Items are selected for specification development by or through
one or more of the following methods.
(1) Required by statute.
(A) School buses. Pursuant to Education Code, §34.002,
the Texas Department of Public Safety, with advice from the Texas
Education Agency, establishes safety standards for school buses used
to transport students. Pursuant to Education Code, §34.001, specifications
developed by the Texas Department of Public Safety in compliance with
Transportation Code, §547.7015, shall be referenced in solicitations
and made a part of any contract awarded by the comptroller as result
of a requisition received from a school district pursuant to Local
Government Code, §271.083. For the convenience of qualified purchasing
entities the specifications shall be posted on the division's website.
(B) Prison-made products and raw materials. Pursuant
to Government Code, Subtitle G, Subchapter B, §497.027, an article
or product produced under Subchapter B must meet specifications established
by the comptroller that are in effect when the article or product
is produced.
(2) Requests from using agencies. If a using agency
finds that it is having difficulty in obtaining a certain item to
meet a particular requirement, then the agency can communicate this
need to the division.
(3) Requests from purchasers. If a state agency purchaser
is having difficulty in securing bids on a particular item in the
absence of adequate uniform standards and specifications, the purchaser
may request the division to investigate the feasibility of developing
a uniform standard and specification to cover the purchase of this
item.
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