Sec. 392.0565. PURCHASES MADE UNDER FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PROGRAM. (a) An authority may purchase equipment and supplies and award contracts for services or for repairs, maintenance, and replacements in compliance with the consolidated supply program or any other procurement program or procedure established by the federal government. The authority is exempt from applicable state laws to the extent necessary to allow the authority's participation in the program or procedure.
(b) On the request of a Texas vendor, an authority shall provide the vendor with the current cost published by the consolidated supply program or any other product program established by the federal government that the authority might use to purchase any of the supplies or equipment it uses. An authority shall permit the vendor to bid on those items it believes that it can provide at the same or lower delivered cost if the vendor can demonstrate that the items are of the same quality and specifications as those offered through the applicable federal program.
(c) In this section, "consolidated supply program" means a program established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist housing authorities to operate public housing projects efficiently and economically and to assure the availability of products that have the durability required for the safety, security, and economical maintenance of low-income housing.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 81(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
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