House File 730 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 417)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act concerning procurement of products manufactured by Iowa
2 state prison industries.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 1818HV 83
5 ec/rj/14
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 8A.122, subsection 3, Code 2009, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 3. The Except for purchasing products pursuant to a master
1 4 purchasing contract negotiated pursuant to section 8A.313,
1 5 subsection 2, the state board of regents shall not be required
1 6 to obtain any service for the state board of regents or any
1 7 institution under the control of the state board of regents
1 8 that is provided by the department pursuant to this chapter
1 9 without the consent of the state board of regents.
1 10 Sec. 2. Section 8A.313, Code 2009, is amended to read as
1 11 follows:
1 12 8A.313 DISPUTES INVOLVING PURCHASING FROM IOWA STATE
1 13 INDUSTRIES == DISPUTES == EXCEPTIONS.
1 14 1. Disputes arising between the department of corrections
1 15 and a purchasing department or agency over the procurement of
1 16 products from Iowa state industries as described in section
1 17 904.808 shall be referred to the director. The decision of
1 18 the director is final unless a written appeal is filed with
1 19 the executive council within five days of receipt of the
1 20 decision of the director, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
1 21 legal holidays. If an appeal is filed, the executive council
1 22 shall hear and determine the appeal within thirty days. The
1 23 decision of the executive council is final.
1 24 2. The department shall have the authority to negotiate,
1 25 on a competitive basis, master purchasing contracts concerning
1 26 products subject to the requirements of section 904.808.
1 27 State agencies shall, and governmental subdivisions may,
1 28 purchase products pursuant to a master purchasing contract
1 29 negotiated pursuant to this subsection and such a purchase
1 30 shall be deemed to satisfy any otherwise applicable
1 31 competitive bidding requirements.
1 32 Sec. 3. Section 904.808, subsection 1, Code 2009, is
1 33 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 34 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. When the purchase is made through a
1 35 master purchasing contract negotiated by the department of
2 1 administrative services pursuant to section 8A.313, subsection
2 2 2.
2 3 Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES == MASTER
2 4 FURNITURE CONTRACT.
2 5 1. The department of administrative services shall, as
2 6 soon as practicable, utilize a request for proposals process
2 7 to negotiate a master purchasing contract pursuant to section
2 8 8A.313 to allow governmental entities to purchase furniture.
2 9 2. Iowa state prison industries shall be permitted to bid
2 10 on the request for proposals and the request for proposals
2 11 shall express a preference for awarding a contract to an
2 12 Iowa=based furniture manufacturer consistent with the
2 13 preference requirements of section 8A.311, subsection 1. In
2 14 addition, the master contract shall, if practicable, allow a
2 15 governmental entity the authority to request additional bid
2 16 pricing from the manufacturer if the expected cost of the
2 17 purchase exceeds a threshold amount as provided in the
2 18 contract. The master contract shall provide that governmental
2 19 entities, as defined in section 8A.101, shall be allowed to
2 20 purchase products included in the contract.
2 21 EXPLANATION
2 22 This bill concerns the purchase of products currently
2 23 manufactured by Iowa state prison industries.
2 24 Code section 8A.313 is amended to authorize the department
2 25 of administrative services to negotiate master purchasing
2 26 contracts for products currently manufactured by Iowa state
2 27 prison industries. The bill also provides that if a master
2 28 purchasing contract is negotiated, state agencies shall, and
2 29 governmental subdivisions may, purchase the product based on
2 30 the contract. Code section 8A.122 is amended to provide that
2 31 the state board of regents and any institution under the
2 32 control of the regents shall be required to purchase from the
2 33 master contract regardless of whether the regents have given
2 34 their consent.
2 35 The bill also requires the department of administrative
3 1 services, as soon as practicable, to utilize a request for
3 2 proposals process to negotiate a master purchasing contract
3 3 for furniture. The bill provides that Iowa=based
3 4 manufacturers shall be preferred if otherwise comparable in
3 5 price and that Iowa state prison industries shall be allowed
3 6 to bid on the contract.
3 7 LSB 1818HV 83
3 8 ec/rj/14