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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exemption from competitive bidding for certain |
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purchases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2155.132(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) Competitive bidding, whether formal or informal, is not |
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required for a purchase by a state agency if the purchase: |
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(1) does not exceed $5,000; and |
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(2) is not made under a written contract [$2,000, or a
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greater amount prescribed by commission rule]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2157.0611, Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2157.0611. REQUIREMENT TO EVALUATE THREE OFFERS WHEN |
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POSSIBLE. A catalog purchase or lease that exceeds $5,000 [$2,000] |
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or that is made under a written contract [a greater amount
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prescribed by commission rule] shall, when possible, be based on an |
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evaluation of at least three catalog offers made to the commission |
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or other state agency by catalog information systems vendors. If at |
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least three catalog offers are not evaluated by the commission or |
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other state agency before a purchase or lease is made that exceeds |
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the threshold amount or is made under a written contract, the |
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commission or other agency shall document the reasons for that fact |
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before making the purchase or lease under Section 2157.063. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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2155.132(e) and 2157.0611, Government Code, apply only to a |
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purchase under a contract entered into on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A purchase under a contract entered into before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the contract was entered into, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |