Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 12 - Finance and Administration
Part 6 - Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management
Chapter 2 - Procurement Organization
Sec2 12-6-2.103 - Responsibility of the Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management
Sec2 12-6-2.103.01 - Contracts


Current through December 10, 2024

The Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management (OPTFM) shall have the authority to establish contracts on any commodity being purchased by the agencies. The contracts may be established by competitive bidding or by negotiation. The OPTFM also maintains agency and cooperative contracts. The OPTFM shall have the authority to require that agencies purchase from these contracts and shall have the authority to grant exemption from that requirement if it is determined to be in the best interest of the agency and would be an economically feasible transaction.

The OPTFM shall have the authority to set standards for commodities being purchased, and such standards shall be based on a practical and economically efficient application of that commodity.

It shall be at the discretion of the OPTFM as to the items of equipment and the commodities on which contracts will be established. The OPTFM shall have the authority to establish standards for the acquisition of equipment by agencies.

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