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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES |
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Chapter 2155. PURCHASING: GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES |
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Subchapter B. GENERAL PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS, PROCEDURES, AND PROGRAMS |
Sec. 2155.075. REQUIREMENT TO SPECIFY VALUE FACTORS IN REQUEST FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS
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(a) For a purchase made through competitive bidding, the commission or other state agency making the purchase must specify in the request for bids the factors other than price that the commission or agency will consider in determining which bid offers the best value for the state.
(b) For a purchase made through competitive sealed proposals, the commission or other state agency making the purchase:
(1) must specify in the request for proposals the known factors other than price that the commission or agency will consider in determining which proposal offers the best value for the state; and
(2) may concurrently inform each vendor that made a proposal on the contract of any additional factors the commission or agency will consider in determining which proposal offers the best value for the state if the commission or other agency determines after opening the proposals that additional factors not covered under Subdivision (1) are relevant in determining which proposal offers the best value for the state.