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GA Code § 50-5-65 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-65. Transfer of Personal Property Titles to Effectuate Lease Purchases; Authority; Form

  The Department of Administrative Services is authorized to make transfers of title to personal property titled in the name of any department, agency, or institution of the state to private individuals, corporations, or firms for the purpose of effectuating lease purchases of such property between the owning department, agency, or institution and the private individuals, corporations, or firms. Transfers of title shall be made only in conjunction with the execution of a lease purchase agreement between an agency, department, or institution of the state and the transferee acquiring title; and the agreement shall be consummated on the standard agreement form developed pursuant to Code Section 50-5-64.   The departments, agencies, and institutions of the state are authorized to accept the title to property, subject to a contract for lease purchase or installment purchase, upon execution of the aforementioned standard agreement by the Department of Administrative Services; and the department is authorized to transfer title back to the vendor in the name of the department, agency, or institution in the event that the agreement is not fully consummated.    (Ga. L. 1980, p. 90, § 1.)
GA Code § 50-5-66 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-66. Department to Compile and Consolidate All Estimates

 The Department of Administrative Services shall compile and consolidate all estimates of supplies, materials, and equipment needed and required by all state departments, institutions, and agencies to determine the total requirements of any given commodity.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 503, § 6; Ga. L. 1939, p. 160, § 3.)
GA Code § 50-5-68 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-68. Prequalification of Prospective Suppliers

 Prospective suppliers may be prequalified for particular types of supplies, services, goods, materials, and equipment at the discretion of the Department of Administrative Services. Solicitation mailing lists of potential contractors shall include, but shall not be limited to, such prequalified suppliers. The award of contracts, however, may be conditioned upon prequalification.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 90, § 3.)
GA Code § 50-5-70 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-70. Purchases for County Boards of Education

 Boards of education of the various counties of this state may petition the Department of Administrative Services to purchase their supplies, such as school buses, bus bodies, tires, parts, and other equipment under the rules set out in this part.   (Ga. L. 1939, p. 160, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Transportation of pupils by school buses generally, § 20-2-1070 et seq.
GA Code § 50-5-71 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-71. Emergency Purchases Authorized; Report of Circumstances

 In case of any emergency arising from any unforeseen causes, including delay by contractors, delay in transportation, breakdown in machinery, unanticipated volume of work, or upon the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor, the Department of Administrative Services or any other office, agency, department, board, bureau, commission, institution, or other entity of the state to which emergency purchasing powers have been granted by the Department of Administrative Services shall have power to purchase in the open market any necessary supplies, materials, services, or equipment for immediate delivery to any office, agency, department, board, bureau, commission, institution, or other entity of the state. A report on the circumstances of the emergency and the transactions thereunder shall be duly recorded in a book or file to be kept by the Department of Administrative Services.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 503, § 9; Ga. L. 1939, p. 160, § 5; Ga. L. 1996, p. 922, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 117, § 14/HB 312.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Petroleum credit card purchases authorized.   - Commissioner may legally approve and instigate a program of petroleum credit card purchases by state employees for state-owned automotive vehicles and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for administering such a system of purchases, providing such purchases are emergency purchases. 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-219.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 64 Am. Jur. 2d, Public Works and Contracts, § 30.   ALR.    - What is an "emergency" within charter or statutory provision excepting emergency contract or work from requirement of bidding on public contracts, 71 A.L.R. 173.
GA Code § 50-5-74 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-74. Goods and Services to Be Obtained From Sheltered Workshops and Training Centers When Certified Available; Standards for Certification of Availability

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1736, § 3, effective February 8, 1994.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1993, p. 1736, § 1, provided for the repeal of this Code section. Ga. L. 1993, p. 1736, § 3, provided: "This Act shall become effective only when funds are specifically appropriated for purposes of this Act in an appropriations Act making specific reference to this Act." Such funds were appropriated at the 1994 session, effective February 8, 1994.   This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1979, p. 1318, §§ 1, 2.
GA Code § 50-5-75 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-75. Lease or Construction of Warehouse Space Authorized

 The Department of Administrative Services may rent or lease any warehouse space necessary for a period not to exceed five years, provided the Department of Administrative Services may construct any warehouse on state property only.   (Ga. L. 1939, p. 160, § 11.)
GA Code § 50-5-76 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-76. All Tax Stamps, Tags, and Paraphernalia Evidencing the Payment of Tax to Be Purchased by Department; Requisition and Payment

  All cigarette tax stamps, loose or smokeless tobacco tax stamps, fertilizer tax tags, and other stamps, tags, and paraphernalia evidencing the payment of tax collected by the state or any department thereof shall be purchased by the Department of Administrative Services subject to the requisition of any department of the state requiring the use of the tax stamps or tags.   Any department requiring tax stamps or stamps, tags, or paraphernalia from the Department of Administrative Services shall make a requisition therefor to the Department of Administrative Services upon forms prescribed by it, which requisition shall be delivered to the state auditor for compilation and check. The tax stamps, fertilizer tax tags, or other stamps, tags, or paraphernalia described in this part and purchased by the Department of Administrative Services shall be paid for by the department for whose use they are purchased.    (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 184, § 1, 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 665, § 43.)   Cross references.   - Property tax exemptions for fertilizers, § 48-5-43.   Cigarette taxes generally, T. 48, C. 11.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2003, p. 665, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003.'"   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 233 (2003).
GA Code § 50-5-78 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-78. Financial Interest of Department Personnel in Contracts; Acceptance of Benefits From Contractors; Penalty; Removal From Office

  Neither the commissioner of administrative services, nor any assistant of his, nor any employee of the department shall be financially interested or have any personal beneficial interest either directly or indirectly in the purchase of or contract for any materials, equipment, or supplies, nor in any such firm, corporation, partnership, or association furnishing any such supplies, materials, or equipment to the state government or any of its departments, institutions, or agencies. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be unlawful for the commissioner of administrative services or any of his assistants or any employee of the department to accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation to whom any contract may be awarded any money or anything of more than nominal value or any promise, obligation, or contract for future reward or compensation.   Nothing in this Code section shall preclude the commissioner or any of his assistants or any employee of the department from attending seminars, courses, lectures, briefings, or similar functions at any manufacturer's or vendor's facility or at any other place if any such seminar, course, lecture, briefing, or similar function is for the purpose of furnishing the commissioner, assistant, or employee with knowledge and information relative to the manufacturer's or vendor's products or services and is one which the commissioner determines would be of benefit to the department and to the state. In connection with any such seminar, course, lecture, briefing, or similar function, nothing in this Code section shall preclude the commissioner, assistant, or employee from receiving meals from a manufacturer or vendor. Nothing in this Code section shall preclude the commissioner, assistant, or employee from receiving educational materials and business related items of not more than nominal value from a manufacturer or vendor.   Nothing contained in this Code section shall permit the commissioner, assistant, or employee to accept free travel from the manufacturer or vendor outside the State of Georgia or free lodging in or out of the State of Georgia.   Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be subject to being removed from office.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 503, § 15; Ga. L. 1983, p. 546, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 50.)   Cross references.   - Conflicts of interest involving public officers and employees generally, § 45-10-20 et seq.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 253, 262, 265, 346, 375. 64 Am. Jur. 2d, Public Works and Contracts, § 19.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 328 et seq.
GA Code § 50-5-79 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-79. Purchase Contracts Contrary to Part Void and Officers Personally Liable

 Whenever any department, institution, or agency of the state government required by this part and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this part applying to the purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment through the Department of Administrative Services shall contract for the purchase of such supplies, materials, or equipment contrary to this part or the rules and regulations made pursuant to this part, such contract shall be void and of no effect. If any official of such department, institution, or agency willfully purchases or causes to be purchased any supplies, materials, or equipment contrary to this part or the rules and regulations made pursuant to this part, such official shall be personally liable for the cost thereof; and, if such supplies, materials, or equipment are so unlawfully purchased and paid for out of the state funds, the amount thereof may be recovered in the name of the state in an appropriate action instituted therefor.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 503, § 10; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1380, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 50.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 253, 262, 265, 346, 375. 64 Am. Jur. 2d, Public Works and Contracts, § 19.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 328 et seq.
GA Code § 50-5-81 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-81. Unlawful for Agencies or Subdivisions to Purchase Other Than United States Produced Beef; Exceptions; Penalty

  It shall be unlawful for the state; any branch, department, agency, board, or commission of the state; any county, municipality, board of education, or other political subdivision; or any officer, agent, or employee of any of the foregoing to purchase or authorize the purchase of any beef other than beef raised and produced within the United States when the purchase is to be made with governmental funds. This Code section shall not apply to canned meat which is not available from a source within the United States and which is not processed in the United States.   Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 1650, §§ 1, 2.)
GA Code § 50-5-82 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-82. "State Agency" Defined; Limitations on Contracting for Goods; Role of Department of Revenue

  As used in this Code section, the term "state agency" means any authority, board, department, instrumentality, institution, agency, or other unit of state government. "State agency" shall not include any county, municipality, or local or regional governmental authority.   On or after May 13, 2004, the Department of Administrative Services and any other state agency to which this article applies shall not enter into a state-wide contract or agency contract for goods or services, or both, in an amount exceeding $100,000.00 with a nongovernmental vendor if the vendor or an affiliate of the vendor is a dealer as defined in Code Section 48-8-2, or meets one or more of the conditions thereunder, but fails or refuses to collect sales or use taxes levied under Chapter 8 of Title 48 on its sales delivered to Georgia.   The Department of Administrative Services and any other state agency may contract for goods or services, or both, with a source prohibited under subsection (b) of this Code section in the event of an emergency or where the nongovernmental vendor is the sole source of such goods or services or both.   The determination of whether a vendor is a prohibited source shall be made by the Department of Revenue, which shall notify the Department of Administrative Services and any other state agency of its determination within three business days of a request for such determination.   Prior to awarding a contract, the Department of Administrative Services and any other state agency to which this article applies shall provide the Department of Revenue the name of the nongovernmental vendor awarded the contract, the name of the vendor's affiliate, and the certificate of registration number as provided for under Code Section 48-8-59 for the vendor and affiliate of the vendor.     (Code 1981, §50-5-82, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 424, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 662, § 32/HB 1221.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, "any" was deleted preceding "local or" near the end of subsection (a); "May 13, 2004" was substituted for "the effective date of this Code section" in subsection (b); and "of this Code section" was inserted in subsection (c).
GA Code § 50-5-85 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 1 - General Authority, Duties, and Procedure|§ 50-5-85. State Prohibited From Entering Into Certain Contracts Without Certification That Boycott of Israel Not to Be Conducted by Other Party

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Boycott of Israel" means engaging in refusals to deal with, terminating business activities with, or other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with Israel or individuals or companies doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories, when such actions are taken:   In compliance or adherence to calls for a boycott of Israel other than those boycotts to which 50 U.S.C. App. Section 2407(c), as it existed on January 1, 2016, applies; or   In a manner that discriminates on the basis of nationality, national origin, religion, or other unreasonable basis that is not founded on a valid business reason.     "Company" means any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such entities or business associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit.     The state shall not enter into a contract with an individual or company if the contract is related to construction or the provision of services, supplies, or information technology unless the contract includes a written certification that such individual or company is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of the contract not to engage in, a boycott of Israel.   Subsection (b) of this Code section shall not apply to contracts with a total value of less than $1,000.00.     (Code 1981, §50-5-85, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 262, § 1/SB 327; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 50/HB 323.)   Law reviews.   - For note, "Talk Isn't Cheap: Protecting Freedom of Speech in Light of Georgia's Anti-Boycott Legislation," see 52 Ga. L. Rev. 967 (2018).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - State statutes or executive orders restricting boycotts of Israel, 46 A.L.R.7th Art. 4.   Issues arising from collaborative law practice, 46 A.L.R.7th Art. 6.   Propriety of state pretrial home detention, 46 A.L.R.7th Art. 7.   "Inherent vice"or "latent defect" exclusions in all-risk policies, 47 A.L.R.7th Art. 6.
GA Code § 50-5-100 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 2 - Local Political Subdivision Purchases|§ 50-5-100. Local Political Subdivision Purchases Through State Authorized

 The Department of Administrative Services is authorized to permit local political subdivisions, on an optional basis, to purchase their supplies through the state.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1352, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Power of Department of Administrative Services to permit area planning and development commissions to purchase services and supplies through state, § 50-8-41.   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.
GA Code § 50-5-101 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 5 - Department of Administrative Services|Article 3 - State Purchasing|Part 2 - Local Political Subdivision Purchases|§ 50-5-101. Notice to Department; Establishment of Uniform Standard Specifications; Report of Annual Requirements

 The governing authorities of each of the local political subdivisions in this state shall have the right, from time to time, to determine through study whether an overall substantial price advantage will result to a political subdivision by the means of a local political subdivision either alone or in conjunction with another political subdivision bidding through the Department of Administrative Services on standard items of equipment, supplies, or services or other standard expenses ordinarily needed, procured, or incurred by such governments without a sacrifice of safety or quality. If the governing authority of any political subdivision shall determine that such a price advantage may be obtained by such means on any one or more of such items or expenses, the governing authority or authorities shall make this fact known to the Department of Administrative Services. After receipt of such notice from the political subdivisions, the Department of Administrative Services shall, after consultation with the governing authorities, establish sets of uniform standard specifications for such item or items as may be reasonably required in order to meet the needs and requirements of the requesting political subdivision. The governing authorities of the requesting political subdivision shall, at such times as the Department of Administrative Services shall prescribe, report its probable annual requirements for the standard items to the Department of Administrative Services and the requested time for delivery of the items. The Department of Administrative Services shall compile the requirements together with such other information as may be needed for the purpose of advertising for bids for a uniform state price on the items.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1352, § 2.)   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.