26 Tex. Admin. Code § 301.17
Non-competitive Procurement of Community Services
Effective Apr 22, 200126 TexReg 2845Source Note: The provisions of this §301.17 adopted to be effective April 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 2845; transferred effective August 15, 2024, as published in the July 19, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 5361.Texas Secretary of State
(a) Determination. The local authority may procure community services non-competitively only if:
- (1) the procurement is pursuant to the Texas Health and Safety Code, §533.017;
- (2) the services are proprietary to a single source or only one source can or will provide the service;
- (3) the services will be provided by a governmental entity;
- (4) there exists an emergency situation in which a delay may result in harm to a consumer who is to receive the community service;
- (5) the services are for less than $5000 and the total amount was not divided to qualify for a non-competitive procurement; or
- (6) a competitive procurement was attempted and either no qualified response or only one qualified response was received.
- (b) Award. The award of a contract procured non-competitively must be made in accordance with §412.55(c) of this title (relating to Contract Procurement).
Source Note:The provisions of this §301.17 adopted to be effective April 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 2845; transferred effective August 15, 2024, as published in the July 19, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 5361.