(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, a contracting agency shall exercise all procurement authority in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracting Code.
(b) When a contracting agency has authority under this section to carry out functions described in this section, or has authority to make procurements under a provision of law other than the Public Contracting Code, the contracting agency is not required to exercise that authority in accordance with the provisions of the code if, under ORS 279A.025, the code does not apply to the contract or contracting authority.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, for state agencies the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services has all the authority to carry out the provisions of the Public Contracting Code.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, the Director of Transportation has all the authority to:
(a) Procure or supervise the procurement of all services and personal services to construct, acquire, plan, design, maintain and operate passenger terminal facilities and motor vehicle parking facilities in connection with any public transportation system in accordance with ORS 184.689 (5);
(b) Procure or supervise the procurement of all goods, services, public improvements and personal services relating to the operation, maintenance or construction of highways, bridges and other transportation facilities that are subject to the authority of the Department of Transportation; and
(c) Establish standards for, prescribe forms for and conduct the prequalification of prospective bidders on public improvement contracts related to the operation, maintenance or construction of highways, bridges and other transportation facilities that are subject to the authority of the Department of Transportation.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, the Secretary of State has all the authority to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services related to programs under the authority of the Secretary of State.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in the Public Contracting Code, the State Treasurer has all the authority to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services related to programs under the authority of the State Treasurer.
(6) The state agencies listed in this subsection have all the authority to do the following in accordance with the Public Contracting Code:
(a) The Department of Human Services to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services for the construction, demolition, exchange, maintenance, operation and equipping of housing:
(A) For persons with chronic mental illness, subject to applicable provisions of ORS 426.504; and
(B) For the purpose of providing care to individuals with mental retardation or other developmental disabilities, subject to applicable provisions of ORS 427.335;
(b) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife to procure or supervise the procurement of construction materials, equipment, supplies, services and personal services for public improvements, public works or ordinary construction described in ORS 279C.320 that is subject to the authority of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife;
(c) The State Parks and Recreation Department to procure or supervise the procurement of all goods, services, public improvements and personal services relating to state parks;
(d) The Oregon Department of Aviation to procure or supervise the procurement of construction materials, equipment, supplies, services and personal services for public improvements, public works or ordinary construction described in ORS 279C.320 that is subject to the authority of the Oregon Department of Aviation;
(e) The Economic and Community Development Department to procure or supervise the procurement of all goods, services, personal services and public improvements related to its foreign trade offices operating outside the state;
(f) The Housing and Community Services Department to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services and personal services as provided in ORS 279A.025 (2)(o);
(g) The Department of Corrections to procure or supervise the procurement of construction materials, equipment, supplies, services and personal services for public improvements, public works or ordinary construction described in ORS 279C.320 that is subject to the authority of the Department of Corrections;
(h) The Department of Corrections, subject to any applicable provisions of ORS 279A.120, 279A.125, 279A.145 and 283.110 to 283.395, to procure or supervise the procurement of goods for its institutions;
(i) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs to procure or supervise the procurement of real estate broker and principal real estate broker services related to programs under the department’s authority;
(j) The Oregon Military Department to procure or supervise the procurement of construction materials, equipment, supplies, services and personal services for public improvements, public works or ordinary construction described in ORS 279C.320 that is subject to the authority of the Oregon Military Department;
(k) The Department of Education, subject to any applicable provisions of ORS 329.075, 329.085 and 329.485 and the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425), to procure or supervise the procurement of goods, services, personal services and information technology relating to student assessment; and
(L) Any state agency to conduct a procurement when the agency is specifically authorized by any provision of law other than the Public Contracting Code to enter into a contract.
(7) Notwithstanding this section and ORS 279A.140 (1), the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services has exclusive authority to procure or supervise the procurement of all state agency information technology contracts and all price agreements on behalf of the state agencies identified in subsection (6)(a) to (j) of this section under which more than one state agency may order goods, services or personal services unless the director delegates this authority. This subsection does not apply to contracts under which the contractor delivers to the state agency information technology products or services incidental to the performance of personal services contracts described in ORS chapter 279C or construction contracts described in ORS chapter 279C. A state agency identified in subsection (3) or (6)(a) to (j) of this section may not establish a price agreement or enter into a contract for goods, services or personal services without the approval of the director if the director has established a price agreement for the goods, services or personal services. [2003 c.794 §7; 2005 c.625 §61; 2007 c.70 §68; 2007 c.197 §1; 2007 c.764 §3]
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