- A. Pursuant to R.S. 39:1706, the chief procurement officer for the state of Louisiana may provide personnel and services to public procurement units, and may charge fees to receiving units for same. The chief procurement officer of the state of Louisiana may also charge fees to defray the costs of providing the service of statewide contracts for use by the state of Louisiana’s agencies, parishes, cities, towns, governmental bodies and any other subdivision of the state or public agency, public authority, public educational, health or other institution and to the extent provided by law, any other entity which expends public funds for the acquisition or leasing of supplies, services, major repairs and construction, including any nonprofit corporation operating a charity hospital. Pursuant to R.S. 39:1706(E), the chief procurement officer may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under subsections (C) and (D) of R.S. 39:1706.
- B. For purposes of this Memorandum, “fees” should be understood to include in its meaning both fees and rebates.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:4 and R.S. 39:1706(C), (D) and (E).
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of State Procurement, LR 42:2063 (October 2015), amended LR 43:1108 (June 2017).