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GA Code § 50-5-102 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 2 - Local Political Subdivision Purchases|§ 50-5-102. Competitive Bidding Procedure; Bidder Information; Establishment of Regulations and Standards

 The Department of Administrative Services shall advertise for bids for supply of such items in the same manner followed for state purchases; provided, however, that the Department of Administrative Services shall inform prospective bidders that the bid requested is for the furnishing of the items to the designated political subdivisions at the times specified on the basis of a single state price applicable to all such local political subdivisions; that payment for the items as may be purchased by the political subdivisions shall be made by the respective political subdivision to the bidder; that no guarantee is made that any purchase will be made from the successful bidder as a result of such bid; and such other information as may be appropriate under the circumstances. The Department of Administrative Services shall, upon receipt of bids, process the same in the same manner followed for state purchases and promptly notify the governing authorities of the political subdivisions of the name of the successful bidder, the bid price, the terms of delivery guaranteed by the successful bidder, and any other pertinent information. The commissioner of administrative services shall prescribe regulations necessary for implementation and enforcement of this part and is authorized to establish minimum standards and uniform standard specifications and procedures for the purchase and distribution of equipment, supplies, services, and other expenses for the local political subdivisions of this state.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1352, § 3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Area planning and development commissions (now regional development centers) are authorized to use department  to obtain best prices and terms available in marketplace; an alternative is for local political subdivisions to purchase the necessary equipment, material, or supplies through the department and then appropriate or loan the material, equipment, or supplies to the area planning and development commissions in their area. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-202.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Public contracts: authority of state or its subdivision to reject all bids, 52 A.L.R.4th 186.
GA Code § 50-5-103 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 2 - Local Political Subdivision Purchases|§ 50-5-103. Purchase of Motor Vehicles, Material, Equipment, or Supplies in Name of State; Procedure

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Department of Administrative Services, upon receiving a request to do so from a political subdivision, may purchase for the political subdivision in the name of the state any motor vehicle, material, equipment, or supplies desired by the political subdivision. The commissioner of administrative services is authorized to prescribe such rules, regulations, and procedures as he shall deem advisable concerning the purchase of motor vehicles, material, equipment, and supplies for the political subdivisions. However, no motor vehicle, material, equipment, or supplies shall be purchased in accordance with this Code section until the political subdivision shall place in the hands of the Department of Administrative Services a certified or cashier's check in an amount sufficient to cover the purchase price of the motor vehicle, material, equipment, or supplies. The Department of Administrative Services is authorized and empowered to execute the necessary documents to divest the state of all title in and to such motor vehicles, material, equipment, or supplies, and to vest in the political subdivision for whom the motor vehicle, material, equipment, or supplies were purchased all such rights in and title to the vehicles, material, equipment, or supplies.   (Ga. L. 1969, p. 940, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Sheriff not political subdivision.   - Sheriff cannot legally purchase vehicle through the state police car contract when the sheriff will personally have the title to the vehicle in the sheriff's own name as opposed to that of the political subdivision for which the person is serving as a sheriff; the sheriff acting as an individual is not a political subdivision, and only political subdivisions are authorized by this section to purchase motor vehicles through the state. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-47.    Area planning and development commissions (now regional development centers) are authorized to use department  to obtain best prices and terms available in the marketplace; an alternative is for local political subdivisions to purchase the necessary equipment, material, or supplies through the department and then appropriate or loan the material, equipment, or supplies to the area planning and development commissions in the commission's area. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-202.    Cost of motor vehicle license plates is expense of Revenue Department.  1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-461.
GA Code § 50-5-120 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 3 - Small Business Assistance|§ 50-5-120. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as "The Small Business Assistance Act of 2015."   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1619, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 760, § 1-2/HB 863; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 4/HB 259.)    The 2012 amendment,  effective July 1, 2012, and repealed effective July 1, 2015, substituted "2012" for "1975" in this Code section.    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "2015" for "2012" at the end of this Code section.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 1/HB 259, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Georgia Business Act.' "
GA Code § 50-5-121 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 3 - Small Business Assistance|§ 50-5-121. Definitions

 For the purposes of this part, the term:    "Department" means the Department of Administrative Services.   "Georgia resident business" means any business that regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia for at least one year prior to any bid or proposal to the state or a new business that is domiciled in Georgia and which regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia; provided, however, that a place from which business is conducted shall not include a post office box, a leased private mailbox, site trailer, or temporary structure.   "Small business" means a business which is independently owned and operated and:   Tier one: has ten or fewer employees or $1 million or less in gross receipts per year;   Tier two: has 100 or fewer employees or $10 million or less in gross receipts per year; or   Tier three: has 300 or fewer employees or $30 million or less in gross receipts per year.      (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1619, § 3; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 50; Ga. L. 2012, p. 760, § 1-3/HB 863; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 5/HB 259; Ga. L. 2021, p. 271, § 1/HB 611.)    The 2012 amendment,  effective July 1, 2012, and repealed effective July 1, 2015, added paragraph (2); redesignated former paragraph (2) as present paragraph (3); and, in paragraph (3), inserted "Georgia resident" in the first sentence, and in the second sentence, substituted "300" for "100" and "$30 million" for "$1 million".    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, deleted "Georgia resident" preceding "business" near the beginning of paragraph (3).    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, rewrote paragraph (3), which read: " ‘Small business' means a business which is independently owned and operated. In addition, such business must have either fewer than 300 employees or less than $30 million in gross receipts per year."   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 1/HB 259, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Georgia Business Act.' "   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Small Business Owned and Controlled by Socially or Economically Disadvantaged Person Under Small Business Act § 8(a) (15 U.S.C.A. § 637), 33 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 1.
GA Code § 50-5-122 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 3 - Small Business Assistance|§ 50-5-122. Legislative Intent

  The legislative intent of this part is declared to be as follows: The most important element of the American economic system of private enterprise is free and vigorous competition. Only through the existence of free and vigorous competition can free entry into business and opportunities for personal initiative and individual achievement be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is essential for our economic well-being. In order to encourage such competition, it is the declared policy of the state to ensure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property, commodities, and services for the state be placed with Georgia resident businesses and small businesses so long as the commodities and services of small businesses are competitive as to price and quality.   The department shall be authorized to effectuate the legislative intent as set forth in this Code section.   Every state agency, office, board, bureau, commission, public corporation, institution, authority, or other entity of this state, including but not limited to the Department of Labor and the Department of Revenue, is authorized to provide data related to Georgia resident businesses and small businesses to the department, subject to any confidentiality requirements otherwise provided by law, to be utilized for the purpose of effectuating the legislative intent as set forth in this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1619, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 6/HB 259; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 50/HB 737; Ga. L. 2021, p. 271, § 2/HB 611.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a); inserted "Georgia resident businesses and" near the middle of the last sentence of subsection (a); and added subsection (b).    The 2016 amendment,  effective May 3, 2016, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsection (a). See Editor's notes.    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, added subsection (c).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 1284, § 1/HB 259, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Georgia Business Act."'   Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 50/HB 737, which amended this Code section, purported to amend subsection (b), but actually amended subsection (a).
GA Code § 50-5-123 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 3 - Small Business Assistance|§ 50-5-123. Creation of Advisory Council; Membership; Meetings; Chairman; Executive Director

 There is created an advisory council to the department to be composed of representatives of designated small business enterprises to be named as follows: five by the Governor, two each by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one by the commissioner of administrative services to serve ex officio as chairman of the council. The members of the council shall serve without compensation. The council shall meet at least once monthly, or more often when necessary, at the call of the chairman in consultation with the commissioner of administrative services or his designee who shall also serve without additional compensation as executive director of the council.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1619, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 50.)
GA Code § 50-5-124 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 3 - Small Business Assistance|§ 50-5-124. Reports Required of Advisory Council

 The council shall make a written report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairmen of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Labor and the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee at least once each year, such report to be made no later than December 1. The report shall advise the Governor, the Speaker, the President, and the designated chairmen concerning progress toward achieving the legislative intent as set forth in Code Section 50-5-122 and shall contain such recommendations for legislation as the council herein provided for deems proper.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1619, § 5; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 50; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 50; Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 16/HB 117.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 20/HB 117, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act is intended to reflect the current internal organization of the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives and is not otherwise intended to change substantive law. In the event of a conflict with any other Act of the 2009 General Assembly, such other Act shall control over this Act."
GA Code § 50-5-130 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 4 - Minority Business Enterprise Development|§ 50-5-130. Purpose

 The General Assembly recognizes that the preservation and expansion of the American economic system of private enterprise is through free competition, but it also recognizes that the security and well-being brought about by such competition cannot be realized unless the actual and potential capacity of minority business enterprises is encouraged and developed.Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the state define a "minority business enterprise" for purposes of representation in the area of procurement of state contracts for construction, services, equipment, and goods.    (Code 1981, §50-5-130, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1380, § 3.)
GA Code § 50-5-131 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 4 - Minority Business Enterprise Development|§ 50-5-131. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Minority" means an individual who is a member of a race which comprises less than 50 percent of the total population of the state.   "Minority business enterprise" means a small business concern which is owned and controlled by one or more minorities and is authorized to do and is doing business under the laws of this state, paying all taxes duly assessed, and domiciled within this state.   "Owned and controlled" means a business:   Which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minorities or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of all classes or types of the stock is owned by one or more minorities; and   Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minorities.       (Code 1981, §50-5-131, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1380, § 3.)
GA Code § 50-5-132 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 4 - Minority Business Enterprise Development|§ 50-5-132. Eligibility and Procedures for Certification; Appeal of Denial

  Any minority business enterprise that desires to claim such status under any law of this state or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto shall first apply for certification, in addition to any other certification required by the provisions of 49 C.F.R. 23, to the Department of Administrative Services.   The Department of Administrative Services shall certify a business which meets the eligibility requirement of this part to qualify as a minority business enterprise.To qualify as a minority business enterprise, the business shall:   Be a minority business enterprise;   Submit any documentary evidence to support its status as a minority business enterprise;   Sign an affidavit stating that it is a minority business enterprise;   Be qualified to bid pursuant to the provisions of the Department of Administrative Services and other state agencies; and   Present:   An application, including the entire business history of the operation;   Birth certificates for all minority principals;   If Native American, a tribal registration card or certificate;   Current resumes on all principals, key managers, and other key personnel;   A current financial statement;   Proof of investment by principals;   Loan agreements;   Lease or rental agreement for space and equipment;   Evidence of latest bond;   If the applicant is a sole proprietor, a copy of a blank signature card;   If the applicant is a partnership, a copy of the partnership agreement; and   If the applicant is a corporation, articles of organization, corporation bylaws, copies of all stock certificates, minutes of the first corporate organizational meeting, bank resolution on all company accounts, and a copy of the latest United States corporate tax return.       The Department of Administrative Services shall prepare and maintain a list of certified minority business enterprises.   The Department of Administrative Services may deny certification to any minority business enterprise which does not qualify as such under the provisions of this part.Any person adversely affected by an order of the Department of Administrative Services denying certification as a minority business enterprise may appeal as provided in the regulations of the Department of Administrative Services.     (Code 1981, §50-5-132, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1380, § 3.)
GA Code § 50-5-133 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 4 - Minority Business Enterprise Development|§ 50-5-133. Fraud in Certification Process; Penalty; Effect of Multiple Violations

  It shall be unlawful for a person to:   Knowingly and with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtain, retain, attempt to obtain or retain, or aid another in fraudulently obtaining or retaining or attempting to obtain or retain certification as a minority business enterprise for the purposes of this part;   Knowingly and willfully make a false statement with the intent to defraud, whether by affidavit, report, or other representation, to a state official or employee for the purpose of influencing the certification or denial of any certification of any entity as a minority business enterprise;   Knowingly and willfully obstruct, impede, or attempt to obstruct or impede any state official or employee who is investigating the qualifications of a business entity which has requested certification as a minority business enterprise;   Knowingly and willfully with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtain, attempt to obtain, or aid another person in fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain public moneys to which the person is not entitled under this part; or   Knowingly and willfully assign any contract awarded pursuant to the Department of Administrative Services to any other business enterprise without prior written approval of the Department of Administrative Services.     Any person convicted of violating any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or both such imprisonment and fine.   If a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, subsidiary, principal, or affiliate thereof has been found to have violated this Code section and that violation occurred within three years of another violation of this Code section, the Department of Administrative Services shall prohibit that contractor, subcontractor, supplier, subsidiary, or affiliate thereof from entering into a state project or state contract; from further bidding to a state entity; from being a subcontractor to a contractor for a state entity; and from being a supplier to a state entity.     (Code 1981, §50-5-133, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1380, § 3; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 50/HB 79.)    The 2013 amendment,  effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(4).
GA Code § 50-5-135 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 5 - State Use Council|§ 50-5-135. Creation; Membership; Terms; Appointments; Compensation; Existence

  There is created the State Use Council, hereafter referred to as the council. The council shall be composed of 16 members as follows:   The commissioner of administrative services or his or her designee;   The commissioner of human services or his or her designee;  (2.1) The commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities or his or her designee;    The commissioner of community affairs or his or her designee;   The commissioner of corrections or his or her designee;   Five members appointed by the Governor who shall represent the business community of the state;   Three members appointed by the Governor who shall represent a broad spectrum of persons with disabilities; and   Three members appointed by the Governor who shall represent the interest of organizations representative of persons with disabilities.     Initially, the 11 members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (5) through (7) in subsection (a) of this Code section shall serve staggered terms of office as follows: four members for two years, four members for three years, and three members for four years. Thereafter, each member shall serve for a term of four years. Such members shall serve until the appointment and qualification of their successors. The members appointed by the Governor shall be selected from the state at large but shall be representative of all of the geographic areas of the state.   All successors shall be appointed in the same manner as original appointments.Vacancies in office shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term.The council shall elect its own officers.No vacancy on the council shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the council.   The members of the council shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to and shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses, including travel and any other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Reimbursement for travel by a personal motor vehicle shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as provided for state employees under Code Section 50-19-7.   The council shall have perpetual existence.Any change in name or composition of the council shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under this part or impair the obligations of any contracts existing under this part.     (Code 1981, §50-5-135, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1736, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2010, p. 286, § 22/SB 244; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 50/HB 79.)    The 2013 amendment,  effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised language in subsection (b).
GA Code § 50-5-137 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 5 - State Use Council|§ 50-5-137. Participation of Certified Community Based Rehabilitation Programs

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, certified community based rehabilitation programs and training centers conducting contract work under the state use plan and under the auspices of the central nonprofit agency shall not be required to have prior experience in providing the goods, wares, merchandise, or services in a given contract in order to participate in these contracts.    (Code 1981, §50-5-137, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1736, § 2.)