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TN Code § 12-3-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 6 - Cost Principles and Audits|§ 12-3-602. Right to Inspect Plant or Place of Business and Audit Books and Records

  The state may, at reasonable times, and subject to regulation of the procurement commission, inspect the part of the plant or place of business of a contractor or any subcontractor which is related to the performance of any contract awarded or to be awarded by the state.   The state may, at reasonable times and places, audit the books and records of any person who has submitted cost or pricing data to the extent that such books and records relate to such cost or pricing data. Any person who receives a contract, change order, or contract modification for which cost or pricing data are required, shall maintain such books and records that relate to such cost or pricing data for three (3) years from the date of final payment under the contract, unless a shorter period is otherwise authorized in writing.   The state shall be entitled to audit the books and records of a contractor or any subcontractor under any contract or subcontract other than a firm fixed-price contract, to the extent that such books and records relate to the performance of such contract or subcontract. Such books and records shall be maintained by the contractor for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment under the prime contract and by the subcontractor for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment under the subcontract, unless a shorter period is otherwise authorized in writing. All contracts after July 1, 2013, shall include a provision with this statutory requirement and the provision cannot be amended or removed without the written consent of the comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 12-3-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 6 - Cost Principles and Audits|§ 12-3-603. Regulations Regarding Cost Principles

 The chief procurement officer shall propose regulations for approval by the procurement commission setting forth cost principles which shall be used to determine the allowability of incurred costs for the purpose of reimbursing costs under contract provisions that provide for the reimbursement of costs; provided, that if a written determination is made by the chief procurement officer to justify such action, such cost principles may be modified by contract and reported to the comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 12-3-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 7 - Procurement With Limitation of Liability|§ 12-3-701. Procurement of Goods and Services With Limitation of a Contractor's Liability

   The chief procurement officer may authorize the procurement of goods and services with a limitation of a contractor's liability; provided, all respondents to a solicitation had an equal opportunity to request a limitation of liability.   Unless authorized under this section by the chief procurement officer, no contract shall limit a contractor's liability to the state in an amount less than two (2) times the maximum liability, estimated liability, or maximum revenue of a contract.   The chief procurement officer may authorize a limitation of liability amount of less than two (2) times the maximum liability, estimated liability, or maximum revenue of a contract if the chief procurement officer determines that the limitation of liability amount is necessary to prevent harm to the state from failing to obtain the goods or services sought or from obtaining the goods or services at a higher price.   The chief procurement officer is authorized to approve a limitation of liability amount greater than two (2) times the maximum liability, estimated liability, or maximum revenue of a contract if the chief procurement officer determines that an increase in the liability amount is necessary to protect the state's best interests.   A solicitation that includes a limitation of liability amount of less than two (2) times the maximum liability, estimated liability, or maximum revenue of a contract shall be approved by the comptroller of the treasury before the limitation of liability amount may be included in a contract.   A solicitation that does not have a maximum liability, estimated liability, or maximum revenue of a contract may have a limitation of liability if approved by the chief procurement officer and the comptroller of the treasury, and if all respondents to the solicitation had an equal opportunity to request a limitation of liability.     A limitation of liability in a contract with the state shall not apply to:  Liability for intellectual property or to any other liability, including, without limitation, indemnification obligations for infringement of third-party intellectual property rights;   Claims covered by any specific provision in a contract with the state providing for liquidated damages; or   Claims for intentional torts, criminal acts, fraudulent conduct, or acts or omissions that result in personal injuries or death.     A limitation of liability included in a contract with the state shall not waive or limit the state's legal rights, sovereign immunity, or any other immunity from suit provided by law. Nothing in this section authorizes a cause of action against the state in any foreign jurisdiction.   The procurement commission is authorized to promulgate rules, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, as well as policies and procedures, to implement this section.
TN Code § 12-3-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 8 - Procurement Specifications and Scopes of Work|§ 12-3-801. Specifications and Scopes of Work to Permit Open and Competitive Soliciting

 Whenever possible, all procurement specifications and scopes of work for goods and services to be purchased by the central procurement office or state agencies shall be worded or designed to permit open and competitive soliciting for the supplying of the goods or services to which they apply and all proprietary specifications and scopes of work shall be developed in accordance with rules of the central procurement office approved by the procurement commission.
TN Code § 12-3-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 8 - Procurement Specifications and Scopes of Work|§ 12-3-802. Adoption and Application of Standard Specifications and Scopes of Work

 It is the duty of all state agencies to furnish to the chief procurement officer recommended specifications for all goods and services required and to be required by such state agencies. It is the duty of the chief procurement officer to canvas the recommended specifications and either approve or modify the standard specifications and scopes of work so recommended, subject to the policy and criteria of the procurement commission. All standard specifications and scopes of work shall remain on file in the central procurement office and shall be posted on the central procurement office's website. Each standard specification adopted for any good or service shall fit, insofar as possible, the requirements of the majority of the state agencies that use the same.
TN Code § 12-3-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 8 - Procurement Specifications and Scopes of Work|§ 12-3-803. Changes and Additions to Standard Specifications

 After the approval and adoption of standard specifications in the manner provided in § 12-3-802, changes in, alterations to, modifications of, or additions to such standard specifications may be made in accordance with rules or policy of the central procurement office as approved by the procurement commission.
TN Code § 12-3-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 8 - Procurement Specifications and Scopes of Work|§ 12-3-804. Standard Specifications Preferred — Procedure for Exceptions

 The chief procurement officer shall make use of standard specifications whenever practicable. Goods and services purchased without standard specifications shall be made in accordance with policies and criteria established by the procurement commission.
TN Code § 12-3-805 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 8 - Procurement Specifications and Scopes of Work|§ 12-3-805. Requisition of Goods and Services for Which No Standard Adopted

 Whenever any department, institution, or agency of state government requisitions any goods or services for which a standard specification has not been adopted and approved, it shall be accompanied by or contain a recommended specification for such goods or services.
TN Code § 12-3-806 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 8 - Procurement Specifications and Scopes of Work|§ 12-3-806. Specifications for Office Goods — Biennial Report

  Whenever the chief procurement officer determines it to be advantageous, then specifications for office goods to be purchased by the state agencies shall be worded or designed so as to permit remanufactured office goods to be eligible for purchase. Such specifications may provide that remanufactured office materials, supplies and equipment be comparable in use and quality to new or currently manufactured office materials, supplies and equipment.   The chief procurement officer shall prepare and submit to the governor, the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, the chairs of the committees on government operations, and the procurement commission, a biennial report concerning the purchase of remanufactured office goods. Such report shall include the amount and frequency of such purchases, the cost savings realized by the state as a result of such purchases, and any remaining issues or areas for improvement.
TN Code § 12-3-807 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 8 - Procurement Specifications and Scopes of Work|§ 12-3-807. Standard Specifications for Lubricating Motor Oil — Authorized Purchases — List of Businesses Distributing Re-Refined or Recycled Oil

  Standard specifications adopted for lubricating motor oil for competitive solicitations to be let by the central procurement office, or by the appropriate purchasing agencies for any political subdivision of the state, shall be prescribed to include re-refined or recycled lubricating motor oil. Such specifications may exclude re-refined or recycled lubricating motor oil for circumstances or equipment that require specialized treatment, upon submission of documented evidence to the procurement commission or the appropriate purchasing agency of the political subdivision to substantiate each such claim for exclusion.   Standard specifications adopted for lubricating motor oil for competitive solicitations to be let by any state agency or by any political subdivision of the state, shall be prescribed to include re-refined or recycled lubricating motor oil. Such specifications may exclude re-refined or recycled lubricating motor oil for circumstances or equipment that require specialized treatment, upon submission of documented evidence to the appropriate departmental, institutional or agency head to substantiate each such claim for exclusion. The requirements of this section shall not be construed to prohibit such state agency from purchasing and contracting for the purchase of such re-refined or recycled lubricating motor oil through the central procurement office or through the appropriate local purchasing agency.   Any nonprofit corporation receiving funding from the state or contracting with any department, institution, or agency of state government or political subdivision of the state to provide services to the public, shall be authorized to purchase and contract for the purchase of such re-refined or recycled lubricating motor oil as provided in this section through the central procurement office under this chapter or through the appropriate local purchasing agency.    The central procurement office shall compile and publish a list of business entities that commercially distribute re-refined or recycled lubricating motor oil that complies with the standard specifications adopted by the central procurement office pursuant to this section. The central procurement office shall make such list available to the various entities and political subdivisions of state government. The central procurement office shall mail such list to the chief executive of each county and each municipality.   Prior to accepting competitive responses for a contract concerning lubricating motor oil, a county or municipality shall notify each business entity on the central procurement office's list of relevant facts concerning such proposed contract.
TN Code § 12-3-808 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 8 - Procurement Specifications and Scopes of Work|§ 12-3-808. Specifications for Purchases of Chemical Products

  Specifications for purchases of chemical products pursuant to this chapter shall require that the manufacturer of the chemical products create and maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for such chemical products on the national MSDSSEARCH repository or the manufacturer's website so that the information can be accessed by means of the internet. A site operated by or on behalf of the manufacturer or a relevant trade association is acceptable so long as the information is freely accessible to the public. In lieu of posting a MSDS on MSDSSEARCH, a respondent shall include the manufacturer's universal resource locator (URL) for their MSDS in the response proposal or purchase order.   The chief procurement officer shall post on the chief procurement officer's website the URL for MSDSSEARCH.
TN Code § 12-3-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-901. Short Title

 This part shall be known as and may be cited as the “Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978.”
TN Code § 12-3-902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-902. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Energy efficiency standard” means a performance standard which prescribes the relationship of the energy use of a product to its useful output of services;   “Major energy-consuming product” means any article so designated by the chief procurement officer in consultation with the central procurement office staff;   “Political subdivision” means any city, town, municipality or county within the state; and   “State procurement commission” means the commission established as set forth in title 4, chapter 56.
TN Code § 12-3-903 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-903. Policy of State

 It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state and its political subdivisions to use the life cycle costs of commodities as developed and disseminated by the federal government when purchased by the state or its political subdivisions where feasible as provided in this part.
TN Code § 12-3-904 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-904. Purchases to Be Made According to Energy Efficiency Standards

 The chief procurement officer, to the maximum extent feasible, shall determine which commodities and products purchased by the state may be purchased according to energy efficiency standards based on rules and regulations, policies, and procedures approved by the procurement commission.
TN Code § 12-3-905 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-905. Energy Efficiency Standards to Be Adopted — Equipment, Appliances, Lighting and Heating and Cooling Products and Systems to Be Energy Star Qualified — Future Contracts — Guidelines

  The chief procurement officer, in consultation with the central procurement office staff, shall adopt rules and regulations approved by the procurement commission relative to energy efficiency standards for major energy-consuming products to be procured by the state.   When federal energy efficiency standards exist, the procurement commission, in consultation with the department of general services, shall, where feasible, adopt standards at least as stringent as the federal standards.   For the purpose of implementing this part only, the central procurement office shall advise and consult with the chief procurement officer as an ex officio member.   All future office equipment, appliances, lighting and heating and cooling products and systems purchased by and for state agencies shall be Energy Star qualified; provided, that such Energy Star qualified products and systems are commercially available.   Existing purchasing contracts for all state agencies that do not provide as options Energy Star qualified office equipment, appliances, lighting and heating and cooling products and systems shall not be renewed upon expiration. All future contracts for state agencies shall provide as options Energy Star qualified office equipment, appliances, lighting and heating and cooling products and systems.   The central procurement office, in consultation with the department of finance and administration, shall establish and publish guidelines providing direction to all state agencies regarding implementation of this section.
TN Code § 12-3-906 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-906. Life Cycle Costs Used in Purchase of Major Energy-Consuming Products

 When energy efficiency standards are established, the procurement commission shall adopt rules requiring life cycle costs to be used by the chief procurement officer in contracting for major energy-consuming products. In determining life cycle costs, the procurement commission and the chief procurement officer may consider the acquisition cost of the product, the energy consumption and the projected cost of energy over the useful life of the product, and the anticipated resale or salvage value of the product.
TN Code § 12-3-907 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-907. Energy Efficiency Standards and Life Cycle Costs to Be Used by Political Subdivisions

 Except when private act or state law prohibits, every political subdivision shall adopt and incorporate in its procurement policies energy efficiency standards and life cycle costing employed by the state in its procurement policies.
TN Code § 12-3-908 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-908. Action by Aggrieved Party to Void Executory Contract for Purchase of Commodities

  Executory contracts for the purchase of commodities by a political subdivision included in this part shall be voidable by the circuit courts upon the bringing of an action by an aggrieved party.   The court may void the contract upon the showing by the aggrieved party that:  The party is a seller of the commodity;   The party is doing business in the state;   The commodity to be sold has an energy efficiency rating and life cycle cost lower than the commodity contracted for by the purchaser;   The purchaser is a political subdivision, and the standard for the commodity has been adopted for one (1) year by the procurement commission and has not been incorporated or adopted by the political subdivision; and   The aggrieved party is ready, willing and able, without any other legal constraints, to sell the commodity to the purchaser.
TN Code § 12-3-909 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-909. Assistance in Development of Energy Efficiency Standards

 The chief procurement officer shall provide technical assistance to aid in the development or implementation of energy efficiency standards for procurement policies to political subdivisions that request assistance.
TN Code § 12-3-910 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-910. Cooperation Among State and Local Agencies

 The appropriate state agencies shall cooperate and coordinate their efforts in the development and implementation of energy efficiency standards for procurement policies to the fullest extent possible with the Tennessee municipal league, the municipal technical advisory service, the county technical advisory service, the Tennessee county services association, and any other appropriate state or local agency or group.
TN Code § 12-3-911 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-911. Adoption of More Stringent Energy Efficiency Standards by Political Subdivisions

 Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit the adoption of an energy efficiency standard by a political subdivision when that standard has not been adopted by rules of the procurement commission, or where the standard proposed to be adopted by the political subdivision is more stringent than the standard adopted by the rules of the procurement commission.
TN Code § 12-3-912 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 9 - Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978|§ 12-3-912. Administrative Procedures

 The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, shall apply to this part.
TN Code § 12-3-1001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 12 - Public Property, Printing and Contracts|Chapter 3 - Public Purchases|Part 10 - Permanent Register of Respondents|§ 12-3-1001. Register — Prerequisite for Respondents

 No person, firm or corporation shall be considered for contract award by the central procurement office under this chapter or under the rules and regulations established by the central procurement office, unless and until such person, firm, or corporation makes proper application to the central procurement office, as prescribed by rule or policy approved by the procurement commission, to be placed upon the permanent register of respondents. The central procurement office shall establish and maintain the register under and in compliance with the rules and regulations adopted by the procurement commission.