Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act
Section 4 - Submission of Quotations

Section 4. (a) Except as permitted pursuant to this section and section 7, for the procurement of a supply or service in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not more than $50,000, a procurement officer shall seek written quotations from no fewer than 3 persons customarily providing the supply or service. The procurement officer shall record: (1) the names and addresses of all person from whom quotations were sought, (2) the purchase description used for the procurement, (3) the names of the persons submitting quotations and (4) the date and amount of each quotation. Such information shall be retained in the file required pursuant to section 3. A governmental body may require that any procurement in an amount of not more than $50,000 be subject to section 5.
(b) The procurement officer shall award the contract to the responsible person offering the needed quality of supply or service at the lowest quotation.
(c) A procurement in the amount of less than $10,000 shall be obtained through the exercise of sound business practices.
(d) A procurement officer, who follows sound business practices, may award contracts which include individual purchases of less than $35,000 to Massachusetts farm operations for the procurement of products of agriculture as defined in section 1A of chapter 128 including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy products, meats, crops, horticultural products and products processed into value added products, that are grown or produced using products grown in the commonwealth as well as fish, seafood and other aquatic products, without seeking quotations as required under subsection (a).

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers

Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act

Section 1 - Application of Chapter

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 3 - Procurement Contracts; Files

Section 4 - Submission of Quotations

Section 5 - Competitive Sealed Bidding Procedures

Section 6 - Competitive Sealed Proposals; Requests for Proposals; Additional Evaluation Criteria

Section 6a - Utilization of Reverse Auctions for the Acquisition of Supplies and Services

Section 7 - Sole Source Procurements

Section 8 - Emergency Procurements

Section 9 - Cancellation of Invitation for Bids; Rejection of Bids or Proposals

Section 10 - Certification of Good Faith

Section 11 - Splitting of Procurements

Section 12 - Term of Contract; Information to Be Included in Solicitation; Cancellation of Contract

Section 13 - Increase of Services or Supplies Specified in Contract

Section 13a - Recycling or Composting Contracts; Modifications and Amendments

Section 14 - Specification Requirements; Proprietary Supply or Service and Sole Source Procurement

Section 15 - Tangible Supply; Disposition

Section 16 - Real Property; Disposition or Acquisition

Section 17 - Writing Requirement; Invalidation of Contracts; Forfeiture; Civil Actions

Section 18 - Sheltered Market Programs

Section 19 - Delegation of Procurement Officer's Powers and Duties

Section 20 - Preference for Products of Agriculture Grown or Produced Using Products Grown in Commonwealth; Governmental Bodies

Section 22 - Cooperative Purchasing Agreements Between Public Procurement Units or Public Procurement Unit and External Procurement Activity

Section 23 - Cooperative Purchasing Agreements Between Public Procurement Units or Public Procurement Unit and External Procurement Activity