Montana § 18-4-406 Information And Services -- Fees

Montana Statutes

§ 18-4-406 — Information And Services -- Fees

Montana·Title 18 PUBLIC CONTRACTS·Ch. 4 MONTANA PROCUREMENT ACT·Part 4 Cooperative Purchasing

18-4-406 . Information and services -- fees.

(1)Upon request, the department may make available to public procurement units certain services, including but not limited to the following:

(a)standard forms;

(b)printed manuals;

(c)product specifications and standards;

(d)quality assurance testing services and methods;

(e)qualified products lists;

(f)source information;

(g)common use commodities listings;

(h)supplier prequalification information;

(i)supplier performance ratings;

(j)debarred and suspended bidders lists;

(k)forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions, and other contract forms;

(l)contracts or published summaries thereof, including price and time of delivery information; and

(m)cooperative purchasing.

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18-4-406 . Information and services -- fees. (1) Upon request, the department may make available to public procurement units certain services, including but not limited to the following:
(a) standard forms;
(b) printed manuals;
(c) product specifications and standards;
(d) quality assurance testing services and methods;
(e) qualified products lists;
(f) source information;
(g) common use commodities listings;
(h) supplier prequalification information;
(i) supplier performance ratings;
(j) debarred and suspended bidders lists;
(k) forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions, and other contract forms;
(l) contracts or published summaries thereof, including price and time of delivery information; and
(m) cooperative purchasing.
(2) The state, through the department, may provide technical services, including but not limited to the following:
(a) development of product specifications;
(b) development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving, inspection, and acceptance procedures;
(c) use of product testing and inspection facilities; and
(d) use of personnel training programs.
(3) The department may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under subsections (1) and (2). Such fees may be used by the department to offset costs incurred in providing such services.