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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle G. CORRECTIONS |
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Chapter 495. CONTRACTS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES |
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Subchapter B. MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES |
Sec. 495.025. CERTAIN COMMISSARY CONTRACTS; TASTE TESTS
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(a) For the purchase of commissary food goods, the department may conduct a taste test as consideration for a bid award only if, to conduct the test, the department contracts with a private marketing vendor, a university, or another independent organization that is experienced in food product evaluation and taste tests.
(b) In awarding a bid for commissary food goods for which a taste test is conducted, the department may use the taste test results as not more than 30 percent of the criteria used for the bid award.
(c) A contract into which the department enters under Subsection (a) must require the vendor, university, or other organization, at the expense of the vendor, university, or organization, to annually re-conduct the taste test to ensure that the product meets the original specifications of the request for proposal that resulted in the department entering a contract for the tested product.