Nevada § 334.025 - Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services From Organizations for training and employment of persons with mental or physical disabilities: Establishment; contents; registration; contracts; quarterly reports; regulations

§ 334.025. Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services From Organizations for training and employment of persons with mental or physical disabilities: Establishment; contents; registration; contracts; quarterly reports; regulations

1. The Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration shall establish and

administer a Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities

and Services From Organizations. 2. The Program may include: (a) A method for assisting an agency that wishes to purchase commodities or services

from an organization to locate such commodities and services that meet the needs of

the agency; (b) A method for assisting an organization to locate an agency that wishes to purchase

commodities or services from organizations; (c) A method for encouraging agencies to purchase commodities and services from organizations; (d) A method to review objections to an award of a contract to an organization, which

method must be limited to a review of the process used for awarding the contract to

ensure that the appropriate procedures were followed in awarding the contract; (e) The establishment of a percentage, not to exceed 4 percent, of the full amount

of payment to an organization which is awarded a contract for all commodities and

services to be provided to the agency pursuant to the contract that is sufficient

to pay the cost to the Purchasing Division of establishing and administering the Program;

and (f) A method for collecting information from an agency in a report to the Purchasing

Division, which report may include, without limitation: (1) The number of persons with mental or physical disabilities currently employed

at the agency; and (2) The number of contracts the agency has entered into pursuant to the Program which

are currently in effect and a list of the organizations with which the agency has

entered such contracts. 3. An organization that wishes to participate in the Program must register with the

Purchasing Division on a form prescribed by the Administrator before contacting any

agency concerning entering into a contract pursuant to the Program. 4. In administering the Program, the Purchasing Division shall, upon request of an

agency or organization, assist the agency or organization in establishing a contract

for the purchase of commodities or services. 5. A contract entered into pursuant to the Program must provide for a payment to the

Purchasing Division in an amount equal to the full amount of payment to the organization

for all commodities and services to be provided to the agency pursuant to the contract

multiplied by the percentage established pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 2. 6. An organization that has entered into a contract with an agency pursuant to the

Program shall report quarterly to the Purchasing Division, on a form prescribed by

the Administrator, such information as the Purchasing Division deems necessary to

administer the Program. 7. The Administrator may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. 8. As used in this section: (a) “ Administrator ” means the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration. (b) “ Agency ” means a local government as defined in NRS 332.015 and using agencies as defined in NRS 333.020 . (c) “ Organization ” means an organization that is recognized as exempt pursuant to the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) whose primary purpose is the training and employment of persons with mental or physical

disabilities, including, without limitation, a provider of jobs and day training services

certified pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310 , inclusive.