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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 C. DELEGATIONS OF AND EXCLUSIONS FROM COMMISSION'S PURCHASING AUTHORITY AND CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING |
Sec. 2155.136. PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BY MEDICAL OR DENTAL UNIT
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(a) A medical or dental unit listed under Section 61.003, Education Code, may purchase through the use of competitive sealed proposals:
(1) prototypes of medical equipment not yet available on the market;
(2) medical equipment so new to the market that its benefits are not fully known; and
(3) major medical equipment that is so technically complex that development of specifications for competitive bidding is not feasible.
(b) To make a purchase under this section, the medical or dental unit must:
(1) follow the competitive sealed proposals procedures under Subchapter C, Chapter 2157, and commission rules on the use of competitive sealed proposals; and
(2) submit to the commission a written finding that competitive sealed bidding or informal competitive bidding is not practical or is disadvantageous to the state for the proposed acquisition.