Montana Code Annotated
Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing
18-4-406. Information and services -- fees

18-4-406. Information and services -- fees. (1) Upon request, the department may make available to public procurement units certain services, including but not limited to the following:
(a) standard forms;
(b) printed manuals;
(c) product specifications and standards;
(d) quality assurance testing services and methods;
(e) qualified products lists;
(f) source information;
(g) common use commodities listings;
(h) supplier prequalification information;
(i) supplier performance ratings;
(j) debarred and suspended bidders lists;
(k) forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions, and other contract forms;
(l) contracts or published summaries thereof, including price and time of delivery information; and
(m) cooperative purchasing.
(2) The state, through the department, may provide technical services, including but not limited to the following:
(a) development of product specifications;
(b) development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving, inspection, and acceptance procedures;
(c) use of product testing and inspection facilities; and
(d) use of personnel training programs.
(3) The department may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under subsections (1) and (2). Such fees may be used by the department to offset costs incurred in providing such services.
History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 519, L. 1983.

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