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NV Rev Stat § 332.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments|NRS 332.420 - Monitoring of cost savings attributable to operating cost-savings measures.

  1. During the term of a performance contract, the qualified service company shall monitor the reductions in energy or water consumption and other operating cost savings attributable to the operating cost-savings measure purchased or installed under the performance contract, and shall, at least once a year or at such other intervals specified in the performance contract, prepare and provide a report to the local government documenting the performance of the operating cost-savings measures.  2. A performance contract must identify the methodology that the local government will use to validate the cost savings identified by the qualified service company.  3. A qualified service company and the local government may agree to make modifications in the calculation of savings based on:  (a) Subsequent material changes to the baseline consumption of energy or water identified at the beginning of the term of the performance contract.  (b) A change in utility rates.  (c) A change in the number of days in the billing cycle of a utility.  (d) A change in the total square footage of the building.  (e) A change in the operational schedule, and any corresponding change in the occupancy and indoor temperature, of the building.  (f) A material change in the weather.  (g) A material change in the amount of equipment or lighting used at the building.  (h) Any other change which reasonably would be expected to modify the use of energy or the cost of energy.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 3053)
NV Rev Stat § 332.430 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments|NRS 332.430 - Qualified service company to provide information concerning performance contract to Office of Energy.

A qualified service company shall provide to the Office of Energy information concerning each performance contract which the qualified service company enters into pursuant to NRS 332.300 to 332.440, inclusive, including, without limitation, the name of the project, the local government for which the project is being carried out and the expected operating cost savings. The Office of Energy may report any energy savings realized as a result of such performance contracts to the United States Department of Energy pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 13385.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 3054; A 2009, 1405; 2011, 2078)
NV Rev Stat § 332.431 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments|NRS 332.431 - Duty of local governments to report to Legislature.

  1. Each local government that enters into a performance contract pursuant to NRS 332.300 to 332.440, inclusive, shall, on or before February 1 of each year, prepare and submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature if the Legislature is in session, or to the Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in session.  2. The report required pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:  (a) The status of the construction and financing of the operating cost-savings measures described in the performance contract.  (b) The cumulative amount of operating cost-savings that have resulted from the operating cost-savings measures.  (c) The amount of operating cost-savings that are projected for the future.  (d) Any other information required by the Legislature or Interim Finance Committee.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 965)
NV Rev Stat § 332.440 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments|NRS 332.440 - Financial mechanisms to guarantee operational cost savings are realized.

A performance contract must include appropriate financial mechanisms determined to be necessary by the city or county treasurer, as appropriate, to guarantee that operating cost savings are realized by the local government if the actual cost savings do not meet the predicted cost savings.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 3054)
NV Rev Stat § 332.800 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments|NRS 332.800 - Interest of member of governing body or evaluator in contract prohibited; exception; penalty.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.230 and 281A.430, a member of the governing body may not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract entered into by the governing body, but the governing body may purchase supplies, not to exceed $1,500 in the aggregate in any 1 calendar month, from a member of such governing body when not to do so would be of great inconvenience due to a lack of any other local source.  2. An evaluator may not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded by such governing body or its authorized representative.  3. A member of a governing body who furnishes supplies in the manner permitted by subsection 1 may not vote on the allowance of the claim for such supplies.  4. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in the case of a member of a governing body, a violation is cause for removal from office.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1539; A 2001, 1318; 2003, 891; 2013, 3786)
NV Rev Stat § 332.810 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments|NRS 332.810 - Prohibited acts by responding offerors before award of contract; penalty.

  1. Before a contract is awarded, a responding offeror or an officer, employee, representative, agent or consultant of such a person shall not:  (a) Make an offer or promise of future employment or business opportunity to, or engage in a discussion of future employment or business opportunity with, an evaluator or member of the governing body offering the contract;  (b) Offer, give or promise to offer or give money, a gratuity or any other thing of value to an evaluator or member of the governing body offering the contract; or  (c) Solicit or obtain from an officer, employee or member of the governing body offering the contract:  (1) Any proprietary information regarding the contract; or  (2) Any information regarding a response to a solicitation submitted by another person, unless such information is available to the general public.  2. A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days, or by a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $50,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 1731; A 2001, 1318; 2007, 2468; 2013, 982; 2019, 778)
NV Rev Stat § 332.820 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments|NRS 332.820 - Effect of collusion among responding offerors or advance disclosures of information.

  1. Any agreement or collusion among responding offerors or prospective responding offerors in restraint of freedom of competition by agreement to respond with a fixed price, or otherwise, shall render the responses of such responding offerors void.  2. Advance disclosures of proprietary information or any other information to any particular responding offeror which would give that particular responding offeror any advantage over any other interested responding offeror in advance of the opening of responses, whether in response to advertising or an informal solicitation, made or permitted by a member of the governing body or an employee or representative thereof, shall operate to void all responses received in response to that particular solicitation.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1539; A 2001, 1319; 2005, 2556; 2019, 779)
NV Rev Stat § 332.830 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments|NRS 332.830 - Purchase of information system or system of communication for use by response agency prohibited unless complies with state plan.

  1. On and after October 1, 2005, a governing body or its authorized representative shall not purchase an information system or system of communication for use by a response agency unless the system complies with the plan established pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 239C.160.  2. On and after October 1, 2005, any grant or other money received by a local government from the Federal Government for the purchase of an information system or system of communication for use by a response agency must not be used to purchase such a system unless the system complies with the plan established pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 239C.160.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Information system" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239C.060.  (b) "Response agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239C.080.  (c) "System of communication" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239C.100.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2463; A 2005, 932; 2011, 2886)
NV Rev Stat § 333.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.010 - Short title.

This chapter shall be known and cited as the State Purchasing Act.  [1:333:1951]
NV Rev Stat § 333.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  1. "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Purchasing Division.  2. "Best value" means the greatest possible economy consistent with grades or qualities of supplies, materials, equipment and services that are adapted to the purposes to be served.  3. "Director" means the Director of the Department of Administration.  4. "Invitation to bid" means a written statement which sets forth the requirements and specifications of a contract to be awarded by competitive selection.  5. "Proprietary information" means:  (a) Any trade secret or confidential business information that is contained in a bid or proposal submitted on a particular contract; or  (b) Any other trade secret or confidential business information submitted in a bid or proposal and designated as proprietary by the Administrator.  As used in this subsection, "confidential business information" means any information relating to the amount or source of any income, profits, losses or expenditures of a person, including data relating to cost or price submitted in support of a bid or proposal. The term does not include the amount of a bid or proposal.  6. "Purchasing Division" means the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration.  7. "Purchasing officer" means a person who is authorized by the Administrator or a using agency to facilitate:  (a) The evaluation of bids or proposals for a contract;  (b) Any negotiations concerning a contract; or  (c) The development, review or approval of a contract.  8. "Request for proposals" means a written statement which sets forth the requirements and specifications of a contract to be awarded by competitive selection.  9. "Trade secret" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 600A.030.  10. "Using agencies" means all officers, departments, divisions, institutions, boards, commissions and other agencies in the Executive Department of the State Government which derive their support from public money in whole or in part, whether the money is provided by the State of Nevada, received from the Federal Government or any branch, bureau or agency thereof, or derived from private or other sources. The term does not include the Nevada Rural Housing Authority, the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry, local governments as defined in NRS 354.474, conservation districts, irrigation districts and the Nevada System of Higher Education.  11. "Volunteer fire department" means a volunteer fire department which pays premiums for industrial insurance pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.  [2:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 48, 489, 1284; 1967, 202; 1969, 1429; 1973, 1465; 1975, 248; 1993, 390, 1564, 2267, 2877; 1995, 366, 728, 815, 1733, 2044, 2060; 1997, 547; 1999, 234, 1024, 1817; 2001, 2122; 2003, 547, 2194; 2005, 668; 2009, 650; 2019, 779)
NV Rev Stat § 333.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.030 - Administration of chapter.

The Purchasing Division shall administer the provisions of this chapter, subject to administrative supervision of the Director.  [3:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 1051)
NV Rev Stat § 333.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.060 - Qualifications of Administrator of Purchasing Division.

The Administrator shall have:  1. A working knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures, including the techniques of specification writing.  2. The ability to obtain and interpret market prices and trends, and to apply such interpretations to procurement problems.  3. A minimum of 12 years of practical experience in purchasing, merchandising, stock control and methods of inventory management.  [6:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 1051)
NV Rev Stat § 333.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.100 - Assistants: Number; qualifications.

  1. The Administrator shall have such technical and clerical assistance as the execution of the Administrator’s duties requires.  2. Technical assistants shall have a minimum of 6 years of practical experience in purchasing, merchandising, stock control and methods of inventory management.  [Part 7:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 1051)
NV Rev Stat § 333.105 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.105 - General Counsel: Appointment; classification; qualifications; private practice of law restricted.

  1. The Administrator may appoint a General Counsel of the Division.  2. The General Counsel appointed pursuant to subsection 1:  (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State.  (b) Must be an attorney in good standing licensed and admitted to practice law in this State.  (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 7.065, shall not engage in the private practice of law.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 1538)
NV Rev Stat § 333.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.110 - Offices of Purchasing Division.

Suitable office space shall be furnished to the Purchasing Division for the performance of the duties provided in this chapter.  [Part 7:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 1051)
NV Rev Stat § 333.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.120 - State Purchasing Fund: Creation; amount; use.

  1. The State Purchasing Fund, in the sum of $1,250,000 is hereby created as an internal service fund for the use of the Administrator in purchasing supplies, materials and equipment and services.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Administrator may withdraw from the State Purchasing Fund an amount not to exceed $150,000 per year and is hereby authorized to expend that amount to pay the cost to the Purchasing Division of providing methods for purchasing or leasing pursuant to this chapter by the use of forms in electronic format through a computer system or network or through the Internet, or its successor, if any.  3. The Administrator shall not withdraw money pursuant to subsection 2 if the withdrawal would reduce the balance of the State Purchasing Fund below $500,000.  4. If the Administrator makes a withdrawal pursuant to subsection 2, the maximum balance of the State Purchasing Fund is permanently reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.  [45:333:1951; A 1953, 585; 1955, 838] — (NRS A 1957, 345; 1960, 53; 1963, 1051; 1965, 1021; 1967, 155; 1973, 332; 1975, 225; 1977, 43; 1981, 348; 1983, 388; 1991, 1746; 1999, 1025; 2001, 1457)
NV Rev Stat § 333.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.125 - Temporary transfers from State General Fund to State Purchasing Fund.

Whenever claims payable and properly approved exceed the amount of the cash in the State Purchasing Fund, the State Controller may transfer temporarily from the State General Fund to the State Purchasing Fund such amount as may be required to pay the claims, but not to exceed the lesser of:  1. The amount receivable from using agencies and political subdivisions as certified by the Purchasing Division;  2. The maximum balance of the State Purchasing Fund, if reduced pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 333.120; or  3. Eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 1022; A 1979, 1794; 1981, 348; 1987, 316; 2001, 1457)
NV Rev Stat § 333.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.130 - Supervision of administrative and technical activities of Purchasing Division; regulations.

The Administrator, as executive head of the Purchasing Division:  1. Shall direct and supervise all its administrative and technical activities.  2. May adopt regulations necessary for the administration of this chapter.  [Part 7:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 1052; 1991, 620)
NV Rev Stat § 333.135 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.135 - Regulations establishing procedures for awarding contracts.

The Administrator shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for awarding contracts pursuant to this chapter. The regulations must include, without limitation, provisions that set forth requirements relating to:  1. The establishment and membership of committees to evaluate proposals;  2. Notices that must be given to persons who submit proposals before and after a contract is awarded;  3. The confidentiality of information submitted in proposals and any communication between a person who submits a proposal and the chief of a using agency, the Administrator of the Purchasing Division or a member of a committee to evaluate proposals;  4. The submission of revised proposals; and  5. The awarding of contracts on a contingency basis.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1024)
NV Rev Stat § 333.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.140 - Policy of securing best value.

The Administrator, in all his or her purchasing and property control activities, shall pursue a policy of securing the best value for supplies, materials, equipment and services.  [10:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 1052; 2003, 548)
NV Rev Stat § 333.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.150 - Purchases or contracts for rental or lease for using agencies.

The Administrator shall:  1. Purchase or contract for all supplies, materials and equipment; and  2. Contract for the rental or lease of equipment,  needed by any using agency, unless otherwise provided by law.  [11:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 1052; 1981, 367)
NV Rev Stat § 333.155 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.155 - Regulations concerning purchase of new equipment: Consideration of renting equipment and contracting for service to maintain equipment.

The Administrator shall adopt regulations which set forth standards to be used by using agencies when purchasing new equipment in order to determine:  1. Whether the equipment can be leased or rented at a cost that is equal to or less than the cost of purchasing the equipment; and  2. If a service is required to maintain the equipment, whether the service would be performed more efficiently by the agency or a private contractor.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 925)
NV Rev Stat § 333.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.160 - Methods of supplying needs of using agencies.

The Administrator may decide whether and to what extent the needs of any using agency may be supplied:  1. By transfer of surplus items or stocks from other using agencies;  2. By deliveries under contracts;  3. By open market purchases through the Administrator; or  4. Directly by the using agencies;  but he or she shall have thorough discussions on such matters with authorized representatives of each using agency.  [12:333:1951] — (NRS A 1963, 1052; 1981, 1188; 2019, 780)
NV Rev Stat § 333.162 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.162 - Methods of obtaining a contract; regulations.

  1. The Administrator may designate the method of obtaining a contract, including:  (a) An invitation to bid;  (b) A request for proposals;  (c) A request for qualifications;  (d) A request for information;  (e) A request for a quotation; or  (f) Any other accepted method of purchasing that complies with the provisions of this chapter.  2. The Administrator shall adopt regulations governing the methods of obtaining a contract.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 619; A 1999, 1025; 2019, 780)
NV Rev Stat § 333.165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.165 - Contracts for services: Duty of Administrator to act on behalf of using agency; authority of using agency to contract; requests for assistance by using agency.

  1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the Administrator shall contract for services whose estimated value is $100,000 or more, and may authorize a using agency to contract for such services if he or she determines that to do so would be in the best interests of the State.  2. A using agency may contract for services if the estimated value of the services is less than $100,000. The Administrator may, upon the request of a using agency, contract for such services on behalf of the agency if he or she determines that to do so would be in the best interests of the State.  3. The Administrator shall, upon the request of a using agency, provide assistance to the using agency for any contract for services whose estimated value is less than $100,000.  4. For the purposes of this section, a contract for goods and services whose estimated value:  (a) Is $100,000 or more, shall be deemed a contract for services; or  (b) Is less than $100,000, shall be deemed a contract for goods with respect to that part of the contract that represents goods. Those goods must be procured in a manner authorized by the Administrator.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 150; A 1999, 1025)
NV Rev Stat § 333.175 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State|NRS 333.175 - Administrator may exempt purchases by Department of Corrections from Offenders’ Store Fund from provisions of chapter.

The Administrator may exempt from the provisions of this chapter purchases made by the Department of Corrections, with money from the Offenders’ Store Fund, for the provision and maintenance of canteens for offenders.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 773; A 2001 Special Session, 236)