Section 1. (a) This chapter shall apply to every contract for the procurement of supplies, services or real property and for disposing of supplies or real property by a governmental body as defined herein. (b) This chapter shall not apply to: (1) a contract subject to the provisions of section thirty-nine M of chapter thirty, […]
Section 10. A person submitting a bid or a proposal for the procurement or disposal of supplies or services to any governmental body shall certify in writing, on the bid or proposal, as follows: The undersigned certifies under penalties of perjury that this bid or proposal has been made and submitted in good faith and […]
Section 11. No person shall cause or conspire to cause the splitting or division of any procurement, specification, invitation for bids, request for proposals, proposal, solicitation, or quotation for the purpose of evading a requirement of this chapter.
Section 12. (a) Unless otherwise provided by law and subject to paragraph (b), a governmental body may enter into a contract for any period of time which serves the best interests of the governmental body; provided, however, that the procurement officer shall include in the solicitation the term of the contract and conditions of renewal, […]
Section 13. The governmental body may increase the quantity of supplies or services or both specified in a contract provided: (1) the unit prices remain the same or less; (2) the procurement officer has specified in writing that an increase is necessary to fulfill the actual needs of the governmental body and is more economical […]
Section 13A. With respect to contracts for the recycling or composting of solid waste or the treatment, composting or disposal of sewage, septage or sludge authorized under the provisions of subsection (e) of section one, the governmental body may negotiate modifications and amendments to contracts for recycling services involving the addition of materials to be […]
Section 14. Unless no other manner of description suffices, and the procurement officer so determines in writing, setting forth the basis for the determination, all specifications shall be written in a manner which describes the requirements to be met without having the effect of exclusively requiring a proprietary supply or service, or a procurement from […]
Section 15. (a) A governmental body shall dispose of a tangible supply, no longer useful to the governmental body but having resale or salvage value, in accordance with this section. This section does not apply to the disposal of real property. (b) The governmental body shall offer such supply through competitive sealed bids, public auction, […]
Section 16. (a) If a governmental body duly authorized by general or special law to engage in such transaction determines that it shall rent, convey, or otherwise dispose of real property, the governmental body shall declare the property available for disposition and shall specify the restrictions, if any, that it will place on the subsequent […]
Section 17. (a) All contracts in the amount of $10,000 or more shall be in writing, and the governmental body shall make no payment for a supply or service rendered prior to the execution of such contract. (b) Subject to the provisions of section three A of chapter forty, a contract made in violation of […]
Section 18. (a) For purposes of this section the following phrases shall have the following meanings: ”Disadvantaged vendor”, any business beneficially owned by one or more minority persons in conformity with clauses (1) to (4), inclusive, of the definition of ”Minority business” set forth in section forty N of chapter seven, and any business beneficially […]
Section 19. Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and three of chapter forty-one, to the extent permitted by charter or local by-law in a city or town, or by written rules of the committee, commission or executive appointing the chief procurement officer in a district or county, a chief procurement officer may delegate […]
Section 20. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and to the extent permitted by federal law, a governmental body may, by a majority vote, establish a preference for products of agriculture as defined in section 1A of chapter 128 including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy products, meats, crops, […]
Section 22. A public procurement unit may participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of supplies with public procurement units or external procurement activities in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. The public procurement unit conducting the procurement of supplies shall do so in a manner […]
Section 23. A public procurement unit may participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of supplies with public procurement units or external procurement activities in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. The public procurement unit conducting the procurement of supplies shall do so in a manner […]
Section 3. A procurement officer who awards a contract in the amount of $10,000 or more shall maintain a file on each such contract and shall include in such file a copy of all written documents required by this chapter. Written documents required by this chapter shall be retained by the governmental body for at […]
Section 4. (a) Except as permitted pursuant to this section and section 7, for the procurement of a supply or service in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not more than $50,000, a procurement officer shall seek written quotations from no fewer than 3 persons customarily providing the supply or service. The procurement officer […]
Section 5. (a) Except as permitted under section six or section eight, award of procurement contracts in the amount of more than $50,000, other than contracts for the procurement of real property, shall conform to the competitive sealed bidding procedures set forth in this section. (b) A procurement officer shall issue an invitation for bids […]
Section 6. (a) A chief procurement officer may enter into procurement contracts in the amount of more than $50,000 utilizing competitive sealed proposals, in accordance with the provisions of this section. The chief procurement officer shall not solicit competitive sealed proposals unless he has determined in writing that selection of the most advantageous offer requires […]
Section 6A. (a) A chief procurement officer may enter into procurement contracts for more than $50,000, utilizing reverse auctions for the acquisition of supplies and services. The reverse auction process shall include a specification of an opening date and time when real-time electronic bids shall be accepted and shall provide that the procedure remain open […]
