Tennessee § 12-3-101 - State requirements to be purchased by the central procurement office.

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§ 12-3-101. State requirements to be purchased by the central procurement office.

Except as provided in §§ 12-3-102 and 12-3-103 , all goods and services, and all telephone, telegraph, electric light, gas, power, postal services, and the leasing of any equipment required for the use of state government, shall be purchased and contracted for by the central procurement office consistent with the requirements of this chapter and any rules, regulations or policies and procedures approved by the procurement commission. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 8. Compiler's Notes. Former title 12, ch. 3 and ch. 4, part 1 were recodified by Acts 2013, ch. 403, §§ 8-70, effective July 1, 2013. Former title 12, ch. 3, part 1, §§ 12-3-101 — 12-3-133 (Williams, §§ 370.11, 370.27, 370.31, 370.32, 370.37, 370.39, 370.40); impl. am. Acts 1957, ch. 4, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 5; Acts 1969, ch. 115, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1969, ch. 302, § 1; Acts 1971, ch. 405, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, § 7; Acts 1973, ch. 144, § 4; 1973, ch. 216, § 1; 1973, ch. 320, § 4; 1975, ch. 60, § 1; 1976, ch. 601, § 1; 1976, ch. 776, §§ 1, 2; 1977, ch. 437, § 1; 1978, ch. 932, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 12-309, 12-328, 12-329, 12-333, 12-334, 12-336; 12-337, 12-3-123 , 12-3-124 , 12-3-128 , 12-3-131 , 12-3-132 ; Acts 1980, ch. 741, § 4; T.C.A., § 12-3-130 ; Acts 1981, ch. 332, §§ 16, 17; 1986, ch. 896, § 1; 1987, ch. 337, § 17; 1995, ch. 305, § 97; 1996, ch. 682, § 1; 2003, ch. 288, § 1; 2009, ch. 106, § 5; 2010, ch. 694, § 1; 2010, ch. 1098, § 2; 2011, ch. 295, §§ 5, 19; 2012, ch. 731, § 1) was repealed and reenacted by Acts 2013, ch. 403, §§ 8-12, effective July 1, 2013. Former title 12, chs. 3 and 4 were recodified by Acts 2013, ch. 403, effective July 1, 2013. In the recodification, some provisions similar to former § 12-3-101(b) were transferred to § 12-3-202 . Former §§ 12-3-108 — 12-3-132 were transferred in 1981. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 83 provided that the act, which repealed and reenacted this part, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on and after July 1, 2013. Cross-References. Business enterprise programs for the blind, exemption from state purchasing requirements, § 71-4-403 . Driver license photo system competitive bidding provisions applicable, § 55-50-335 . Public purchasing chapter inapplicable to certain prison contractors, § 41-24-111 . Attorney General Opinions. Alternative dispute resolution commission exempt, OAG 96-147, 1996 Tenn. AG LEXIS 176 (12/18/96). Applicability of statutes pertaining to public purchasing and public contracting, and governing general contractors, to housing authorities established by municipalities or counties pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 13-20-101 et seq., OAG 05-170, 2005 Tenn. AG LEXIS 172 (11/21/05). Tennessee education lottery corporation: contract amendments. OAG 10-73, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 79 (5/21/10). Applicability of procurement requirements when providing grants and entering into agreements to assist impaired professionals pursuant to T.C.A. § 63-1-136 ; applicability to grant contracts for peer assistance issued by health-related regulatory boards under T.C.A. § 63-1-136 . OAG 14-98, 2014 Tenn. AG LEXIS 101 (10/30/14). Law Reviews. Bid Protests in Tennessee (Steven W. Feldman), 34 Tenn. B.J. 27 (1998).

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