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.