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MT Code § 18-4-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 4. Montana Procurement Act|Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing|18-4-401. Definitions

  18-4-401. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Cooperative purchasing" means procurement conducted by or on behalf of more than one public procurement unit.   (2) "Local public procurement unit" means a county, city, town, or other subdivision of the state or a public agency of any such subdivision; public authority; educational, health, or other institution; to the extent provided by law, any other entity that expends public funds for the procurement of supplies and services; and any nonprofit corporation operating a charitable hospital.   (3) "Public procurement unit" means a local or state public procurement unit of this or any other state, including an agency of the United States, or a tribal procurement unit.   (4) "State public procurement unit" means a state department, agency, or official that expends public funds for the procurement of supplies and services.   (5) "Tribal procurement unit" means a tribal government, tribal entity, or official of a tribal government located in Montana that expends tribal funds or funds administered by a tribe for the procurement of supplies and services to the extent provided by tribal or federal law.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 519, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 1999.
MT Code § 18-4-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 4. Montana Procurement Act|Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing|18-4-402. Cooperative purchasing authorized

  18-4-402. Cooperative purchasing authorized. The department may participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of any supplies or services with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants independent of the requirements of part 3. Cooperative purchasing may include purchasing through federal supply schedules of the United States general services administration, joint or multiparty contracts between public procurement units, open-ended state public procurement unit contracts that are made available to local public procurement units, and competitive contracts established by for-profit, not-for-profit, or nonprofit cooperative entities.   History: En. Sec. 38, Ch. 519, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 443, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 185, L. 2011.
MT Code § 18-4-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 4. Montana Procurement Act|Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing|18-4-403. Sale, acquisition, or use of supplies by a public procurement unit

  18-4-403. Sale, acquisition, or use of supplies by a public procurement unit. The department may sell to, acquire from, or use any supplies belonging to another public procurement unit independent of the requirements of part 3.   History: En. Sec. 39, Ch. 519, L. 1983.
MT Code § 18-4-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 4. Montana Procurement Act|Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing|18-4-404. Cooperative use of supplies or services

  18-4-404. Cooperative use of supplies or services. The department may enter into an agreement, independent of the requirements of part 3, with any other public procurement unit for the cooperative use of supplies or services under the terms agreed upon between the parties.   History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 519, L. 1983.
MT Code § 18-4-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 4. Montana Procurement Act|Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing|18-4-405. Joint use of facilities

  18-4-405. Joint use of facilities. The department may enter into agreements for the common use or lease of warehousing facilities, capital equipment, and other facilities with another public procurement unit under the terms agreed upon between the parties.   History: En. Sec. 41, Ch. 519, L. 1983.
MT Code § 18-4-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 4. Montana Procurement Act|Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing|18-4-406. Information and services -- fees

  18-4-406. Information and services -- fees. (1) Upon request, the department may make available to public procurement units certain services, including but not limited to the following:   (a) standard forms;   (b) printed manuals;   (c) product specifications and standards;   (d) quality assurance testing services and methods;   (e) qualified products lists;   (f) source information;   (g) common use commodities listings;   (h) supplier prequalification information;   (i) supplier performance ratings;   (j) debarred and suspended bidders lists;   (k) forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions, and other contract forms;   (l) contracts or published summaries thereof, including price and time of delivery information; and   (m) cooperative purchasing.   (2) The state, through the department, may provide technical services, including but not limited to the following:   (a) development of product specifications;   (b) development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving, inspection, and acceptance procedures;   (c) use of product testing and inspection facilities; and   (d) use of personnel training programs.   (3) The department may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under subsections (1) and (2). Such fees may be used by the department to offset costs incurred in providing such services.   History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 519, L. 1983.
MT Code § 18-4-407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 4. Montana Procurement Act|Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing|18-4-407. Review of procurement requirements

  18-4-407. Review of procurement requirements. To the extent possible, the department may collect information concerning the type, cost, quality, and quantity of commonly used supplies or services being procured or used by state public procurement units. The department may make available all such information to any public procurement unit upon request.   History: En. Sec. 43, Ch. 519, L. 1983.
MT Code § 18-5-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 1. Sheltered Workshops|18-5-101. Definitions

  18-5-101. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Certified sheltered workshop" or "work activity center" means a nonprofit corporation incorporated under the laws of the state for the purpose of providing vocational services to persons with disabilities, in whole or in part, that:   (a) holds a current certificate issued by the United States department of labor for either one or all of the following:   (i) evaluation or training;   (ii) a regular work program; or   (iii) a work activity center;   (b) complies with other applicable occupational, health, and safety standards of local, state, and federal governments governing the operation of the facility not otherwise included in this part;   (c) in the manufacture of products and in the provision of service, whether or not the product or service is procured under this part, employs and trains persons with disabilities for not less than 75% of the hours of direct labor required for the manufacture of products or the provision of service; and   (d) is referred to as a "facility".   (2) "Department" means the department of administration.   (3) "Person with a disability" means an individual with a physical, mental, or emotional disability that constitutes a substantial impediment to employment and that prevents the individual with the disability from engaging in normal competitive employment.   History: En. 82-1941 by Sec. 1, Ch. 547, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1941; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 472, L. 1997.
MT Code § 18-5-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 1. Sheltered Workshops|18-5-102. Duties and powers of department of administration

  18-5-102. Duties and powers of department of administration. (1) The department shall maintain a current list of facilities located in this state, including a list of products and services provided by each facility, based on information provided by the facilities. A facility requesting to be included on the list shall indicate the products and services available from it and shall provide the department with updated information, as necessary.   (2) The department may contract with a nonprofit organization to:   (a) certify facilities;   (b) provide technical assistance to facilities on matters of product or service capabilities;   (c) facilitate distribution of orders among facilities and to ensure equal opportunity in obtaining orders.   (3) The department shall adopt, revise, and amend rules to implement this part in accordance with the procedures of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.   History: En. 82-1942 by Sec. 2, Ch. 547, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1942; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 270, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 472, L. 1997.
MT Code § 18-5-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 1. Sheltered Workshops|18-5-103. Procurement requirements

  18-5-103. Procurement requirements. State departments, institutions, and agencies may procure listed products and services from a facility. The provisions of this title relating to competitive bidding do not apply to purchases made in accordance with this part.   History: En. 82-1943 by Sec. 3, Ch. 547, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1943; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 270, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 472, L. 1997.
MT Code § 18-5-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 1. Sheltered Workshops|18-5-104. Repealed

  18-5-104. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 58, L. 1979.   History: En. 82-1938, 82-1939, 82-1940 by Secs. 1, 2, 3, Ch. 123, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1938, 82-1939, 82-1940.
MT Code § 18-5-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 2. Surplus Property Procurement|18-5-201. Administration of the state agency for federal surplus property

  18-5-201. Administration of the state agency for federal surplus property. There is a Montana state agency for federal surplus property that is administered by a department designated by the governor. The director of the department may prescribe the duties of personnel needed to carry out the duties under this part.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 136, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 478, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-3101; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 485, L. 1989.
MT Code § 18-5-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 2. Surplus Property Procurement|18-5-203. Agency for surplus property -- authorization for financing

  18-5-203. Agency for surplus property -- authorization for financing. The state agency for surplus property must be self-sustaining and shall pay for its operation and maintenance directly from receipts from surplus property that must be deposited in the treasury in an enterprise fund.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 136, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 389, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 478, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-3104; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 2001.
MT Code § 18-5-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 2. Surplus Property Procurement|18-5-204. Department director -- delegating powers

  18-5-204. Department director -- delegating powers. The director of the department may delegate to any employees of the state agency for surplus property the power and authority that the director considers reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this part.   History: En. as addition to Ch. 31, Title 82, 1947 Code by Sec. 2, Ch. 166, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 177, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 478, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-3105; amd. Sec. 226, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 18-5-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 2. Surplus Property Procurement|18-5-205. Officers or employees authorized to secure transfer of federal surplus property

  18-5-205. Officers or employees authorized to secure transfer of federal surplus property. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing board or, if there is none, the executive head of a state department or agency or of a city, county, school district, or other political subdivision may by order or resolution confer upon an officer or employee continuing authority to:   (a) secure the transfer to it of surplus property under this part through the department designated in 18-5-201 under the provisions of section 203(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended; and   (b) obligate the state or political subdivision and its funds to the extent necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of the transfers.   (2) The authority conferred upon an officer or employee by an order or resolution remains in effect until the order or resolution is revoked and written notice of the revocation has been received by the department.   History: En. as addition to Ch. 31, Title 82, 1947 Code by Sec. 3, Ch. 166, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 478, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-3106; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 485, L. 1989.
MT Code § 18-5-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 3. Small Business Preferences (Repealed)|18-5-301. Repealed

  18-5-301. Repealed. Secs. 4(2), 5(2), Ch. 271, L. 1999.   History: En. 82-1929 by Sec. 1, Ch. 204, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1929.
MT Code § 18-5-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 3. Small Business Preferences (Repealed)|18-5-302. Repealed

  18-5-302. Repealed. Secs. 4(2), 5(2), Ch. 271, L. 1999.   History: En. 82-1930 by Sec. 2, Ch. 204, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1930.
MT Code § 18-5-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 3. Small Business Preferences (Repealed)|18-5-303. Repealed

  18-5-303. Repealed. Secs. 4(2), 5(2), Ch. 271, L. 1999.   History: En. 82-1931 by Sec. 3, Ch. 204, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1931; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 271, L. 1999.
MT Code § 18-5-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 3. Small Business Preferences (Repealed)|18-5-304. Repealed

  18-5-304. Repealed. Secs. 4(2), 5(2), Ch. 271, L. 1999.   History: En. 82-1932 by Sec. 4, Ch. 204, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 97, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1932; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 271, L. 1999.
MT Code § 18-5-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 3. Small Business Preferences (Repealed)|18-5-305. Repealed

  18-5-305. Repealed. Secs. 4(2), 5(2), Ch. 271, L. 1999.   History: En. 82-1933 by Sec. 5, Ch. 204, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1933; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 271, L. 1999.
MT Code § 18-5-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 3. Small Business Preferences (Repealed)|18-5-306. Repealed

  18-5-306. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 271, L. 1999.   History: En. 82-1934 by Sec. 6, Ch. 204, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1934.
MT Code § 18-5-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 3. Small Business Preferences (Repealed)|18-5-307. Repealed

  18-5-307. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 271, L. 1999.   History: En. 82-1935 by Sec. 7, Ch. 204, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1935.
MT Code § 18-5-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 3. Small Business Preferences (Repealed)|18-5-308. Repealed

  18-5-308. Repealed. Secs. 4(2), 5(2), Ch. 271, L. 1999.   History: En. 82-1936 by Sec. 8, Ch. 204, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1936; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 181, L. 2001.
MT Code § 18-5-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 4. Vending Facilities|18-5-401. Purpose

  18-5-401. Purpose. It is the purpose of this part, in recognition of the vocational and economic needs of blind persons, to make available to those blind persons in need of vocational opportunities space in state, federal, or other property appropriate for certain business operations and to assist those persons in the development of business operations.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
MT Code § 18-5-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 4. Vending Facilities|18-5-402. Definitions

  18-5-402. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Blind person" means a person whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose visual acuity is greater than 20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle that is not greater than 20 degrees as determined by an ophthalmologist or a physician skilled in diseases of the eye.   (2) "Blind vendor" means a person certified as a blind person for the purpose of this part and who is operating a vending facility administered by the department.   (3) "Certified blind person" means a blind person whom the department has determined to be a blind person as defined in this part, who is in need of vocational opportunities, and who is qualified to operate a vending facility.   (4) "Department" means the department of public health and human services.   (5) "Federal property" means buildings or portions of buildings or other real property owned or leased by the federal government upon which the department may administer vending facilities by an agreement entered into under the authority of the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended.   (6) "Other property" means all real property other than state or federal property as defined in this part.   (7) "State property" means those buildings or portions of buildings or other real property owned or leased under a lease-purchase agreement or, in the case of a building, leased in its entirety by the state or agencies of the state and used in the conduct of state matters and occupied principally by state employees. State property for the purpose of this part does not include vocational institutions or institutions of higher education.   (8) "Vending facility" means an area and equipment inclusive of vending machines on state property that is or may be used in providing a food, beverage, or other service to employees and other persons present on the property.   (9) (a) "Vending machine" means a device for the dispensing of foodstuffs, liquids, or other products when money is inserted into the device.   (b) The term does not include postage stamp machines or coin-operated telephones.   (10) "Vocational rehabilitation programs" means those programs provided for under the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended, and Title 53, chapter 7, part 3.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 175, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 249, L. 2005.
MT Code § 18-5-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 4. Vending Facilities|18-5-403. Certification and eligibility of blind persons

  18-5-403. Certification and eligibility of blind persons. (1) The department shall certify for the purposes of this part and the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended, those persons who are blind persons as defined in this part who the department has determined are in need of vocational opportunities and are qualified to operate vending facilities.   (2) Any person or vendor operating a vending facility under the auspices of the blind vendor program administered by the department prior to October 1, 1981, may be certified as a blind vendor for the purposes of this part.   (3) Only certified blind persons are eligible for the vocational opportunities provided in this part.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
MT Code § 18-5-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 4. Vending Facilities|18-5-404. Vending facilities, equipment, and supplies -- available to certified blind persons

  18-5-404. Vending facilities, equipment, and supplies -- available to certified blind persons. (1) The department may make available to a certified blind person a vending facility appropriate for providing that person with a business opportunity determined by the department to be suitable for that person.   (2) The department may, through the vocational rehabilitation programs it administers, provide by sale, lease, loan, or grant such equipment, stocks, and supplies as may be necessary for a blind vendor to establish or improve a vending facility business. The department shall retain a first option to repurchase any equipment it has sold to a blind vendor.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
MT Code § 18-5-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 4. Vending Facilities|18-5-405. Right to fair hearing

  18-5-405. Right to fair hearing. A blind vendor is entitled to a fair hearing for any grievance against the department.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
MT Code § 18-5-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 4. Vending Facilities|18-5-406. Health and retirement fund -- services to vendors

  18-5-406. Health and retirement fund -- services to vendors. (1) The department may manage a health and retirement fund for blind vendors.   (2) The department may set aside a reasonable percentage of the net incomes earned by blind vendors from the operation of vending facilities on state and other property administered by the department to fund the operation of vending facilities and to fund the blind vendors' health and retirement fund.   (3) The department may use all net income earned from facilities operated under the provisions of 18-5-415(2) and 18-5-416 to fund services to blind vendors and to fund the blind vendors' health and retirement fund.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
MT Code § 18-5-407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 18. Public Contracts|Chapter 5. Special Purchasing Conditions|Part 4. Vending Facilities|18-5-407. through 18-5-410 reserved

  18-5-407 through 18-5-410 reserved.