H.F. 485 Section 1. Section 8A.311, subsection 10, paragraph a, Code 1 2019, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The director shall adopt rules providing that any state 3 agency may, upon request and approval by the department, 4 purchase directly from a vendor if the direct purchasing is 5 more economical than purchasing through the department, if the 6 agency shows that direct purchasing by the state agency would 7 be in the best interests of the state due to an immediate or 8 emergency need, or if the purchase will not exceed ten thousand 9 dollars an amount, not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, 10 determined by the department by rule and the purchase would 11 contribute to the agency complying with the targeted small 12 business procurement goals under sections 73.15 through 73.21 . 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill concerns state purchasing requirements relating to 17 targeted small business procurement goals. The bill provides 18 that any state agency, with approval by the department of 19 administrative services, may purchase directly from a vendor if 20 the direct purchasing would contribute to the agency complying 21 with the targeted small business procurement goals and will 22 not exceed an amount, not to exceed $25,000, determined by the 23 department by rule. Current law allows the direct purchase to 24 comply with targeted small business procurement goals if the 25 amount does not exceed $10,000. 26 -1- LSB 1284HV (2) 88 ec/rn 1/ 1