House File 2340 - Introduced



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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the procurement of information technology
  2    services by the department of administrative services.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5696YH 82
  5 da/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 8A.207, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  4A.  A contract executed by the department
  1  4 under subsection 4 which involves the procurement of
  1  5 information technology services shall not be for more than
  1  6 three years from the date of the contract's execution, and
  1  7 shall not be subject to renewal.  This subsection does not
  1  8 apply to a contract for the procurement of an information
  1  9 technology device which includes a warranty or pursuant to
  1 10 which information technology services are incidentally
  1 11 provided.
  1 12                           EXPLANATION
  1 13    Code section 8A.22 authorizes the department of
  1 14 administrative services to provide information technology to a
  1 15 number of state agencies.  Code section 8A.207 provides that
  1 16 the department may cooperate with other governmental entities
  1 17 in the procurement of information technology.  This bill
  1 18 provides that a contract executed by the department which
  1 19 involves the delivery of information technology services shall
  1 20 not be for more than three years.  Code section 8A.201 defines
  1 21 information technology services to include providing
  1 22 functions, maintenance, and support of information technology
  1 23 devices and providing a range of other services related to
  1 24 computer system applications, programming, software support,
  1 25 security, data management, education, and planning.
  1 26 LSB 5696YH 82
  1 27 da/nh/8