SB22-112: State Agency Emergency Procurement Modifications

• Eliminates authorization for designees of the chief procurement officer or procurement official to make emergency procurements; restricts authority to the executive director, chief procurement officer, or procurement official directly.

• Requires state agencies to obtain at least 3 informal bids through a public process when executing emergency procurements, replacing the prior standard of "competition as practicable."

• Mandates written documentation to the state controller for emergency procurements exceeding $150,000 that specifies the basis for the emergency and justification for vendor selection.

• Requires state agencies to provide written attestation to the state controller confirming no conflict of interest exists between the selected vendor and the awarding agency, and that vendor selection was not improperly influenced.

• Prohibits the state controller from approving contracts or invoices for emergency procurements unless the state agency has obtained 3 bids, provided required written determinations for procurements over $150,000, and submitted the conflict-of-interest attestation.