Sec. 2155.0755. VERIFICATION OF USE OF BEST VALUE STANDARD. (a) The contract manager or procurement director of each state agency shall:
(1) approve each state agency contract for which the agency is required to purchase goods or services using the best value standard;
(2) ensure that, for each contract, the agency documents the best value standard used for the contract; and
(3) acknowledge in writing that the agency complied with the agency's and comptroller's contract management guide in the purchase.
(b) For each purchase of goods or services for which a state agency is required to use the best value standard, the comptroller shall ensure that the agency includes in the vendor performance tracking system established under Section 2262.055 information on whether the vendor satisfied that standard.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services
Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures
Subchapter B. General Purchasing Requirements, Procedures, and Programs
Section 2155.061. Comptroller Purchasing System
Section 2155.062. Purchase Methods
Section 2155.063. Competitive Bidding Requirement
Section 2155.064. Schedule and Bulk Purchasing
Section 2155.065. Contracts With Department of Criminal Justice
Section 2155.066. Review of Specifications
Section 2155.067. Proprietary Purchases
Section 2155.068. Uniform Standards and Specifications
Section 2155.069. Testing and Inspection
Section 2155.070. Failure to Meet Specifications
Section 2155.072. Statewide or Regional Services Contracts; Studies
Section 2155.073. Participation by Small Businesses in State Purchasing
Section 2155.074. Best Value Standard for Purchase of Goods or Services
Section 2155.075. Requirement to Specify Value Factors in Request for Bids or Proposals
Section 2155.0755. Verification of Use of Best Value Standard
Section 2155.076. Protest Procedures
Section 2155.077. Barring Vendor From Participation in State Contracts
Section 2155.079. Buying Under Contract Established by Agency Other Than Comptroller
Section 2155.080. Advisory Committee on Procurement
Section 2155.081. Vendor Advisory Committee
Section 2155.083. State Business Daily; Notice Regarding Procurements Exceeding $25,000
Section 2155.084. Purchases From Federal Government
Section 2155.085. Reverse Auction Procedure
Section 2155.088. Material Changes to Contracts
Section 2155.089. Reporting Vendor Performance
Section 2155.090. Vendor and Employee Interaction and Communication Policy
Section 2155.091. Chief Procurement Officer: Powers and Duties