| (a) To procure goods or services, a state agency may
use the following procurement methods as further prescribed by this
subchapter:
(1) competitive sealed bidding;
(2) competitive sealed proposals;
(3) proprietary purchases;
(4) emergency procurements;
(5) small purchases;
(6) requests for offers; or
(7) purchases by means of special contracting methods
as otherwise specified in this subchapter.
(b) In addition to the methods described in subsection
(a) of this section, a state agency may use any other method of procurement
authorized by statute.
(c) Whenever possible, purchases are based on competitive
bids.
(d) Negotiation of contracts, including price, is permitted
for:
(1) purchases by means of competitive sealed proposals;
(2) proprietary purchases or purchases of items for
which there is only one source of supply;
(3) emergency purchases when there is insufficient
time to solicit bids;
(4) purchases by means of requests for offers; and
(5) proposed purchases in circumstances where the competitive
solicitation has been advertised but the state agency has received
only one acceptable bid, or no acceptable bids; provided, however,
such negotiation may not result in a material change to the advertised
specifications.
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