Amend CSSB 1811 by inserting the following SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 2155.082, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2155.082. PROVIDING CERTAIN PURCHASING SERVICES ON FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS OR THROUGH BENEFIT FUNDING. (a) The comptroller [commission] may provide open market purchasing services on a fee-for-service basis for state agency purchases that are delegated to an agency under Section 2155.131, 2155.132, [2155.133,] or 2157.121 or that are exempted from the purchasing authority of the comptroller [commission]. The comptroller [commission] shall set the fees in an amount that recovers the comptroller's [commission's] costs in providing the services.
(b) The comptroller [commission] shall publish a schedule of [its] fees for services that are subject to this section. The schedule must include the comptroller's [commission's] fees for:
(1) reviewing bid and contract documents for clarity, completeness, and compliance with laws and rules;
(2) developing and transmitting invitations to bid;
(3) receiving and tabulating bids;
(4) evaluating and determining which bidder offers the best value to the state;
(5) creating and transmitting purchase orders; and
(6) participating in agencies' request for proposal processes.
(c) The comptroller may engage a consultant to assist with a particular procurement on behalf of a state agency and pay the consultant from the cost savings realized by the state agency.