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73-605 – Act; applicability.

73-605. Act; applicability. The Transparency in Government Procurement Act applies only to contracts awarded by the Department of Administrative Services on and after July 1, 2014, and does not apply to the Office of the Nebraska Capitol Commission. Source Laws 2014, LB371, § 5.

73-701 – Department of Administrative Services; procurement practices; evaluation; report.

73-701. Department of Administrative Services; procurement practices; evaluation; report. (1) The Department of Administrative Services shall contract for the completion of an evaluation of the state’s procurement practices. The evaluation shall analyze past procurement challenges and address potential areas for improvement, including, but not limited to: (a) Due diligence, (b) evaluation of cost, (c) accountability […]

73-506 – State agency contracts for services; requirements.

73-506. State agency contracts for services; requirements. State agency contracts for services shall be subject to the following requirements: (1) Payments shall be made when contractual deliverables are received or in accordance with specific contractual terms and conditions; (2) State agencies shall not enter into contracts for services with an unspecified or unlimited duration, and […]

73-507 – Exceptions.

73-507. Exceptions. (1) Subject to review by the Director of Administrative Services, the division shall provide procedures to grant limited exceptions from sections 73-504, 73-508, and 73-509 for: (a) Sole source contracts, emergency contracts, and contracts for services when the price has been established by the federal General Services Administration or competitively bid by another […]

73-508 – Preapproval; required; when.

73-508. Preapproval; required; when. Except as provided in section 73-507, all proposals for sole source contracts for services in excess of fifty thousand dollars shall be preapproved by the division except in emergencies. In case of an emergency, contract approval by the state agency director or his or her designee is required. A copy of […]

73-509 – Pre-process; required; when; procedure.

73-509. Pre-process; required; when; procedure. Each proposed contract for services in excess of fifty thousand dollars which requests services that are now performed or have, within the year immediately preceding the date of the proposed contract, been performed by a state employee covered by the classified personnel system or by any labor contract shall use […]

73-510 – New proposed contract in excess of fifteen million dollars; submission of contract and proof-of-need analysis; information required; division; duties; state agency; filing required.

73-510. New proposed contract in excess of fifteen million dollars; submission of contract and proof-of-need analysis; information required; division; duties; state agency; filing required. (1) A state agency shall not enter into a new proposed contract for services in excess of fifteen million dollars until the state agency has submitted to the division a copy […]

73-303 – State agency; displaced state employees; plan of assistance.

73-303. State agency; displaced state employees; plan of assistance. A state agency that seeks to enter into a contract described in section 73-301 shall also submit to the Director of Administrative Services a formal plan of assistance to the state employees of such state agency who will be displaced by such contract. The plan shall […]

73-601 – Act, how cited.

73-601. Act, how cited. Sections 73-601 to 73-605 shall be known and may be cited as the Transparency in Government Procurement Act. Source Laws 2014, LB371, § 1.

73-304 – Director of Administrative Services; approve contract; when.

73-304. Director of Administrative Services; approve contract; when. The Director of Administrative Services may approve a proposed contract if: (1) The potential economic advantage of contracting is not outweighed by the public’s interest in having the particular services performed directly by the state agency; (2) The contract does not adversely affect the state’s affirmative action […]