Sec. 2155.136. PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT BY MEDICAL OR DENTAL UNIT. (a) A medical or dental unit listed under Section 61.003, Education Code, may purchase through the use of competitive sealed proposals:
(1) prototypes of medical equipment not yet available on the market;
(2) medical equipment so new to the market that its benefits are not fully known; and
(3) major medical equipment that is so technically complex that development of specifications for competitive bidding is not feasible.
(b) To make a purchase under this section, the medical or dental unit must:
(1) follow the competitive sealed proposals procedures under Subchapter C, Chapter 2157, and comptroller rules on the use of competitive sealed proposals; and
(2) submit to the comptroller a written finding that competitive sealed bidding or informal competitive bidding is not practical or is disadvantageous to the state for the proposed acquisition.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services
Chapter 2155 - Purchasing: General Rules and Procedures
Section 2155.131. Delegation of Authority to State Agencies
Section 2155.132. Purchases Less Than Specified Monetary Amount
Section 2155.136. Purchase of Certain Medical Equipment by Medical or Dental Unit
Section 2155.137. Emergency Purchases
Section 2155.138. Exemption of Goods or Services of Blind or Visually Impaired Persons
Section 2155.139. Exemption for Certain Libraries and Health Facilities
Section 2155.140. Purchase From Gift or Grant Not Within Comptroller's Purchasing Authority
Section 2155.141. Purchases for Auxiliary Enterprise Not Within Comptroller's Purchasing Authority
Section 2155.143. Purchase of Care and Treatment Services by Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Section 2155.144. Procurements by Health and Human Services Agencies
Section 2155.1441. Health Care Purchasing
Section 2155.1442. Foster Care Residential Contract Management
Section 2155.145. Certain Purchases by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Section 2155.146. Certain Purchases by Employees Retirement System of Texas
Section 2155.147. Certain Purchases by General Land Office
Section 2155.148. Certain Purchases for Texas Emergency Services Retirement System
Section 2155.149. Certain Purchases by Veterans' Land Board
Section 2155.150. Certain Purchases by Railroad Commission of Texas