§ 1906. Supply of personnel, information and technical services.
(a) Supply of personnel.--Upon written request from another public procurement unit or external procurement activity, a public procurement unit may provide personnel to the requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity. The public procurement unit or external procurement activity making the request shall compensate the public procurement unit providing the personnel the direct and indirect cost of furnishing the personnel in accordance with an agreement between the parties.
(b) Supply of services.--The informational, technical and other services of any public procurement unit may be made available to any other public procurement unit or external procurement activity. However, the requirements of the public procurement unit tendering the services shall have precedence over the requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity. The requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity shall compensate for the expenses of the services provided in accordance with an agreement between the parties.
(c) Information services.--Upon request, the department may make available to public procurement units or external procurement activities the following services, among others:
(1) Standard forms.
(2) Printed manuals.
(3) Product specifications and standards.
(4) Quality assurance testing services and methods.
(5) Qualified products lists.
(6) Source information.
(7) Common use commodities listings.
(8) Supplier prequalification information.
(9) Supplier performance ratings.
(10) Debarred and suspended bidders lists.
(11) Forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions and other contract forms.
(12) Contracts or published summaries of contracts, including price and time of delivery information.
(d) Technical services.--The department may provide the following technical services, among others:
(1) Development of products specifications.
(2) Development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving, inspection and acceptance procedures.
(3) Use of product testing and inspection facilities.
(4) Use of personnel training programs.
(e) Fees.--The department may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under subsections (c) and (d).
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