| (a) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) the lease, purchase, or lease-purchase of real
property;
(2) interstate or international agreements executed
in accordance with applicable law;
(3) an agreement under the Interagency Cooperation
Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 771;
(4) an agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act,
Texas Government Code, Chapter 791; or
(5) the award of a grant when the substance of the
transaction refers to either:
(A) an expenditure of funds from the State Treasury
to a person or entity that does not provide consideration or a benefit
to the state in exchange for the funds as defined in the Texas Comptroller's
Texas Grant Management Standards or its successor, or
(B) a subaward provided to a subrecipient to carry
out part of a federal award received by the pass-through entity as
defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 2 §200.1, or
its successor.
(b) Subchapter B of this chapter (relating to Procurement
and Special Contracting Methods) does not apply to the purchase of
common goods and services delegated to HHSC and each health and human
services agency by the Comptroller for the direct consumption or use
in the day-to-day support of administrative operations.
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