2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 39 — Public finance
RS 39:1499 — Negotiation
§1499. Negotiation
The head of the using agency or the agency procurement officer shall negotiate with the highest qualified persons for all contracts for professional, personal, or those consulting services for less than fifty thousand dollars, or those social services qualifying under R.S. 39:1494.1(A) at compensation which the head of the using agency determines in writing to be fair and reasonable to the state. In making this determination, the head of the using agency shall take into account, in the following order of importance, the professional or technical competence of offerers, the technical merits of offers, and the compensation for which the services are to be rendered, including fee. Negotiation of consulting services for fifty thousand dollars or more or social services not qualifying under R.S. 39:1494.1(A) shall be conducted in accordance with Part II, Subpart B hereof.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 772, §1. Acts 1985, No. 673, §1; Acts 1990, No. 270, §1.
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