HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1957
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Representative(s) Brummer offered the following:
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13 Amendment to Substitute Amendment (752745) (with title
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19 (4)(b) Development of procedures for the releasing of
20 requests for proposals, invitations to bid, invitations to
21 negotiate, and other competitive acquisitions which procedures
22 shall include, but are not limited to, notice by publication
23 in the Florida Administrative Weekly, on Government Services
24 Direct, or by mail at least 10 days before the date set for
25 submittal of proposals or bids. The Office of Supplier
26 Diversity may consult with agencies regarding the development
27 of bid distribution procedures to ensure that maximum
28 distribution is afforded to certified minority business
29 enterprises as defined in s. 288.703.
30 (c) Development of procedures for the receipt and
31 opening of bids, responses, quotes, or proposals by an agency.
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1 Such procedures shall provide the Office of Supplier Diversity
2 an opportunity to monitor and ensure that the contract award
3 is consistent with the requirements of s. 287.09451 original
4 request for proposal or invitation to bid, in accordance with
5 s. 287.0945(6), and subject to the review of bid responses
6 within standard timelines.
7 (f) Development of procedures to be used by an agency
8 for issuing invitations to bid, invitations to negotiate,
9 requests for proposal, requests for quote, or other
10 competitive procurement processes.
11 (5)(a) To prescribe the methods of securing
12 competitive sealed bids, responses, quotes, and
13 proposals. Such methods may include, but are not limited to,
14 procedures for identifying vendors; setting qualifications;
15 evaluating responses, bids, and proposals; ranking respondents
16 and proposers; selecting invitees and proposers; and
17 conducting negotiations, or negotiating and awarding commodity
18 and contractual services contracts, unless otherwise provided
19 by law.
20 (5)(b) To prescribe, in consultation with the State
21 Technology Office by September 1, 1995, procedures for
22 procuring information technology and information technology
23 consultant services which provide for public announcement and
24 qualification, competitive selection, competitive negotiation,
25 contract award, and prohibition against contingent fees. Such
26 procedures shall be limited to information technology
27 consultant contracts for which the total project costs, or
28 planning or study activities, are estimated to exceed the
29 threshold amount provided for in s. 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO.
30 (16)(a) To enter into joint agreements with
31 governmental agencies, as defined in s. 163.3164(10), for the
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1 purpose of pooling funds for the purchase of commodities or,
2 information technology resources, or services that can be used
3 by multiple agencies. However, the department shall consult
4 with the State Technology Office on joint agreements that
5 involve the purchase of information technology resources.
6 Agencies entering into joint purchasing agreements with the
7 department or the State Technology Office shall authorize the
8 department or the State Technology Office to contract for such
9 purchases on their behalf.
10 (17)(a) To evaluate contracts let by the Federal
11 Government, another state, or a political subdivision for the
12 provision of commodities and contract services, and, when it
13 is determined to be cost-effective and in the best interest of
14 the state, to enter into a written agreement authorizing a
15 state agency to make purchases under a contract approved by
16 the department and let by the Federal Government, another
17 state, or a political subdivision.
18 (b) For contracts pertaining to the provision of
19 information technology, the State Technology Office, in
20 consultation with the department, shall assess the
21 technological needs of a particular agency, evaluate the
22 contracts, and determine whether to enter into a written
23 agreement with the letting federal, state, or political
24 subdivision body to provide information technology for a
25 particular agency.
26 Section 3. A new subsection (3) is created and
27 subsequent subsections are renumbered, subsection (22) is
28 amended and subsection (23) of section 287.057, Florida
29 Statutes is created:
30 287.057 Procurement of commodities or contractual
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1 (3) If an agency determines that the use of an
2 invitation to bid or a request for a proposal is not
3 practical, commodities or contractual services may be procured
4 by an invitation to negotiate or provided by a request for a
5 quote. Procurement of information technology resources by a
6 state university valued in excess of $25,000 must be made in
7 accordance with the provisions found in Florida Statutes
8 287.073 or 287.057(22)(a).
9 (4)(3) When the purchase price of commodities or
10 contractual services exceeds the threshold amount provided in
11 s. 287.017 for CATEGORY TWO, no purchase of commodities or
12 contractual services may be made without receiving competitive
13 sealed bids or competitive sealed proposals, or responses to
14 an invitation to negotiate or a request for a quote unless:
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18 And the title is amended as follows:
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23 expanding category two purchase methods to
24 include response to an invitation to negotiate
25 or a request for quote; providing for the role
26 of the State Technology Office in developing a
27 program for on-line procurement of commodities
28 and contractual services; authorizing the
29 office to collect certain fees; providing for
30 the deposit of such fees; directing the office
31 to establish state strategic information
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1 technology alliances for the acquisition and
2 use of information technology; providing for
3 the duties of such alliances; providing for
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