§ 12-3-1111. Preference to In-State Natural Gas Producers
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, institutions of higher education, schools and all other state entities shall purchase natural gas produced from wells located in the state if such gas is available at a price which is equal to or less than natural gas produced from […]
§ 12-3-1112. Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprises — Purpose — Small Business Liaison Representative — Study of Opportunities
There is created the governor’s office of diversity business enterprises to administer this part. All positions, resources and functions of the governor’s office of diversity business enterprises existing within the department of general services shall be transferred to the procurement office on October 1, 2011. The office of diversity business enterprises shall assist small businesses […]
§ 12-3-1113. Preference to Goods Produced or Grown in This State, Including Agricultural Products
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all departments and agencies making purchases of goods, including agricultural products, shall give preference to those produced or grown in this state or offered by Tennessee respondents as follows: Goods produced in this state or offered by Tennessee respondents shall be given equal preference if the cost to […]
§ 12-3-1201. Purchases for Local Governmental Units
The central procurement office may, upon request, purchase goods and services for any county, city, municipality, special district, school district, other local governmental unit of the state, or quasi-governmental entity organized under a city, municipality, or county. The purchases shall be made on the same terms and under the same rules and regulations as now […]
§ 12-3-1202. Purchase of Secondhand Articles or Equipment by Municipalities or Counties
Notwithstanding any charter, private act, or general law requirements, any municipality or any county may purchase used or secondhand articles consisting of goods, equipment, materials, supplies, or commodities from any federal, state, or local governmental unit or agency without public advertisement and competitive soliciting. Notwithstanding any charter, private act, or general law requirements, any municipality […]
§ 12-3-1101. Short Title
Sections 12-3-1101 — 12-3-1108 shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Minority-Owned, Woman-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Business Owned by Persons with Disabilities, and Small Business Procurement and Contracting Act.”
§ 12-3-1102. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Business owned by persons with disabilities” means a business owned by a person with a disability that is a continuing, independent, for-profit business that performs a commercially useful function, and is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by one (1) or more persons […]
§ 12-3-1103. Criteria and Standards for Eligibility
The procurement commission is authorized to adopt rules and regulations establishing criteria and standards for minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and small businesses that are eligible to be included under this part. The rules and regulations must include methods by which eligibility can be verified and the […]
§ 12-3-1104. Active Solicitation of Bids and Proposals Required
All state agencies are required to actively solicit bids and proposals for equipment, supplies, personal services, professional services, consulting services, construction contracts, and architectural and engineering services from a minority-owned business, woman-owned business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, business owned by persons with disabilities, or small business in order to strive to obtain a fair proportion of […]
§ 12-3-1105. Design and Implementation of Procedures
The departments of general services, finance and administration, transportation and economic and community development, and the state building commission shall cooperate with the governor’s office of diversity business enterprises in the design and implementation of procedures for the identification of any minority-owned business, woman-owned business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, business owned by persons with disabilities, or […]