Amend CSSB 1811 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ____.  STATE PURCHASING
SECTION  ____.01.  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.