2015 Tennessee Code
Title 4 - State Government
Chapter 56 - Procurement
§ 4-56-101 - Chapter definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commission" means the state procurement commission, which replaces the board of standards within former title 12, chapter 3, part 4;

(2) "Committee" means the state protest committee, which replaces the board of standards protest authority within former § 12-3-214 [repealed] and the review committee within former § 12-4-109(a)(1)(E) [repealed];

(3) "Council" means the advisory council on state procurement;

(4) "Goods" means all property, including, but not limited to, supplies, equipment, materials, printing, and insurance. "Goods" does not include leases, acquisitions, and disposals of real property, which are governed under chapter 15 of this title;

(5) "Grant" means any grant awarded to the state or awarded by the state for the furnishing by the state of assistance, whether financial or otherwise, to any person to support a program authorized by law. "Grant" does not include an award with the primary purpose of procuring an end product, whether in the form of supplies, services, or construction, or any contract resulting from such an award;

(6) "Procurement" means buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring any goods or services. It also includes all functions that pertain to the obtaining of any goods or service, including the description of requirements, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of a contract, and all phases of contract administration;

(7) "Proposer" includes a "bidder" or "proposer" that is a legal entity that has properly registered as required by the state. The terms "bidder" and "proposer" may be used interchangeably for the term "proposer";

(8) "Services" means all services and agreements obligating the state, except services for highway and road improvements, which are governed by title 54, and designer and construction services, which are governed under chapter 15 of this title; and

(9) "Vendor" means a legal entity that has been established by the department of finance and administration's division of accounts as a vendor through proper authority for which payment may be made by the state.