LA HB692

Local governmental subdivisions may enter agreements with qualified group purchasing organizations (GPOs) to purchase materials, equipment, supplies, and related installation without following standard lowest-bidder advertising requirements

GPOs must submit price lists that remain valid for at least 3 months, and these lists are treated as binding bids during the agreement period

Price lists submitted by GPOs are exempt from public records disclosure until bid opening or contract execution, at which point the relevant pricing becomes public

A "qualified group purchasing organization" requires two or more local governmental subdivisions as participating or voting members and must solicit proposals from vendors

Local governments may purchase through GPOs only when prices are lower than state contract pricing or when items are not available on the state bid list