| Chapter 350 |
| 2022 -- H 8101 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/29/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES |
Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Noret, C Lima, Casimiro, and Solomon |
| Date Introduced: April 06, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 37-2 of the General Laws entitled "State Purchases" is hereby |
| amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 37-2-13.1. Procurement regulations -- Request for proposal. |
| (a) No request for proposal shall change to a master-price agreement unless the request for |
| proposal is cancelled and reissued as a master price agreement. |
| (b) No vendor, parent corporation, subsidiary, affiliate, or subcontractor of any state vendor |
| may bid on a request for proposal if that person or entity has or had any contractual, financial, |
| business, or beneficial interest with the state or with any official, officer, or agency in charge of the |
| request or if they participated or were consulted with respect to the requirements, technical aspects, |
| or any other part of the formation and promulgation of the request for proposals. Further, no person |
| or entity who or that acts as an operator or vendor for the state may participate in any request for |
| proposal relating to any audit, examination, independent verification, review, or evaluation of any |
| of the person person’s or entity's work, financials or operations performed for or on behalf of the |
| state, or any official, officer, or agency. |
| (c) Persons or entities certified as "sole source" providers under § 37-2-21 shall be exempt |
| from the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. |
| (d) Any person or entity submitting a proposal in response to a request for proposal shall |
| make a written certification attesting under the penalty of perjury that the terms of subsection (b) |
| of this section have been complied with or that the person or entity is exempt under subsection (c) |
| of this section. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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