HB67 Summary

• Deletes the exemption from competitive bidding requirements for purchases of computer equipment, hardware, and software under Alabama Code Section 41-16-51.

• Removes the blanket exception for computer and word processing hardware purchases that are compatible with existing equipment and custom software.

• Specifies that computer servers, redundant servers (including hypervisors), hyperconverged infrastructure, data storage, and related information technology equipment and services must be subject to competitive bidding requirements and cannot be purchased under the software/programs exemption.

• Establishes a rebuttable presumption that information technology supply or service contracts are not eligible for sole source procurement, which can only be overcome if the Chief Procurement Officer and procuring authority attest they conducted a detailed search and found no other acceptable products or services from any vendor in the state.

• Effective date: October 1, 2024.