Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 34 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY CONTROL
Part V - Procurement
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section V-105 - Authority to Prepare Specifications [Formerly LAC 34:I.305]

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-105

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Statutory Authority of the Chief Procurement Officer and State Agencies. The chief procurement officer is authorized to prepare specifications in accordance with R.S. 39:1652, subject to the authority granted purchasing agencies in R.S. 39:1653 of the Louisiana Procurement Code.

B. Delegation of Authority to State Agencies. The chief procurement officer may delegate in writing the authority to prepare and utilize specifications to purchasing agencies and using agencies for any type of supplies, services, or major repairs provided such delegations may be revoked by the chief procurement officer.

C. Authority to Contract for Preparation of Specifications

1. A contract to prepare specifications for state use in procurement of supplies, services, or major repairs may be entered into when a written determination is made by the chief procurement officer, or the head of a purchasing agency authorized to prepare such specifications, that there will be no substantial conflict of interest involved and it is otherwise in the best interest of the state.

2. Whenever specifications are prepared by other than state personnel, the contract for the preparation of specifications shall require the specification writer to adhere to the requirements of the Louisiana procurement code and of this regulation.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1581.

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