§ 12-3-1106. Diversity Business Program Director — Annual Goals for Contracting With Businesses
The chief procurement officer, as director of the governor’s office of diversity business enterprises, shall appoint a diversity business program director to work in conjunction with the departments of general services, finance and administration, transportation, economic and community development and the state building commission to: Compile and maintain a comprehensive list of any minority-owned business, […]
§ 12-3-1107. Annual Report
The chief procurement officer shall annually report, on or before each December 31, to the governor and to each member of the general assembly concerning the awarding of purchases to minority-owned business, woman-owned business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, business owned by persons with disabilities, or small business and the total value of awards made during the […]
§ 12-3-1108. Preference to In-State Meat Producers by Departments and Agencies
All departments, agencies and institutions of state government that purchase meat, meat food products or meat by-products, as defined in § 53-7-202, with state funds shall give preference to producers located within the boundaries of this state when awarding contracts or agreements for the purchase of such meat or meat products, so long as the […]
§ 12-3-1109. Preference to In-State Meat Producers by Schools
All public education institutions using state funds to purchase meat, meat food products, or meat by-products, as defined in § 53-7-202, shall give preference in awarding contracts or agreements for the purchase of such meat or meat products to producers located within the boundaries of this state so long as the terms, conditions and quality […]
§ 12-3-1110. Preference to In-State Coal Mining Companies
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 coal mined in this state if such coal is available at a delivered price that is equal to or less than coal mined outside the state.
§ 12-3-907. Energy Efficiency Standards and Life Cycle Costs to Be Used by Political Subdivisions
Except when private act or state law prohibits, every political subdivision shall adopt and incorporate in its procurement policies energy efficiency standards and life cycle costing employed by the state in its procurement policies.
§ 12-3-908. Action by Aggrieved Party to Void Executory Contract for Purchase of Commodities
Executory contracts for the purchase of commodities by a political subdivision included in this part shall be voidable by the circuit courts upon the bringing of an action by an aggrieved party. The court may void the contract upon the showing by the aggrieved party that: The party is a seller of the commodity; The […]
§ 12-3-909. Assistance in Development of Energy Efficiency Standards
The chief procurement officer shall provide technical assistance to aid in the development or implementation of energy efficiency standards for procurement policies to political subdivisions that request assistance.
§ 12-3-910. Cooperation Among State and Local Agencies
The appropriate state agencies shall cooperate and coordinate their efforts in the development and implementation of energy efficiency standards for procurement policies to the fullest extent possible with the Tennessee municipal league, the municipal technical advisory service, the county technical advisory service, the Tennessee county services association, and any other appropriate state or local agency […]
§ 12-3-911. Adoption of More Stringent Energy Efficiency Standards by Political Subdivisions
Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit the adoption of an energy efficiency standard by a political subdivision when that standard has not been adopted by rules of the procurement commission, or where the standard proposed to be adopted by the political subdivision is more stringent than the standard adopted by the rules […]