Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SPB 7024
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  02/05/2014           .                                
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       (Ring) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 356 - 369
    4  and insert:
    5         (f) In collaboration with the department, establishing best
    6  practices for the procurement of information technology products
    7  and services in order to reduce costs, increase productivity, or
    8  improve services. Such practices must include a provision that
    9  requires the agency to review all information technology
   10  purchases made by state agencies which have a total cost of
   11  $250,000 or more, unless a purchase is specifically mandated by
   12  the Legislature, for compliance with the standards established
   13  pursuant to this section.
   14         (g) Advising and collaborating with the department in
   15  conducting procurement negotiations for information technology
   16  products and services that will be used by multiple state
   17  agencies, and collaborating with the department in information
   18  technology resource acquisition planning.
   19         (h) Encouraging state agencies, when considering technology
   20  infrastructure priorities, to actively seek out and identify
   21  opportunities that potentially fit into the public-private
   22  partnership model, and develop sustainable partnerships between
   23  private entities and units of government in order to accelerate
   24  project delivery and provide a source of new or increased
   25  funding for other infrastructure needs.