Texas Government Code Title 10, Chapter 2157 - Purchasing: Purchase Of Automated Information Systems

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 2157.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Automated information system" includes: (A) the computers and computer devices on which an information system is automated, including computers and computer...
• Texas Section 2157.0011 - Transfer Of Duties; Reference
  (a) The powers and duties of the commission under this chapter are transferred to the comptroller. (b) In this chapter, a reference to the commission...
• Texas Section 2157.0012 - Authority To Adopt Rules
  The comptroller may adopt rules to efficiently and effectively administer this chapter. Before adopting a rule under this section, the comptroller must conduct a public...
• Texas Section 2157.002 - Applicability
  Subchapters A, B, and D apply only to a state agency to which Chapter 2054 applies. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec....
• Texas Section 2157.003 - Determining Best Value For Purchases Of Automated Information Systems
  "Best value" for purposes of this chapter means the lowest overall cost of an automated information system. In determining the lowest overall cost for a...
• Texas Section 2157.004 - Transfers And Loans
  A state agency that acquires a telecommunications device, system, or service or an automated information system by interagency transfer, contract, or loan, or by public...
• Texas Section 2157.006 - Purchasing Methods
  (a) The commission or other state agency shall purchase an automated information system using: (1) the purchasing method described by Section 2157.068 for commodity items;...

SUBCHAPTER B COMMODITY ITEMS

• Texas Section 2157.007 - Consideration Of Cloud Computing Service Purchase
  (a) "Cloud computing service" has the meaning assigned by Special Publication 800-145 issued by the United States Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and...
• Texas Section 2157.068 - Purchase Of Information Technology Commodity Items
  (a) In this section, "commodity items" means commercial software, hardware, or technology services, other than telecommunications services, that are generally available to businesses or the...
• Texas Section 2157.0685 - Contract Requirements For Certain Services
  (a) In this section, "statement of work" means a document that states the requirements for a contract, including deliverables, performance specifications, and other requirements, specific...

SUBCHAPTER C REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS PURCHASE METHOD

• Texas Section 2157.069 - Clearing Fund Account
  The comptroller shall establish in the state treasury the clearing fund account. The account is a revolving fund account for the administration of Section 2157.068....
• Texas Section 2157.121 - Acquisition Through Competitive Sealed Proposals
  (a) The commission or other state agency may acquire a telecommunications device, system, or service or an automated information system by using competitive sealed proposals...
• Texas Section 2157.122 - Solicitation Of Proposals; Public Notice
  The commission or other state agency shall: (1) solicit proposals under this subchapter by a request for proposals; and (2) give public notice of the...
• Texas Section 2157.123 - Opening And Filing Proposals; Public Inspection
  (a) The commission or other state agency shall avoid disclosing the contents of each proposal on opening the proposal and during negotiations with competing offerors....
• Texas Section 2157.124 - Discussion And Revision Of Proposal
  (a) As provided by a request for proposals and under commission rules, the commission or other state agency may discuss an acceptable or potentially acceptable...
• Texas Section 2157.125 - Contract Award; Factors Considered
  (a) The commission or other state agency shall make a written award of a purchase or lease to the offeror whose proposal under this subchapter...

SUBCHAPTER D PREAPPROVED CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Texas Section 2157.126 - Rules
  The commission shall adopt rules necessary or convenient to perform its responsibilities regarding requests for proposals under this subchapter and shall request assistance from other...
• Texas Section 2157.181 - Preapproved Contract Terms And Conditions
  (a) The commission, with the concurrence of the department, may negotiate with vendors preapproved terms and conditions to be included in contracts relating to the...
• Texas Section 2157.182 - Validity Of Preapproved Terms And Conditions; Renegotiation
  (a) Preapproved terms and conditions to which a vendor, the commission, and the department agree are valid for two years after the date of the...
• Texas Section 2157.183 - Preapproved Term Or Condition Part Of Contract; Change Of Term Or Condition
  (a) Preapproved terms and conditions must be part of any contract between a state agency and a vendor that has agreed to them. (b) A...
• Texas Section 2157.184 - Notification Of State Agencies And Vendors
  The commission and the department jointly shall establish procedures to notify state agencies and potential vendors of the provisions of this subchapter regarding preapproved terms...

Last modified: September 28, 2016