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TITLE 34PUBLIC FINANCE
PART 1COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
CHAPTER 20STATEWIDE PROCUREMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER BPUBLIC PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION
DIVISION 2PUBLICIZING PROCUREMENT: CMBL, ESBD, AND VPTS
RULE §20.109Purpose

(a) The ESBD is established as a means for all state agencies to post notice directly and electronically in an electronic procurement marketplace on the Internet before making a procurement with a value that exceeds $25,000.

(b) The requirements of this subchapter are in addition to the requirements of other laws relating to the solicitation of bids, proposals, or other applicable expressions of interest for a procurement by a state agency. This subchapter does not affect whether a state agency is required to award a contract for procurement through competitive bidding, competitive sealed proposals, or another purchasing method.

(c) This section applies to each state agency making a procurement that will exceed $25,000.00 in value, without regard to the source of funds the agency will use for the procurement, including a procurement that:

  (1) is otherwise exempt from the comptroller's purchasing authority;

  (2) is made under delegated purchasing authority;

  (3) is related to a construction project; or

  (4) is a procurement of professional or consulting services.

(d) A solicitation does not include an agreement between a state agency and a state agency, local government, or another government entity under Government Code, Chapters 771, 791, 792, or other law.


Source Note: The provisions of this §20.109 adopted to be effective January 24, 2017, 42 TexReg 229

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