§ 24-103-803 — Nonprofit agencies - self-certified vendor list - creation

Colorado § 24-103-803

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Source Selection and Contract Formation

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(1)
Any nonprofit agency that is interested in performing state services and that would
like to bid on solicitations for such services through the set aside program created
in this part 8 shall first apply to the department, in a manner to be determined by
the department, to become a self-certified vendor pursuant to this section.

(2) The department shall accept applications from any nonprofit agency that
seeks to become a self-certified vendor to bid on certain services solicitations. In
order for a nonprofit agency to become a self-certified vendor, the nonprofit
agency shall certify that:

(a) The nonprofit agency is an independent tax-exempt charitable or social
welfare organization operating under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is operating in Colorado;

(b) Repealed.

(c) The nonprofit agency satisfies the statutory requirements to be eligible
to bid on a state services solicitation pursuant to section 24-103-401 and any rules
promulgated by the department of personnel in furtherance of said section;

(d) The nonprofit agency would be capable of hiring and would employ
people to perform any service for which the nonprofit agency bids, and that of
those people employed a total of seventy-five percent would be persons with
severe disabilities and a minimum of twenty percent would be persons with severe
disabilities who have developmental disabilities as defined in section 25.5-10-202,
C.R.S.; and

(e) Any other criteria consistent with the purposes of this part 8 that are
deemed necessary by the department.

(3) The department shall create and maintain a list of all nonprofit agencies
that have attained self-certified vendor status and shall make the list available to
the department of personnel pursuant to rules promulgated by the executive
director.

(4) A nonprofit agency's self-certified vendor status is valid for up to five
years after the date that the nonprofit agency's self-certification application was
approved. A nonprofit agency is required to reapply to the department, at a time
and in a manner determined by the department, for self-certified vendor status to
be eligible to respond to a set aside solicitation pursuant to this part 8.

(5) (a) Nothing in this part 8 shall be construed to require a nonprofit agency
that seeks to respond to services solicitations to become a self-certified vendor;
except that a nonprofit agency shall not be eligible to bid for a set aside solicitation
pursuant to this part 8 unless the nonprofit agency is self-certified pursuant to this
section.

(b) Nothing in this part 8 shall be construed to prevent a nonprofit agency
from bidding on any state agency solicitation that is not a set aside solicitation
pursuant to this part 8.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 2192, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2011: (2)(a) amended, (HB 11-1030), ch. 34, p. 95, � 2, effective August 10. L. 2013: (2)(d) amended, (HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1805, � 35, effective March 1, 2014. L. 2017: (2)(b) repealed and (3) and (4) amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 317, � 25, effective August 9.