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TN Code § 12-2-409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-409. Disposal — Exempt Personal Property

  Disposal of surplus personal property which is determined to not be salvageable or usable, in accordance with regulations of the procurement commission, and disposal of surplus property in the collection of the Tennessee state museum, are exempt from this part; provided, that such disposals are made in accordance with regulations of the procurement commission.    Disposal of surplus personal property in the possession of the general assembly is exempt from this part; provided, that such disposals are made in a commercially reasonable manner pursuant to the policies and guidelines developed by the joint legislative services committee, created by § 3-10-101, and approved by both speakers.   A member of the general assembly may purchase office furniture, equipment, or other personal property for use in the home district legislative office of such member if such furniture, equipment or property has been declared surplus and classified for disposal pursuant to the policies and guidelines developed and approved pursuant to subdivision (b)(1).    Except as permitted by subdivision (b)(2), it is hereby declared unlawful for any state official or employee to purchase from the general assembly except by bid at public auction or by internet auction, using a personal computer on personal time, any surplus property during the tenure of such person's office or employment, or for six (6) months thereafter.   A purchaser who violates this subdivision (b)(3) commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 12-2-410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-410. Disposals — Procedures

 All disposals of surplus state personal property shall be conducted by the department of general services, in accordance with this part and applicable regulations of the procurement commission. The procurement commission may, however, in its discretion, designate the department having jurisdiction over the producing facility as the agent for disposal in the case of surplus agricultural products or livestock; provided, that such disposal is made in accordance with the other provisions of this part and the applicable regulations of the procurement commission.
TN Code § 12-2-411 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-411. Disposition of Proceeds

 The proceeds from the disposal of property under this part shall be remitted to the department releasing such property. The commissioner shall charge the releasing department a reasonable fee to cover the cost of disposition of the property, except where the releasing department is authorized pursuant to § 12-2-410 to serve as the agent for disposal. The method of determining such fee shall be governed by regulations of the procurement commission.
TN Code § 12-2-412 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-412. Violations — Penalties

  It is hereby declared unlawful for any state official or employee to purchase from the state except by bid at public auction or by internet auction, using a personal computer on personal time, any surplus property during the tenure of such person's office or employment, or for six (6) months thereafter.   A purchaser who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 12-2-413 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-413. Disposals Pursuant to Statute Valid

 Bids, negotiations, purchases, trade-ins, and other procedures for disposal of surplus personal property authorized by statute and regulation shall not be construed as in violation of any law prohibiting arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, or combinations which lessen full and free competition in the disposal of state surplus personal property or which tend to control the price of such property.
TN Code § 12-2-414 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-414. Rules and Regulations

 The promulgation of rules and regulations pursuant to this part shall be in conformity with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 12-2-415 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-415. State Surplus Property Disposition Regulation

 All arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, or combinations between persons or corporations made with a view to lessen, or which tend to lessen, full and free competition in the disposal of state surplus personal property, under this part, and all arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts or combinations between persons or corporations designed to, or which tend to, control the price, which the state receives for such property, or the cost to the purchaser of such property, are declared to be against public policy, unlawful, and void.
TN Code § 12-2-416 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-416. Violation of § 12-2-415

 A violation of § 12-2-415 is a Class E felony.
TN Code § 12-2-417 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-417. State Employee Violation — Punishment

 A state employee who violates § 12-2-415 shall be punished by removal from employment in the state service and shall be prohibited from such employment for a period of five (5) years, in addition to the penalties provided in § 12-2-416.
TN Code § 12-2-419 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-419. Resale of Surplus Property — Disposition of Proceeds

  Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any profit realized from the resale of surplus property transferred to vocational programs operated under title 49, chapter 11, or state technical institutes operated by the state board of regents when such entity or corporation has repaired the item through its vocational program for the purpose of resale shall not revert to the state but may be retained by such entity or corporation. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, such surplus property may be resold at any time after it has been repaired without prior approval of the procurement commission.   The resale of such surplus property shall be made only after public advertisement of the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality in which the sale will take place at least twice in a two-week period preceding the sale.
TN Code § 12-2-420 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-420. Transfers of Surplus Personal Property Among Governmental Entities

  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, counties, municipalities and metropolitan governments may purchase, trade or receive as a gift, upon approval of the governing bodies involved in the transaction, any used or surplus personal property from another county, municipality, metropolitan government, state government, federal government or any instrumentality of the foregoing, without regard to any laws regarding public advertisement and competitive bidding. Also notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county, municipality, or metropolitan government may by resolution or ordinance of its governing body establish a procedure for the disposition of its surplus personal property to other governmental entities, including, but not limited to, counties, municipalities, metropolitan governments, the state of Tennessee, the federal government, other states or their political subdivisions and the instrumentalities of any of the foregoing, by sale, gift, trade, or barter upon such terms as the governing body may authorize, without regard to any other provisions of law regarding the sale or disposition of used or surplus personal property.   This section shall be construed as supplemental authority for counties, municipalities and metropolitan governments.
TN Code § 12-2-421 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 4 - State Surplus Personal Property Act of 1976|§ 12-2-421. Purchases of Property at Public Auctions — Reporting

  Notwithstanding the requirements of its charter, or any other law, any municipality or county may purchase at any publicly advertised auction new or secondhand articles or equipment or other materials, supplies, commodities and equipment without public advertisement and competitive bidding. The governing body shall establish written procedures governing purchases at publicly advertised auctions.   If a municipality or county purchases any materials, supplies, commodities or equipment at a publicly advertised auction pursuant to subsection (a), then the purchasing official shall report the following information to the governing body of the municipality or county making such purchase:  A description of the materials, supplies, commodities or equipment that was purchased;   The auction where such items were purchased;   The purchase price of such items; and   The vendor of such materials, supplies, commodities or equipment.
TN Code § 12-2-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 2 - Administration and Disposition of State Property|Part 5 - Sale of Surplus Public Property|§ 12-2-501. Disposal of Real or Personal Property by Private Negotiation and Sale

 Notwithstanding any rule, regulation or other law to the contrary, any county, metropolitan government, municipality or other political subdivision of this state, upon majority vote of the local legislative body, may dispose of real property or personal property by private negotiation and sale where:   The real or personal property is significant for its architectural, archaeological, artistic, cultural or historical associations, or significant for its relationship to other property significant for architectural, archaeological, artistic, cultural or historical associations, or significant for its natural, scenic or open condition;   The real or personal property is to be sold to a nonprofit corporation or trust whose purposes include the preservation or conservation of real or personal properties of architectural, archaeological, artistic, cultural, historical, natural or scenic significance; and   A preservation agreement or conservation agreement is placed in the deed conveying the property from the county, metropolitan government, municipality or other political subdivision of this state to the nonprofit corporation or trust. The nonprofit corporation or trust shall only dispose of or use such real or personal property subject to covenants or other legally binding restrictions that will promote the preservation or conservation of the property, and, where appropriate, secure rights of public access.
TN Code § 12-3-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 1 - Applicability of Chapter|§ 12-3-101. State Requirements to Be Purchased by the Central Procurement Office

 Except as provided in §§ 12-3-102 and 12-3-103, all goods and services, and all telephone, telegraph, electric light, gas, power, postal services, and the leasing of any equipment required for the use of state government, shall be purchased and contracted for by the central procurement office consistent with the requirements of this chapter and any rules, regulations or policies and procedures approved by the procurement commission.
TN Code § 12-3-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 1 - Applicability of Chapter|§ 12-3-102. Exempt Agencies and Purchases

  Procurements and contracts by and for the following state governmental entities shall be exempt from the operation of this chapter:  The legislative branch;   The judicial branch;   The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee system, the Tennessee board of regents system, the state university boards, the Tennessee higher education commission, and the Tennessee student assistance corporation;   Contracts advertised and awarded by the state building commission pursuant to § 4-15-102. If there is a question whether a contract or procurement requires state building commission or central procurement office approval, the chief procurement officer and the state architect shall determine in writing the procurement method or the contract form that is in the best interest of the state. Any such agreement reached by the chief procurement officer and the state architect shall be subject to the approval of the comptroller of the treasury;   Construction and engineering contracts entered into by the department of transportation pursuant to title 54, chapter 5;   Contracts for procurement of services in connection with the issue, sale, purchase, and delivery of bonds, notes and other debt obligations or the administration, safekeeping, and payment after delivery of such debt obligations by the state or any of its agencies;   Contracts for appraisal, relocation or acquisition services related to the acquisition of land that are entered into by the department of transportation pursuant to title 54, chapter 5; and   Administrative contracts for specific service signs pursuant to title 54, chapter 5, part 11, shall be awarded to the vendor who offers the lowest responsible response. The basis of all responses shall be the least cost to the retail user of the signs. All administrative contracts shall be awarded on an objective, competitive basis pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the department of transportation.     Notwithstanding subsection (a), any or all state entities exempt from the requirements of this part, as well as any private nonprofit institution of higher education chartered in this state, are authorized to procure goods or services under this chapter through the central procurement office.
TN Code § 12-3-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 1 - Applicability of Chapter|§ 12-3-103. Requirements of Professional Persons or Groups Providing Fiscal Agent, Financial Advisor, Advisory or Consultant Services Covered by This Part

  Contracts for legal services, fiscal agent, financial advisor or advisory services, educational consultant services, and similar services by professional persons or groups with high ethical standards, shall not be based upon competitive procurement methods, but shall be awarded on the basis of recognized competence and integrity. The prohibition against competitive procurement in this section shall not prohibit any entity enumerated from interviewing eligible persons or entities to determine the capabilities of such persons or entities.   Any person providing fiscal agent, financial advisor or advisory services covered by this part shall perform such services only pursuant to a written contract specifying the services to be rendered, the costs of the services, and the expenses to be covered under such contract.   Any person providing fiscal agent, financial advisor or advisory services covered by this part who desires to respond, directly or indirectly, on any bonds, notes or other obligations of such entity sold pursuant to public, competitive sale shall receive in writing prior to the sale the permission of such entity to respond either directly or indirectly on the obligations.   For the purposes of this section, “providing fiscal agent, financial advisor or advisory services” means a relationship that exists when a person renders, or enters into an agreement to render, financial advisory or consultant services to or on behalf of an issuer with respect to a new issue or issues of municipal securities, including advice with respect to the structure, timing, terms and other similar matters concerning such issue or issues, for a fee or other compensation or in expectation of such compensation for the rendering of such services.   A financial advisory relationship shall not be deemed to exist when, in the course of acting as an underwriter, a municipal securities dealer renders advice to an issuer, including advice with respect to the structure, timing, terms and other similar matters concerning a new issue of municipal securities.
TN Code § 12-3-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 1 - Applicability of Chapter|§ 12-3-104. Transfer of Equipment Between Departments, Institutions and Agencies

 Whenever any state department or agency applies to the department of general services to lease or rent any equipment, the department of general services shall first ascertain whether or not any such equipment is available for use from any other department, institution, or agency. The department of general services shall have the power to request the transfer of any such equipment from one (1) department, institution, or agency to another with the approval of the head of the transferring department, institution, or agency.
TN Code § 12-3-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 12-3-202. Long Distance Telephone Service for Students at State Universities and Colleges

 Subject to the regulations and requirements of the Tennessee public utility commission and other state or federal bodies, the central procurement office is authorized to extend the use of the state network long distance telephone service to students at state universities and colleges. If the central procurement office extends such service, it shall charge the institution the amount that it costs the state for such service.
TN Code § 12-3-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 3 - Purchases and Contracts for Goods and Services|§ 12-3-301. Written Acquisition Plan — Data Relating to Purchases and Purchase Estimates — Amendments to Acquisition Plan

   Before April 1 of each year, each state agency shall compile and submit to the chief procurement officer and the comptroller of the treasury, a written acquisition plan for the upcoming fiscal year forecasting the specific categories and quantities of goods and services anticipated for purchase by the state agency. The chief procurement officer shall develop procedures to ensure uniformity among the various state agencies both in the manner of calculating such forecasts and in the style and format used for submitting such written acquisition plans to the chief procurement officer. The information contained within such forecasts shall be based on good faith estimates and shall not be construed in any way to legally bind or authorize the state agency to make any purchase in conflict with the other requirements of this chapter.   This subsection (a) shall not apply to those entities exempt from this chapter pursuant to § 12-3-102.     Before July 1 of each year, the chief procurement officer shall compile and publish the written acquisition plans submitted by the various agencies pursuant to subsection (a), within an annual report that shall be entitled “The Forecast of Acquisition Plans for State Departments and Agencies for Fiscal Year _____—_____.” A copy of the report shall be posted on the central procurement office's website.   It is the duty of all state agencies to furnish to the central procurement office, upon request, data relating to purchases and purchase estimates.   An agency is permitted to amend or supplement its written acquisition plan before the end of a given fiscal year for unforeseen circumstances pursuant to rules, regulations and policies approved by the commission.
TN Code § 12-3-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 3 - Purchases and Contracts for Goods and Services|§ 12-3-302. Bidding Not to Include Statement That Bidder Willing to Meet Lowest Bid Price — Exception Where Negotiation Permitted

  Any statement or agreement in which the respondent is asked to indicate a willingness to meet the low price, if such respondent is not the low respondent, is adverse to the competitive procurement standards and shall not be included in any solicitation to be awarded by any state agencies.   This section applies to divisible contracts.   This section shall not apply when applicable law permits negotiated contracts.   For the purposes of this section, contracts for the administration of specific service signs pursuant to title 54, chapter 5, part 11 shall not be negotiable.
TN Code § 12-3-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 3 - Purchases and Contracts for Goods and Services|§ 12-3-304. Unauthorized Contracts Void — Personal Liability of Officers and Heads of Agencies

  When any state agency required by this chapter to purchase goods or services through the central procurement office, contracts for the purchase of goods or services contrary to this chapter or the rules and regulations made hereunder, such contract shall be void and of no effect.   When the central procurement office contracts for the purchase of goods or services contrary to this chapter or the rules and regulations made hereunder, such contract shall also be void and of no effect.   If any state agency, including the central procurement office, purchases any goods or services contrary to this chapter or the rules and regulations made hereunder, then the chief procurement officer or head of such state agency shall be personally liable for the costs thereof, and if such goods or services are so unlawfully purchased and paid for out of state moneys, then the amount thereof may be recovered in the name of the state in an appropriate action instituted by the state.