANATION
1 17 This bill amends Code section 18.3 by requiring the
1 18 director of the department of general services to approve and
1 19 execute all contracts for purchases of equipment, supplies, or
1 20 services by state agencies that are sole source contracts or
1 21 that have an aggregate cost exceeding $20,000. "Sole source
1 22 contract" is defined as a contract for the purchase of
1 23 equipment, supplies, or services that is solicited and
1 24 negotiated with only one source, i.e., is noncompetitive.
1 25 This requirement does not apply to purchase contracts for
1 26 equipment, supplies, or services used by the state department
1 27 of transportation, state board of regents institutions, the
1 28 department for the blind, and any other agencies exempted by
1 29 law.
1 30 LSB 1425YH 79
1 31 av/cls/14
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