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CT Gen Stat § 4a-58. (Formerly Sec. 4-113) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-58. (Formerly Sec. 4-113) - Standardization Committee. Waiver of bid or proposal requirement.

 (a) There shall continue to be a Standardization Committee, which shall consist of the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the Comptroller or his designee, the Treasurer or his designee, and such administrative heads of state departments or their authorized agents as are designated for that duty by the Governor.(b) Whenever an emergency exists by reason of extraordinary conditions or contingencies that could not reasonably be foreseen and guarded against, or because of unusual trade or market conditions, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or, in the case of purchases, leases and contracts for information systems, information technology personal property and telecommunication systems, the Chief Information Officer, may, if it is in the best interests of the state, waive the competitive bid or proposal requirements set forth in section 4a-57. If any such procurement is estimated to cost fifty thousand dollars or more, such waiver shall be subject to the approval of the Standardization Committee. A statement of all purchases made under the provisions of this section shall be posted on the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services.(March, 1950, S. 96d; 1959, P.A. 258, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 95, 610; P.A. 80-279; P.A. 88-297, S. 5; P.A. 95-285, S. 4, 9; P.A. 99-161, S. 4, 11; P.A. 12-205, S. 5.)History: 1959 act substituted “director of purchases” for “supervisor of purchases”; P.A. 77-614 replaced director of purchases with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 80-279 excluded purchases of perishable goods from bid requirements; P.A. 88-297 added reference to competitive negotiation; Sec. 4-113 transferred to Sec. 4a-58 in 1989; P.A. 95-285 inserted provisions formerly codified in Sec. 4a-56 as Subsec. (a) and designated prior provisions as Subsec. (b) continuing the Standardization Committee, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-161 amended Subsec. (b) by transferring waiver authority re information systems, information technology personal property and telecommunication systems to the Chief Information Officer, repealing waiver authority re sales of perishable goods and repealing requirement of Standardization Committee approval for waivers for procurements of less than $50,000, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 12-205 amended Subsec. (b) to require statement of purchases to be posted on department's web site rather than in annual report, effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-60b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-60b - Reverse auctions. Use by contracting agencies authorized.

 (a) For the purposes of this section:(1) “Reverse auction” means an on-line bidding process in which qualified bidders or qualified proposers, anonymous to each other, submit bids or proposals to provide goods or supplies pursuant to an invitation to bid or request for proposals; and(2) “Contracting agency” means a state agency with statutory authority to award contracts for goods or supplies, or a political subdivision of the state or school district.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whenever a contracting agency determines that the use of a reverse auction is advantageous to the contracting agency and will ensure a competitive contract award, the contracting agency may use a reverse auction to award a contract for goods or supplies, in accordance with any applicable requirement of the general statutes and policies of the contracting agency. The contracting agency may contract with a third party to prepare and manage any such reverse auction.(P.A. 08-141, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-141 effective June 5, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-60i. (Formerly Sec. 32-9g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-60i. (Formerly Sec. 32-9g) - Responsibilities of agency heads to negotiate and approve contracts not affected.

 Nothing in sections 4a-60g to 4a-60i, inclusive, shall be construed to interfere with the responsibilities of the heads of all state agencies to directly negotiate and approve all such contracts.(P.A. 76-185, S. 3; P.A. 77-425, S. 2; 77-614, S. 73, 135, 587, 610; P.A. 83-390, S. 2.)History: P.A. 77-425 replaced “departments” with “commissioners” of public works and transportation and included director of purchases; P.A. 77-614 replaced public works commissioner and director of purchases with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 83-390 expanded section to cover heads of all state agencies, where previously only administrative services and transportation commissioners were included; Sec. 32-9g transferred to Sec. 4a-60i in 2001.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-60j. (Formerly Sec. 32-9h) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-60j. (Formerly Sec. 32-9h) - Time for payment of contractors.

 A small contractor shall receive payment on a contract awarded to him or her under the provisions of sections 4a-60g to 4a-60i, inclusive, no later than twenty-five days from the due date of any such payment on such contract.(P.A. 77-425, S. 4; P.A. 19-141, S. 1.)History: Sec. 32-9h transferred to Sec. 4a-60j in 2001; P.A. 19-141 changed time within which a small contractor is to receive payment from 30 days to 25 days from due date and made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-61. (Formerly Sec. 4-114b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-61. (Formerly Sec. 4-114b) - Award of contracts concerning minority business enterprises.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services, with the advice of the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, establishing procedures for the award of contracts concerning minority business enterprises by the state or any political subdivision of the state other than a municipality.(P.A. 82-358, S. 1, 10; P.A. 83-580, S. 6, 8; P.A. 84-412, S. 4, 8; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)History: P.A. 83-580 removed references to Secs. 32-9e, 32-9n, 32-53 and 32-23o(a); P.A. 84-412 included political subdivisions of the state other than municipalities and made certain technical changes; Sec. 4-114b transferred to Sec. 4a-61 in 1989; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-64. (Formerly Sec. 4-116) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-64. (Formerly Sec. 4-116) - Persons not to be interested in contract.

 Neither the Commissioner of Administrative Services, nor any member of his office staff, nor any member of the Standardization Committee nor the executive head of any state agency to whom purchasing authority has been delegated pursuant to section 4a-52a, nor any member of his office staff, nor the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education or institution within such a constituent unit, nor any member of his office staff, shall be financially interested, or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or purchase order for any supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services furnished to or used by any state agency or, in the case of the chief executive officer of such a constituent unit or such an institution or any member of his staff, by any such constituent unit or institution; nor shall such commissioner or member of his staff or member of the Standardization Committee or executive head or member of his staff or chief executive officer of such a constituent unit or institution or any member of his staff accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm or corporation to which any contract or purchase order may be awarded by the Department of Administrative Services, any such state agency or any such constituent unit or institution, as the case may be, by rebate, gifts or otherwise, any money, or anything of value whatsoever, or any promise, obligation or contract for future reward or compensation. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or be both fined and imprisoned.(March, 1950, S. 94d; 1959, P.A. 258, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 97, 610; P.A. 90-201, S. 5, 11; P.A. 95-285, S. 6, 9.)History: 1959 act substituted “director” for “supervisor”; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of administrative services for director of purchases; Sec. 4-116 transferred to Sec. 4a-64 in 1989; P.A. 90-201 added the chief executive officers of the constituent units of the state system of higher education and of the institutions within the constituent units, and members of their office staffs, as persons not to be interested in contracts; P.A. 95-285 applied section to executive heads of state agencies to whom purchasing authority is delegated pursuant to Sec. 4a-52 and any members of their office staff, effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-65. (Formerly Sec. 4-115) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-65. (Formerly Sec. 4-115) - Unlawful purchases.

 When any state agency purchases or contracts for any supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services contrary to the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated in pursuance thereof, such order or contract shall be void and of no effect. The administrative head of such agency shall be personally liable for the costs of such order or contract and, if already paid for out of state funds, the amount thereof may be recovered from such administrative head by the state in a civil action.(1949 Rev., S. 254; 1959, P.A. 258, S. 7.)History: 1959 act made no change in section; Sec. 4-115 transferred to Sec. 4a-65 in 1989.Cited. 220 C. 689; 233 C. 254.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-66. (Formerly Sec. 4-25) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-66. (Formerly Sec. 4-25) - Acquisition of federal property. Contracts with federal agencies concerning health services. Exemption from statutes or municipal charter. Purchasing from federal contractors.

 (a) The state, through the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or any political subdivision thereof, through the officer or agent legally authorized to make purchases on its behalf, may enter into any contract with the United States government or any federal agency for the purchase, lease or other acquisition of any equipment, supplies, materials or other property or for the purchase, sale or exchange of, or other cooperation concerning, services related to medicine or health. No provision of the statutes or of any municipal charter concerning the inviting of competitive bids, public advertising for bids or of expenditures, the delivery of purchases before payment, or any other provision which may result in disadvantage or loss of opportunity to such state agency or subdivision in such transactions with the federal government, shall apply to transactions made under the provisions of this subsection. Any municipality desiring to enter into any such contract may do so only after the acceptance of the applicable provisions of this section at a meeting of such municipality warned and held for the purpose.(b) The state, through the Commissioner of Administrative Services and pursuant to Public Law 103-355, may purchase equipment, supplies, materials, information technology services or other property or services from a person who has a contract to sell such property to a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States government, in accordance with the terms and conditions of said contract.(1949 Rev., S. 263; P.A. 77-111, S. 1, 2; 77-614, S. 135, 610; P.A. 96-176, S. 3; P.A. 08-19, S. 1.)History: P.A. 77-111 allowed contracting with federal agencies for services related to medicine or health; P.A. 77-614 replaced director of purchases with commissioner of administrative services; Sec. 4-25 transferred to Sec. 4a-66 in 1989; P.A. 96-176 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), inserted “Government” in Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re purchasing from federal contractors; P.A. 08-19 amended Subsec. (b) to include references to information technology services and other services, effective April 29, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-67. (Formerly Sec. 4-120a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-67. (Formerly Sec. 4-120a) - Acquisition of federal surplus property.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services is designated as the official agency of the state to acquire, warehouse and distribute surplus personal property of the federal government and to act on behalf of any state agencies or other donees eligible for such federal surplus personal property under federal legislation or regulations, and is authorized to execute, with the approval of the Attorney General, any certification or agreement required by the federal government and to take all other action necessary or appropriate to cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purpose of any federal act or regulation in connection with such surplus personal property. All moneys or other assets derived from the sale of property acquired under the provisions of this section shall be credited to the revolving fund established by section 4a-75 and may be expended after allotment in accordance with law.(1959, P.A. 136, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 482, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 101, 610.)History: 1967 act required proceeds of sales be credited to revolving fund; P.A. 77-614 replaced director of purchases with commissioner of administrative services; Sec. 4-120a transferred to Sec. 4a-67 in 1989.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-67b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-67b - Elimination of use of disposable and single-use products in state government.

 (a) As used in this section and section 4b-15, “disposable product” means any product with an essential part which cannot be replaced, refilled or renewed and for which a reusable product exists, and “single-use product” means any nonconsumable product designed to be discarded after one use or customarily used only once and for which a reusable substitute exists.(b) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall, whenever practicable, eliminate the use of disposable and single-use products in state government.(c) The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to apply to disposable or single-use products directly related to health or veterinary care or medical or scientific research.(d) On and after October 1, 1999, the Department of Administrative Services in the exercise of its procurement authority shall not procure any product for state use if the original manufacturer of the product prohibits the remanufacture or recycling of such product or requires any contract that forbids remanufacturing or recycling of the product. The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit the department from procuring products from a manufacturer who has entered into a written contract with the department or a customer pursuant to which the department or a customer agrees to return a used product to the manufacturer for recycling or remanufacturing provided such manufacturer has established a recycling or remanufacturing program for such product.(P.A. 89-385, S. 8; P.A. 99-213, S. 1; P.A. 12-205, S. 8.)History: P.A. 99-213 added new Subsec. (d) to prohibit Department of Administrative Services from purchasing products from manufacturers that prohibit remanufacturing or recycling of such products, effective October 1, 1999; P.A. 12-205 amended Subsec. (b) to replace language re plan and schedule for elimination of disposable and single-use products with requirement that commissioner eliminate such products whenever practicable, effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-67c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-67c - Equipment and appliances for state use, energy standards.

 The Department of Administrative Services and each other budgeted agency, as defined in section 4-69, exercising procurement authority shall procure equipment and appliances for state use that meet or exceed the federal energy conservation standards set forth in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 USC 6295, any federal regulations adopted thereunder, any applicable energy performance standards and meet or exceed the federal Energy Star standards. Purchases of equipment and appliances for which energy performance standards have been established shall be (1) made from among those specific models of equipment and appliances which meet such standards, and (2) based, when possible, on competitive bids. Such bids shall be evaluated on the basis of the life-cycle cost standards, if any.(P.A. 90-219, S. 12; P.A. 93-417, S. 3, 5; P.A. 94-67, S. 3; P.A. 95-346, S. 2, 4; P.A. 07-242, S. 16; P.A. 16-173, S. 6.)History: P.A. 93-417 replaced requirement that department purchase energy-efficient appliances with requirement that department procure equipment and appliances which meet or exceed federal standards, effective October 1, 1993, and applicable to design proposals for major capital projects which are commenced after that date; P.A. 94-67 added provisions re energy performance and life-cycle cost standards; P.A. 95-346 applied section to budgeted agencies exercising procurement authority, added reference to federal regulations and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 07-242 added requirement that equipment and appliances meet or exceed Energy Star standards and made a technical change; P.A. 16-173 deleted references to Sec. 16a-38 (b) and (j), effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-67e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-67e - Standards for purchase of recycled paper.

 All recycled xerographic or copy paper purchased by the state for use in state offices shall meet the applicable minimum recycled content standards established in federal Executive Order No. 13101, and any regulations or guidelines promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the purposes of said order, for purchase of paper by the federal government, provided such paper shall have a composition such that at least ten per cent of the fiber material used to produce such paper is derived from postconsumer recovered paper. Any recycled white paper used for state lottery tickets and tax return forms shall meet the standards provided therein for xerographic copy paper, provided at least thirty per cent of the fiber material used to produce such paper is derived from postconsumer recovered paper, and further provided the recycled paper for lottery tickets meets lottery security requirements. All tax return booklets prepared by the Department of Revenue Services shall be printed on recycled paper which meets the minimum recycled content standards for white paper or newsprint, whichever is used in such booklets, established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, provided at least ten per cent of the fiber material used to produce such white paper is derived from postconsumer recovered paper.(P.A. 93-367, S. 1; P.A. 97-124, S. 11, 16; P.A. 01-168, S. 3; P.A. 06-196, S. 189.)History: P.A. 97-124 changed the minimum recycled content standard for recycled xerographic or copy paper to that contained in federal Executive Order No. 12873, effective June 6, 1997; P.A. 01-168 made technical changes and replaced “ten per cent” with “thirty per cent”; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-67f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-67f - Specifications for printing and writing paper.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall revise the specifications for printing and writing paper purchased by the state to (1) incorporate the standards provided for in federal Executive Order No. 13101 and any regulations or guidelines promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the purposes of said order, and (2) provide for the purchase and use by state agencies of paper composed entirely of materials manufactured using processes (A) which do not involve the harvesting of trees or which are otherwise derived entirely from sources other than trees, and (B) which can be categorized as having less adverse impact on the environment than conventional processes.(b) The commissioner may provide for alternative standards in such specifications if the commissioner determines that (1) a satisfactory level of competition does not exist with regard to the market for a particular paper item specified in such standards, (2) a particular paper item is not available within a reasonable time period, or (3) the available items fail to meet reasonable performance standards established by the agency for which such items are being procured.(P.A. 94-153, S. 1; P.A. 98-99, S. 2; P.A. 06-196, S. 190.)History: P.A. 98-99 amended Subsec. (a) to add provisions re purchase of paper produced by processes with less adverse environmental impact; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 4a-67g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-67g - Recycling and remanufacture of laser printer toner cartridges.

 The Department of Administrative Services shall make available for recycling or remanufacture any spent laser printer toner cartridge purchased by such agency on and after October 1, 1999.(P.A. 99-213, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 4a-70a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 4a - Administrative Services|Chapter 58 - Purchases and Printing|Section 4a-70a - Prohibition on printing state stationery containing party symbol.

 No public official or state employee, as defined in section 1-79, shall print or arrange for the printing of stationery for the state containing a generally recognized symbol of a major or minor party, as defined in section 9-372.(P.A. 91-351, S. 27, 28.)