Senate Bill No. 2162 Summary

• Office of management and budget must develop guidelines for communications between bidders and state purchasing agencies, with a single designated procurement officer serving as the point of contact for all procurement-related correspondence.

• Bidders may communicate with state officials or legislative members unless they are directly involved with the specific procurement for which the bidder has submitted or plans to submit a bid or proposal.

• Emergency purchases must be made with fair treatment of bidders and competition as practicable, and the procurement file must document the basis for the emergency and contractor selection, or justification if a noncompetitive purchase is warranted.

• Purchasing agencies must ensure emergency purchase procedures and documentation satisfy federal reimbursement requirements when applicable, and may require product samples for commodities if time allows.

• Purchasing agencies and vendors may negotiate payment terms for all commodities and services, with payment defaulting to section 13-01.1-01 if no date is specified in the contract.

• Office of management and budget must establish standardized procedures for electronic bid submission and standardized solicitation documents on the procurement information website.