75-4713. Acquisition of telecommunications services; negotiating committee; procedures. (a) The telecommunications negotiating committee is a three-person committee composed of (1) the governor, or a person designated by the governor, (2) the director of purchases, or a person designated by the director of purchases, and (3) the executive chief information technology officer, or a person appointed by the executive chief information technology officer. The telecommunications negotiating committee may negotiate contracts for telecommunications services to be entered into by the executive chief information technology officer for state agencies and other entities as provided in K.S.A. 75-4709, and amendments thereto.
(b) Prior to negotiating for telecommunications services, the committee shall advertise for sealed proposals. The committee then may negotiate with one or more firms submitting proposals and select from among those submitting such proposals the party to contract with for the purpose of providing telecommunications services.
(c) Contracts entered into pursuant to this section for telecommunications services shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3738 to 75-3740a, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1985, ch. 285, § 1; L. 2013, ch. 62, § 25; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 47 - Information Systems And Communications
75-4704 Data processing services for state agencies; charges, collection and disposition.
75-4704b Multiple year appropriations and contracts.
75-4707 Contracts for information processing equipment.
75-4710 Telecommunications services defined.
75-4712 Adoption of rules and regulations by executive chief information technology officer.
75-4713 Acquisition of telecommunications services; negotiating committee; procedures.
75-4714 Fees for telecommunications services; disposition; information technology fund.
75-4717 Governmental unit, defined.
75-4719 Office of information technology services; separate state agency.