Tennessee § 4-56-103 - Proposed rules related to procurement — State protest committee — Creation — Commission's authority — Appeals.
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§ 4-56-103. Proposed rules related to procurement — State protest committee — Creation — Commission's authority — Appeals.
Creation of Committee. There is created a state protest committee, which shall consist of the commissioners of general services and finance and administration, and the treasurer. The committee shall adopt procedures governing its operations, and the chief procurement officer shall keep a permanent and accurate record of all of its proceedings. If a member is not available to hear a scheduled protest, the member is authorized to appoint a designee to hear the scheduled protest on the member's behalf. Appeals to Committee. The committee is authorized to act on any appeal of the chief procurement officer's decision of a protest. Any committee member whose department is the requestor of a procurement or the resulting contract may not hear the protest. The chief procurement officer shall provide the minutes of the protest proceedings to each committee member and to the comptroller of the treasury and shall post the final determination within fifteen (15) business days to the single public procurement web site. Acts 2011, ch. 295, § 3; 2013, ch. 403, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2010, 1098, § 1, purported to enact this section effective October 1, 2011. Acts 2011, ch. 295, § 3 deleted the section effective May 27, 2011, and enacted this section instead, effective April 1, 2012. Acts 2013, ch. 403, § 83 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on and after July 1, 2013. The state protest committee, created by this section, terminates June 30, 2024. See §§ 4-29-112 , 4-29-245 .
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