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Chapter 2155

Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures

Subchapter A. General Provisions

2155.001 Definitions 2155.0011 Comptroller Powers and Duties 2155.0012 Authority to Adopt Rules 2155.002 Focus on Large Expenditures 2155.003 Conflict of Interest 2155.004 Certain Bids and Contracts Prohibited 2155.005 Compliance with Antitrust Laws 2155.006 Prohibition on Certain Bids and Contracts 2155.0061 Prohibition on Certain Bids and Contracts Related to Persons Involved in Human Trafficking 2155.007 Procurement Coordination Committee

Subchapter B. General Purchasing Requirements, Procedures, and Programs

2155.061 Comptroller Purchasing System 2155.062 Purchase Methods 2155.063 Competitive Bidding Requirement 2155.064 Schedule and Bulk Purchasing 2155.065 Contracts with Department of Criminal Justice 2155.066 Review of Specifications 2155.067 Proprietary Purchases 2155.068 Uniform Standards and Specifications 2155.069 Testing and Inspection 2155.070 Failure to Meet Specifications 2155.072 Statewide or Regional Services Contracts; Studies 2155.073 Participation by Small Businesses in State Purchasing 2155.074 Best Value Standard for Purchase of Goods or Services 2155.075 Requirement to Specify Value Factors in Request for Bids or Proposals 2155.0755 Verification of Use of Best Value Standard 2155.076 Protest Procedures 2155.077 Barring Vendor from Participation in State Contracts 2155.079 Buying under Contract Established by Agency Other Than Comptroller 2155.080 Advisory Committee on Procurement 2155.081 Vendor Advisory Committee 2155.082 Providing Certain Purchasing Services on Fee-for-Service Basis or Through Benefit Funding 2155.083 Electronic State Business Daily; Notice Regarding Procurements Exceeding $25,000 2155.084 Purchases from Federal Government 2155.085 Reverse Auction Procedure 2155.088 Material Changes to Contracts 2155.089 Reporting Vendor Performance 2155.090 Vendor and Employee Interaction and Communication Policy 2155.091 Chief Procurement Officer: Powers and Duties

Subchapter C. Delegations of and Exclusions from Comptroller's Purchasing Authority and Certain Exemptions from Competitive Bidding

2155.131 Delegation of Authority to State Agencies 2155.132 Purchases Less Than Specified Monetary Amount 2155.136 Purchase of Certain Medical Equipment by Medical or Dental Unit 2155.137 Emergency Purchases 2155.138 Exemption of Goods or Services of Blind or Visually Impaired Persons 2155.139 Exemption for Certain Libraries and Health Facilities 2155.140 Purchase from Gift or Grant Not Within Comptroller's Purchasing Authority 2155.141 Purchases for Auxiliary Enterprise Not Within Comptroller's Purchasing Authority 2155.143 Purchase of Care and Treatment Services by Texas Juvenile Justice Department 2155.144 Procurements by Health and Human Services Agencies 2155.1441 Health Care Purchasing 2155.1442 Foster Care Residential Contract Management 2155.145 Certain Purchases by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 2155.146 Certain Purchases by Employees Retirement System of Texas 2155.147 Certain Purchases by General Land Office 2155.148 Certain Purchases for Texas Emergency Services Retirement System 2155.149 Certain Purchases by Veterans' Land Board 2155.150 Certain Purchases by Railroad Commission of Texas

Subchapter D. Extension of Comptroller Purchasing Services to Other Entities

2155.202 Community Centers; Assistance Organizations; Child-Care Providers 2155.203 Purchases by Legislature and Legislative Agencies 2155.204 Local Government Purchasing Program 2155.205 Interstate Purchasing

Subchapter E. Master Bidders List

2155.261 Applicability 2155.262 Uniform Registration Form 2155.263 Centralized Master Bidders List 2155.264 Agency Solicitation of Bids or Proposals for Acquisition Over $25,000 2155.265 Access to Master Bidders List 2155.266 Registration and Renewal Fee 2155.267 Rules and Procedures Regarding Master Bidders List 2155.268 Use of State Agency Bidders List 2155.269 Waiver 2155.270 Agency Assistance with Bidders List Issues

Subchapter F. Inspection and Certification of Goods or Services; Audits

2155.321 Definitions 2155.322 Inspection and Certification 2155.323 Audit of Financial Information 2155.324 Purchase Audit 2155.325 Purchase Audit After Issuance of Warrant 2155.326 Audit by State Auditor 2155.327 Interagency Purchases and Transactions

Subchapter G. Payment Provisions

2155.381 Invoice 2155.382 Payment by Warrant 2155.383 Advance Payments to State or Federal Agency 2155.384 Authority to Pay Charges 2155.385 Credit Cards 2155.386 Prepayment for Library Materials by Institution of Higher Education 2155.387 Payment for Road Construction Materials Delivered by Vehicle Exceeding Weight Limits

Subchapter H. Purchasing Preferences

2155.441 Preference for Products of Persons with Intellectual or Physical Disabilities 2155.442 Preference for Energy Efficient Products 2155.443 Preference for Rubberized Asphalt Paving 2155.444 Preference to Texas and United States Products and Texas Services 2155.4441 Preference under Service Contracts 2155.445 Preference for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Products 2155.446 Purchase and Use of Paper Containing Recycled Fibers 2155.447 Purchase of Recycled Oil 2155.448 Expenditures for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Commodities or Services 2155.449 Preference to Products and Services from Economically Depressed or Blighted Area 2155.450 Preference for Products of Facilities on Formerly Contaminated Property 2155.451 Vendors That Meet or Exceed Air Quality Standards 2155.452 Preference for Contractors Providing Foods of Higher Nutritional Value 2155.453 Certain Contracts for Homeland Security or Law Enforcement Technology

Subchapter I. Multiple Award Contract Schedule

2155.501 Definitions 2155.502 Development of Multiple Award Contract Schedule 2155.503 Rules 2155.504 Use of Schedule by Governmental Entities 2155.505 Historically Underutilized and Small Businesses 2155.506 Reporting Requirements 2155.508 Internet Availability 2155.509 Notice Regarding Procurements Exceeding $25,000 2155.510 Rebates