2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 39 — Public finance
RS 39:1490 — Authority and duties of the office of contractual review

§1490. Authority and duties of the office of contractual review

A. The office of contractual review shall have power and authority over and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Chapter, may adopt in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, rules and regulations consistent with this Chapter governing the procurement, management, control, and disposal of any and all professional, personal, consulting, and social services. The office of contractual review shall consider and decide all matters of policy relative to professional, personal, consulting, and social services. The office of contractual review shall periodically audit and review the implementation of rules and regulations and policy determinations.

B. The office of contractual review shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations governing the procurement of professional, personal, consulting, and social services, specifically but not limited to rules and regulations governing:

(1) Conditions and procedures for delegations of purchasing authority.

(2) Prequalification, suspension, debarment, and reinstatement of prospective contractors.

(3) Small purchase procedures.

(4) Conditions and procedures for the use of source selection methods authorized by this Chapter, including emergency purchases.

(5) Opening of proposals, rejection of proposals, consideration of alternate proposals, waiver of informalities in offers, and administrative protest and appeal procedures prior to the commencement of judicial actions.

(6) Confidentiality of technical data and trade secrets information submitted by actual or prospective offerer.

(7) Partial, progressive, and multiple awards.

(8) Definitions and classes of contractual services and procedures for acquiring them.

(9) Such other rules and regulations as the Office of Contractual Review deems advisable to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

C. As used in this Chapter, "interagency contract" means any contract in which each of the parties thereto is a "governmental body" as defined in R.S. 39:1484(11).

Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 306, §1; Acts 1983, No. 290, §1; Acts 1985, No. 673, §1; Acts 2008, No. 878, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 917, §1, eff. July 11, 2008.