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 commission rules on the use of competitive sealed proposals; and
(2) submit to the commission 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.
Section: Previous 2155.085 2155.086 2155.087 2155.088 2155.089 2155.131 2155.132 2155.136 2155.137 2155.138 2155.139 2155.140 2155.141 2155.143 2155.144 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016