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
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers
Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act
Section 1 - Application of Chapter
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