Title 12, Public Property, Printing And Contracts

The powers conferred by this part shall be in addition and supplementary to and the limitations by such sections shall not affect the powers conferred by any other general, special or local law. Projects may be undertaken under this part, notwithstanding that any other general, s…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commission” means the procurement commission;(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of general services;(3) “Personal property” or “property” means every species of state property which is not either:(A) Real…

(a) No article or personal property may be disposed of as surplus except by one (1) of the following methods:(1) Public auction, publicly advertised and held;(2) Sale under sealed bids, publicly advertised, opened and recorded;(3) Sale by internet auction;(4) Negotiated contract …

Each article of personal property to be disposed of as surplus property under this part shall be declared surplus by the commissioner or head of the releasing department or agency in accordance with this part and the regulations of the procurement commission. The commissioner sha…

(a) If the commissioner approves the declaration of property as surplus, the commissioner shall assign the property designated as surplus to one (1) of the four (4) methods of disposal set forth in this part, in accordance with regulations of the procurement commission. Such assi…

(a) Public auctions and sales under sealed bid, as provided in this part, shall be publicly advertised and publicly held. Notice of intended disposal by public auction or sale under sealed bid shall be entered by the commissioner in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulati…

(a) The procurement commission shall promulgate regulations governing the transfer of surplus property to such governmental entities and corporations organized and conducted not-for-profit which have been approved as authorized donees under the federal surplus property program. S…

(a) Acceptable payment for property purchased under any method prescribed by this part shall be prescribed by the procurement commission in its rules and regulations. (b) Possession of property shall not pass until the occurrence of such conditions as the procurement commission m…

(a) Disposal of surplus personal property which is determined to not be salvageable or usable, in accordance with regulations of the procurement commission, and disposal of surplus property in the collection of the Tennessee state museum, are exempt from this part; provided, that…

All disposals of surplus state personal property shall be conducted by the department of general services, in accordance with this part and applicable regulations of the procurement commission. The procurement commission may, however, in its discretion, designate the department h…

The proceeds from the disposal of property under this part shall be remitted to the department releasing such property. The commissioner shall charge the releasing department a reasonable fee to cover the cost of disposition of the property, except where the releasing department …

(a) It is hereby declared unlawful for any state official or employee to purchase from the state except by bid at public auction or by internet auction, using a personal computer on personal time, any surplus property during the tenure of such person's office or employment, or fo…

Bids, negotiations, purchases, trade-ins, and other procedures for disposal of surplus personal property authorized by statute and regulation shall not be construed as in violation of any law prohibiting arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, or combinations which lessen fu…

The promulgation of rules and regulations pursuant to this part shall be in conformity with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

All arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, or combinations between persons or corporations made with a view to lessen, or which tend to lessen, full and free competition in the disposal of state surplus personal property, under this part, and all arrangements, contracts, ag…

A violation of § 12-2-415 is a Class E felony.

A state employee who violates § 12-2-415 shall be punished by removal from employment in the state service and shall be prohibited from such employment for a period of five (5) years, in addition to the penalties provided in § 12-2-416.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any profit realized from the resale of surplus property transferred to vocational programs operated under title 49, chapter 11, or state technical institutes operated by the state board of regents when …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, counties, municipalities and metropolitan governments may purchase, trade or receive as a gift, upon approval of the governing bodies involved in the transaction, any used or surplus personal property from another county, municipal…

(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of its charter, or any other law, any municipality or county may purchase at any publicly advertised auction new or secondhand articles or equipment or other materials, supplies, commodities and equipment without public advertisement and compe…

(1) Notwithstanding any rule, regulation or other law to the contrary, any county, metropolitan government, municipality or other political subdivision of this state, upon majority vote of the local legislative body, may dispose of real property or personal property by private ne…

No person, firm or corporation shall be considered for contract award by the central procurement office under this chapter or under the rules and regulations established by the central procurement office, unless and until such person, firm, or corporation makes proper application…

(1) All such applications by prospective respondents shall contain:(1) A verified statement by the applicant disclosing and setting forth the types or classes of goods or services which the applicant desires to furnish and is able to furnish to the state or any state agency;(2) A…

The central procurement office shall establish and maintain from the permanent register of respondents a permanent mailing list, which shall include the names and mailing addresses of all interested respondents.

Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the central procurement office may satisfy any requirement for mailing by distributing solicitations electronically and posting solicitations to the central procurement office internet website. In addition,…

Except as provided in §§ 12-3-102 and 12-3-103, all goods and services, and all telephone, telegraph, electric light, gas, power, postal services, and the leasing of any equipment required for the use of state government, shall be purchased and contracted for by the central procu…

(a) Procurements and contracts by and for the following state governmental entities shall be exempt from the operation of this chapter:(1) The legislative branch;(2) The judicial branch;(3) The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee system, the Tennessee board of regent…

(a) Contracts for legal services, fiscal agent, financial advisor or advisory services, educational consultant services, and similar services by professional persons or groups with high ethical standards, shall not be based upon competitive procurement methods, but shall be award…

Whenever any state department or agency applies to the department of general services to lease or rent any equipment, the department of general services shall first ascertain whether or not any such equipment is available for use from any other department, institution, or agency.…

Sections 12-3-1101 — 12-3-1108 shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Minority-Owned, Woman-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Business Owned by Persons with Disabilities, and Small Business Procurement and Contracting Act.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Business owned by persons with disabilities” means a business owned by a person with a disability that is a continuing, independent, for-profit business that performs a commercially useful function, and is at le…

(a) The procurement commission is authorized to adopt rules and regulations establishing criteria and standards for minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and small businesses th…

(a) (1) All state agencies are required to actively solicit bids and proposals for equipment, supplies, personal services, professional services, consulting services, construction contracts, and architectural and engineering services from a minority-owned business, woman-owned bu…

The departments of general services, finance and administration, transportation and economic and community development, and the state building commission shall cooperate with the governor's office of diversity business enterprises in the design and implementation of procedures fo…

(a) The chief procurement officer, as director of the governor's office of diversity business enterprises, shall appoint a diversity business program director to work in conjunction with the departments of general services, finance and administration, transportation, economic and…

(a) The chief procurement officer shall annually report, on or before each December 31, to the governor and to each member of the general assembly concerning the awarding of purchases to minority-owned business, woman-owned business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, busin…

All departments, agencies and institutions of state government that purchase meat, meat food products or meat by-products, as defined in § 53-7-202, with state funds shall give preference to producers located within the boundaries of this state when awarding contracts or agreemen…

All public education institutions using state funds to purchase meat, meat food products, or meat by-products, as defined in § 53-7-202, shall give preference in awarding contracts or agreements for the purchase of such meat or meat products to producers located within the bounda…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, institutions of higher education, schools and all other state entities shall purchase coal mined in this state if such coal is available at a delivered price …

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, institutions of higher education, schools and all other state entities shall purchase natural gas produced from wells located in the state if such gas is avai…

(a) There is created the governor's office of diversity business enterprises to administer this part. All positions, resources and functions of the governor's office of diversity business enterprises existing within the department of general services shall be transferred to the p…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all departments and agencies making purchases of goods, including agricultural products, shall give preference to those produced or grown in this state or offered by Tennessee respondents as follows:(1) Goods produced in this sta…

(a) The central procurement office may, upon request, purchase goods and services for any county, city, municipality, special district, school district, other local governmental unit of the state, or quasi-governmental entity organized under a city, municipality, or county. The p…

(a) Notwithstanding any charter, private act, or general law requirements, any municipality or any county may purchase used or secondhand articles consisting of goods, equipment, materials, supplies, or commodities from any federal, state, or local governmental unit or agency wit…

(a) (1) Any municipality, county, utility district, or other local governmental unit of the state may, upon request, purchase supplies, equipment, and services for any other municipality, county, utility district, or other local governmental unit.(2) The purchases shall be made o…