(a) The Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the State Contracting Standards Board, shall establish and maintain a single electronic portal available on the Internet and located on the Department of Administrative Services' web site for purposes of posting all contracting opportunities with state agencies in the executive branch, the constituent units of the state system of higher education and quasi-public agencies. Such electronic portal shall be known as the State Contracting Portal.
(b) The State Contracting Portal shall, among other things, include: (1) All requests for bids or proposals, and other solicitations regardless of the method of source selection, related materials and all resulting contracts and agreements by state agencies; (2) a searchable database for locating information; (3) personal services agreements and purchase of service agreements; (4) a state procurement and contract manual or other similar information designated by the Department of Administrative Services as describing approved contracting processes and procedures; and (5) prominent features to encourage the active recruitment and participation of small businesses and women and minority-owned enterprises in the state contracting process.
(c) All state agencies in the executive branch, the constituent units of the state system of higher education and quasi-public agencies shall post all bids, requests for proposals and all resulting contracts and agreements on the State Contracting Portal and shall, with the assistance of the Department of Administrative Services as needed, develop the infrastructure and capability to electronically communicate with the State Contracting Portal.
(d) All state agencies in the executive branch, the constituent units of the state system of higher education and quasi-public agencies shall develop written policies and procedures to ensure that information is posted to the State Contracting Portal in a timely, complete and accurate manner consistent with the highest legal and ethical standards of state government.
(e) The Department of Administrative Services shall periodically report to the Governor and the State Contracting Standards Board on the progress of all state agencies in the executive branch, the constituent units of the state system higher education and quasi-public agencies, in developing the capacity, infrastructure, policies and procedures to electronically communicate with the State Contracting Portal and the Department of Administrative Services' progress toward establishment and maintenance of the State Contracting Portal.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1, S. 13; P.A. 11-51, S. 86.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-1 effective January 1, 2009; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (c) to delete reference to Department of Information Technology, effective July 1, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 62 - State Contracting Standards Board
Section 4e-6. - Triennial audits of state contracting agencies. Compliance report.
Section 4e-8. - Contracting Standards Advisory Council. Duties.
Section 4e-9. - Vendor and Citizen Advisory Panel. Established. Duties.
Section 4e-10. - Submission of legislation by board to the Governor and General Assembly.
Section 4e-11. - Adoption of procurement codes by constitutional officers. Deadline.
Section 4e-12. - Procurement codes for legislative and judicial branches. Requirements.
Section 4e-14. - Requirements for contracts taking effect on or after June 1, 2010.
Section 4e-17. - Application of privatization and contracting provisions, generally.
Section 4e-23. - Regulations for the waiver of competitive bid or proposal requirements.
Section 4e-25. - Request for factual information reasonably available to bidder or proposer.
Section 4e-27. - Regulations for the use of cost-reimbursement contracts.
Section 4e-32. - Retention and disposal of procurement records by state contracting agencies.
Section 4e-36. - Contest of the solicitation or award of a contract by bidder or proposer.
Section 4e-38. - Issuance of decision on appeal by board.
Section 4e-41. - Regulations concerning the procurement of architectural and engineering services.
Section 4e-42. - Regulations concerning bid security for certain competitive sealed bidding.
Section 4e-43. - Regulations concerning errors and omissions insurance.
Section 4e-44. - Regulations concerning the procurement of consultant services.
Section 4e-45. - Regulations concerning infrastructure facilities.
Section 4e-50. - Contracts for environmental remediation of brownfields.