§ 341. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency” means any agency, board, department, commission, committee, or authority of the Executive Branch of State government. (2) “Personal services contract” means a contract for services that is categorized as personal services in accordance with procedures developed by the Secretary of Administration and is consistent with […]
§ 342. Contracting standards; contracts for services Each contract for services valued at $25,000.00 or more per year shall require certification by the Office of the Attorney General to the Secretary of Administration that such contract for services is not contrary to the spirit and intent of the classification plan and merit system and standards […]
§ 343. Privatization contracts; procedure (a) An agency shall not enter into a privatization contract, unless all of the following are satisfied: (1) Thirty-five days prior to the beginning of any open bidding process, the agency provides written notice to the collective bargaining representative of the intent to seek to enter a privatization contract. During […]
§ 344. Contract administration (a) The Secretary of Administration shall maintain a database with information about contracts for services, including approved privatization contracts and approved personal services contracts. The Secretary shall also maintain a database with information about privatization contracts that are rejected because they fail to qualify under subdivision 343(2) of this title. Contracts […]
§ 345. Equal pay in government contracts; certification (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an agency may not enter into a contract for goods with a contractor who does not provide written certification of compliance with the equal pay provisions of 21 V.S.A. § 495(a)(7). (b) A contractor subject to this section shall maintain […]
§ 346. State contracting; intellectual property, software design, and information technology (a) The Secretary of Administration shall include in Administrative Bulletin 3.5 a policy direction applicable to State procurement contracts that include services for the development of software applications, computer coding, or other intellectual property, which would allow the State of Vermont to grant permission […]
§ 347. Contractor contribution restrictions The Secretary of Administration shall include in the terms and conditions of sole source contracts a self-certification of compliance with the contractor contribution restrictions set forth in 17 V.S.A. § 2950. (Added 2017, No. 79, § 4a, eff. Dec. 16, 2018.)
§ 348. Internet service providers; net neutrality compliance (a) The Secretary of Administration shall develop a process by which an Internet service provider may certify that it is in compliance with the consumer protection and net neutrality standards established in subsection (b) of this section. (b) A certificate of net neutrality compliance shall be granted […]
§ 349. State contracting; Internet service The Secretary of Administration shall include in Administrative Bulletin 3.5 a requirement that State procurement contracts for broadband Internet access service, as defined in subdivision 348(d)(3) of this title, include terms and conditions requiring that the Internet service provider certify that it is in compliance with the consumer protection […]
