Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 2155.149. CERTAIN PURCHASES BY VETERANS' LAND BOARD. (a) The Veterans' Land Board is delegated all purchasing functions relating to veterans homes and veterans cemeteries. (b) The Veterans' Land Board shall acquire goods and services under Subsection (a) by any procurement m…

Sec. 2155.150. CERTAIN PURCHASES BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS. (a) The Railroad Commission of Texas is delegated all purchasing functions relating to purchases under: (1) Chapter 89, Natural Resources Code; (2) Sections 81.067 and 81.068, Natural Resources Code; and (3) Chapte…

Sec. 2155.202. COMMUNITY CENTERS; ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS; CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS. The following entities may purchase goods and services through the comptroller: (1) a community center for mental health services or intellectual disability services that receives state grants-in-ai…

Sec. 2155.203. PURCHASES BY LEGISLATURE AND LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES. A house of the legislature, or an agency, council, or committee of the legislature, including the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, the state auditor's office, and the Legislative Reference L…

Sec. 2155.204. LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING PROGRAM. The comptroller's provision of purchasing services for local governments is governed by Subchapter D, Chapter 271, Local Government Code. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, …

Sec. 2155.205. INTERSTATE PURCHASING. (a) Subject to Section 2156.181 or other law, the comptroller may enter into agreements to authorize state agencies and political subdivisions of other states to purchase goods or services through comptroller contracts. (b) The comptroller ma…

Sec. 2155.261. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter: (1) applies to a purchase or other acquisition under this chapter or Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158 for which competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals are required; (2) applies to a state agency that makes a purchase or oth…

Sec. 2155.262. UNIFORM REGISTRATION FORM. (a) The comptroller shall develop a uniform registration form for applying to do business with the comptroller or with another state agency. (b) The comptroller and each state agency shall make the form available to an applicant. (c) The …

Sec. 2155.263. CENTRALIZED MASTER BIDDERS LIST. (a) The comptroller shall maintain a centralized master bidders list and register on the list the name and address of each vendor that applies for registration under rules adopted under this subchapter. The comptroller may include o…

Sec. 2155.264. AGENCY SOLICITATION OF BIDS OR PROPOSALS FOR ACQUISITION OVER $25,000. A state agency that proposes to make a purchase or other acquisition that will cost more than $25,000 shall solicit bids or proposals from each eligible vendor on the master bidders list that se…

Sec. 2155.265. ACCESS TO MASTER BIDDERS LIST. (a) The comptroller shall make the master bidders list available to each state agency that makes a purchase or other acquisition to which this subchapter applies. (b) The comptroller shall make the list available either electronically…

Sec. 2155.266. REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEE. (a) The comptroller may charge a person applying for registration on the master bidders list a registration fee and may charge a registrant a biennial renewal fee in an amount designed to recover the comptroller's costs in: (1) making …

Sec. 2155.267. RULES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING MASTER BIDDERS LIST. (a) The comptroller shall adopt procedures for: (1) making and maintaining the master bidders list; and (2) removing an inactive vendor from the list. (b) The comptroller shall establish by rule a vendor classific…

Sec. 2155.268. USE OF STATE AGENCY BIDDERS LIST. (a) A state agency may not maintain and use its own bidders list. The prohibition of this subsection does not apply to the Texas Department of Transportation. (b) A state agency may supplement the bidders list with its own list of …

Sec. 2155.269. WAIVER. The comptroller by rule may establish a process under which the requirement for soliciting bids or proposals from eligible vendors on a bidders list may be waived for an appropriate state agency or an appropriate purchase or other acquisition under circumst…

Sec. 2155.270. AGENCY ASSISTANCE WITH BIDDERS LIST ISSUES. The comptroller may assist a state agency with issues relating to a bidders list. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 39, e…

Sec. 2155.321. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Financial information" means information that the comptroller determines is necessary to audit a claim under Chapter 403. (2) "Purchase information" means information that the comptroller determines is necessary to audit a purc…

Sec. 2155.322. INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION. (a) A state agency shall: (1) inspect and evaluate at the time of receipt all goods or services that the agency receives to determine whether the goods or services comply with the contract under which they were purchased; and (2) certi…

Sec. 2155.323. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION. (a) On receipt of a certification, financial information, and purchase information from a state agency as required by this subchapter, the comptroller shall audit the financial information under Chapter 403. (b) If the comptroller ap…

Sec. 2155.324. PURCHASE AUDIT. (a) When the comptroller considers a purchase audit to be advisable, the comptroller shall audit the purchase information for compliance with applicable purchasing statutes and rules. (b) The comptroller may determine the auditing method used under …

Sec. 2155.325. PURCHASE AUDIT AFTER ISSUANCE OF WARRANT. (a) The comptroller may audit purchase information after a warrant has been issued if the audit will expedite the payment process. (b) For audits under this section, the comptroller by rule shall: (1) determine the types of…

Sec. 2155.326. AUDIT BY STATE AUDITOR. Transactions, processes, and the performance of functions under this chapter and Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158 are subject to audit by the state auditor under Chapter 321. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Am…

Sec. 2155.327. INTERAGENCY PURCHASES AND TRANSACTIONS. This subchapter does not apply to an interagency purchase or transaction. An interagency purchase or transaction must be accomplished on a special voucher or electronically as prescribed by the comptroller. Added by Acts 1995…

Sec. 2155.381. INVOICE. (a) The contractor or seller of goods or services contracted for by the comptroller shall submit an invoice to the ordering agency at the address shown on the purchase order. (b) The invoice shall be prepared and submitted as provided by rule of the comptr…

Sec. 2155.382. PAYMENT BY WARRANT. (a) After the comptroller approves financial information and purchase information, when advance approval of that information is required by rule of the comptroller, the comptroller shall draw a warrant on the state treasury for: (1) the amount d…

Sec. 2155.383. ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY. A state agency may make an advance payment to a federal or other state agency for goods purchased from the agency if an advance payment will expedite delivery of the goods. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, …

Sec. 2155.384. AUTHORITY TO PAY CHARGES. The comptroller, a state agency, or an entity authorized under Chapter 271, Local Government Code, or Section 2155.202 to purchase from a contract entered into under the authority of the comptroller may pay a restocking charge, cancellatio…

Sec. 2155.385. CREDIT CARDS. (a) If authorized by rule adopted by the comptroller under Section 403.023, the comptroller may contract with one or more credit card issuers for state agencies to use credit cards to pay for purchases. The comptroller may not enter into a contract th…

Sec. 2155.386. PREPAYMENT FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS BY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. An institution of higher education may pay for books and other published library materials before receiving them if reasonably necessary for the efficient operation of the institution's libraries.…

Sec. 2155.387. PAYMENT FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DELIVERED BY VEHICLE EXCEEDING WEIGHT LIMITS. A state agency that purchases road construction materials may pay for road construction materials delivered in a vehicle that exceeds the maximum gross weight authorized by law fo…

Sec. 2155.441. PREFERENCE FOR PRODUCTS OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. (a) The products of workshops, organizations, or corporations whose primary purpose is training and employing individuals having an intellectual disability or a physical disability shall…

Sec. 2155.442. PREFERENCE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS. The comptroller shall give preference to energy efficient products in purchases made under this subtitle if: (1) the products meet state specifications regarding quantity and quality; and (2) the cost of the product is equa…

Sec. 2155.443. PREFERENCE FOR RUBBERIZED ASPHALT PAVING. The comptroller may give preference to rubberized asphalt paving made from scrap tires by a facility in this state in purchases of rubberized asphalt paving material if the cost as determined by a life-cycle cost benefit an…

Sec. 2155.444. PREFERENCE TO TEXAS AND UNITED STATES PRODUCTS AND TEXAS SERVICES. (a) The comptroller and all state agencies making purchases of goods, including agricultural products, shall give preference to those produced or grown in this state or offered by Texas bidders as f…

Sec. 2155.4441. PREFERENCE UNDER SERVICE CONTRACTS. A state agency that contracts for services shall require the contractor, in performing the contract, to purchase products and materials produced in this state when they are available at a price and time comparable to products an…

Sec. 2155.445. PREFERENCE FOR RECYCLED, REMANUFACTURED, OR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE PRODUCTS. (a) The comptroller and state agencies shall give preference to recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive products, as those terms are defined by rule of the comptroller, i…

Sec. 2155.446. PURCHASE AND USE OF PAPER CONTAINING RECYCLED FIBERS. (a) Subject to Subsection (c), the comptroller shall contract for paper containing the highest proportion of recycled fibers for all purposes for which paper with recycled fibers may be used and to the extent th…

Sec. 2155.447. PURCHASE OF RECYCLED OIL. The comptroller, all state agencies, and all state agency employees who purchase motor oil and other automotive lubricants for state-owned vehicles shall give preference to motor oils and lubricants that contain at least 25 percent recycle…

Sec. 2155.448. EXPENDITURES FOR RECYCLED, REMANUFACTURED, OR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE COMMODITIES OR SERVICES. (a) Each state fiscal year, the comptroller by rule may identify recycled, remanufactured, or environmentally sensitive commodities or services, as those terms are defi…

Sec. 2155.449. PREFERENCE TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED OR BLIGHTED AREA. (a) In this section, "economically depressed or blighted area" means an area that: (1) is an economically depressed or blighted area as defined by Section 2306.004; or (2) meets the d…

Sec. 2155.450. PREFERENCE FOR PRODUCTS OF FACILITIES ON FORMERLY CONTAMINATED PROPERTY. The comptroller and state agencies shall give preference to goods produced at a facility located on property for which the owner has received a certificate of completion under Section 361.609,…

Sec. 2155.451. VENDORS THAT MEET OR EXCEED AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. (a) This section applies only to a contract to be performed, wholly or partly, in a nonattainment area or in an affected county, as those terms are defined by Section 386.001, Health and Safety Code. (b) The comptr…

Sec. 2155.452. PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTORS PROVIDING FOODS OF HIGHER NUTRITIONAL VALUE. (a) The comptroller and state agencies making purchases of food for consumption in a public cafeteria may give preference to contractors who provide foods of higher nutritional value and who do…

Sec. 2155.453. CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY. A state governmental entity that issues a request for proposals for technological products or services for homeland security or law enforcement purposes must allow a business entity to substitut…

Sec. 2155.501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of Information Resources. (2) "Local government" has the meaning assigned by Section 271.101, Local Government Code. (3) "Multiple award contract" means an award of a contract for an indefinite …

Sec. 2155.502. DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT SCHEDULE. (a) The comptroller shall develop a schedule of multiple award contracts that have been previously awarded using a competitive process by: (1) the federal government, including the federal General Services Administra…