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.”
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
