Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate

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77 th Texas Legislature
use by state agencies. Sets out what the guide must contain and requires the state auditor to monitor
compliance with the guide by state agencies.
Creates the Contract Advisory Team and sets its membership and duties.
Commercially Available Activities
Requires the commission to develop a systematic review process to identify commercially available
services being performed by the commission and study the services to determine if they may be better
provided by other state agency providers or private commercial sources.
Requires the commission to consider all of its direct and indirect costs in determining the cost of providing a
service.
Authorizes the commission, if it determines that a service can be performed with a comparable or better
level of quality at a savings to the state of at least 10 percent by using other state agency providers or a
private commercial source, to contract with one of these entities for services.
Electronic Commerce; Travel
Provides that the commission, in purchasing goods and services, may use but is not limited to the following
methods:
• contract purchase procedure;
• multiple award contract procedure, including under any schedules developed under Subchapter I;
• open market purchase procedure; or
• reverse auction procedure.
Requires the commission to electronically maintain a bidders list that is integrated into the electronic
procurement marketplace established by DIR. Authorizes the commission to also maintain the list on
paper.
Requires the commission to maintain at least one contract with a provider of travel services that offers
reservation and ticketing services in person or by telephone.
Requires DIR, in consultation with the commission, to establish and manage the electronic infrastructure of
an online travel reservation and ticketing capability for use by state agencies participating the commission’s
contracts for travel services. Requires the commission to manage and administer the content of the online
travel services. Makes other stipulations regarding the online travel services.
Electronic Commerce: General Provisions
Requires the commission and DIR to ensure that small and historically underutilized businesses have
maximum access to electronic commerce opportunities.
Requires DIR, with the assistance of the commission, to assess whether all or parts of the electronic
procurement system should interface with the project known as Texas Online that is a continuation of the
demonstration project authorized by the 76 th Legislature.
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