(a) The state, through the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or any political subdivision thereof, through the officer or agent legally authorized to make purchases on its behalf, may enter into any contract with the United States government or any federal agency for the purchase, lease or other acquisition of any equipment, supplies, materials or other property or for the purchase, sale or exchange of, or other cooperation concerning, services related to medicine or health. No provision of the statutes or of any municipal charter concerning the inviting of competitive bids, public advertising for bids or of expenditures, the delivery of purchases before payment, or any other provision which may result in disadvantage or loss of opportunity to such state agency or subdivision in such transactions with the federal government, shall apply to transactions made under the provisions of this subsection. Any municipality desiring to enter into any such contract may do so only after the acceptance of the applicable provisions of this section at a meeting of such municipality warned and held for the purpose.
(b) The state, through the Commissioner of Administrative Services and pursuant to Public Law 103-355, may purchase equipment, supplies, materials, information technology services or other property or services from a person who has a contract to sell such property to a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States government, in accordance with the terms and conditions of said contract.
(1949 Rev., S. 263; P.A. 77-111, S. 1, 2; 77-614, S. 135, 610; P.A. 96-176, S. 3; P.A. 08-19, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-111 allowed contracting with federal agencies for services related to medicine or health; P.A. 77-614 replaced director of purchases with commissioner of administrative services; Sec. 4-25 transferred to Sec. 4a-66 in 1989; P.A. 96-176 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), inserted “Government” in Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re purchasing from federal contractors; P.A. 08-19 amended Subsec. (b) to include references to information technology services and other services, effective April 29, 2008.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4a - Administrative Services
Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing
Section 4a-50. (Formerly Sec. 4-109). - Definitions.
Section 4a-51. (Formerly Sec. 4-110). - Duties of Administrative Services Commissioner re purchases.
Section 4a-52. (Formerly Sec. 4-111). - Regulations.
Section 4a-52b. - Circumstances in which constituent units authorized to purchase by negotiation.
Section 4a-53a. - Contracting agent for group of municipalities.
Section 4a-55. (Formerly Sec. 4-110b). - Laundry service and supply contracts.
Section 4a-56. (Formerly Sec. 4-123). - Purchasing standards and specifications.
Section 4a-57a. - Distribution of surplus state property. Lease of property to municipalities.
Section 4a-57c. - Multiple criteria bids or proposals. Pilot program.
Section 4a-57e. - Purchases of personal protective equipment. List of companies. Report.
Section 4a-59. (Formerly Sec. 4-114). - Award of contracts.
Section 4a-60b. - Reverse auctions. Use by contracting agencies authorized.
Section 4a-60j. (Formerly Sec. 32-9h). - Time for payment of contractors.
Section 4a-62. (Formerly Sec. 4-114c). - Minority Business Enterprise Review Committee.
Section 4a-63. - Disqualification from bidding on contracts. Suspension.
Section 4a-64. (Formerly Sec. 4-116). - Persons not to be interested in contract.
Section 4a-65. (Formerly Sec. 4-115). - Unlawful purchases.
Section 4a-67. (Formerly Sec. 4-120a). - Acquisition of federal surplus property.
Section 4a-67b. - Elimination of use of disposable and single-use products in state government.
Section 4a-67c. - Equipment and appliances for state use, energy standards.
Section 4a-67e. - Standards for purchase of recycled paper.
Section 4a-67f. - Specifications for printing and writing paper.
Section 4a-67g. - Recycling and remanufacture of laser printer toner cartridges.
Section 4a-70a. - Prohibition on printing state stationery containing party symbol.
Section 4a-71. (Formerly Sec. 4-121a). - Prompt payment by state departments and agencies.
Section 4a-72. (Formerly Sec. 4-121b). - Prompt payment. Exceptions.
Section 4a-73. (Formerly Sec. 4-121c). - Administration of prompt payment provisions.
Section 4a-76. (Formerly Sec. 4-122a). - Recording of estimated requirements.