Tennessee § 12-3-504 Sole source procurement - Noncompetitive negotiation

Tennessee Statutes

§ 12-3-504 — Sole source procurement - Noncompetitive negotiation

(a)The chief procurement officer may identify goods or services that may not be procured by competitive means because of the existence of a single source of supply.

(b)The chief procurement officer must submit to the procurement commission for approval rules, policies, and procedures prescribing the manner in which such procurements may be accomplished, which may include noncompetitive negotiation.

(c)Goods or services that may not be procured by competitive means because of the existence of a single source of supply must be purchased in accordance with rules, policies, and procedures approved by the procurement commission.

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(a) The chief procurement officer may identify goods or services that may not be procured by competitive means because of the existence of a single source of supply. (b) The chief procurement officer must submit to the procurement commission for approval rules, policies, and procedures prescribing the manner in which such procurements may be accomplished, which may include noncompetitive negotiation. (c) Goods or services that may not be procured by competitive means because of the existence of a single source of supply must be purchased in accordance with rules, policies, and procedures approved by the procurement commission.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 562, s 5, eff. 5/26/2021. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403, s 23, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1953, ch. 163, § 4 (Williams, § 370.13); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, § 7; Acts 1975, ch. 202, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 12-307, 12-3-207; Acts 1981, ch. 332, § 5; 2010 , ch. 1098, § 2; 2011 , ch. 295, §§ 5, 19.