2023 Indiana Code › Title 16. Health › Article 32. Persons With Disabilities › Chapter 2. The Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services of Persons With a Disability › 16-32-2-7. Powers and Duties

Sec. 7. The committee shall do the following:
(1) Request from any agency of the state or any unit of local government information concerning product specification and service requirements to enable the committee to carry out the intent of this chapter. The requested information shall be furnished to the executive secretary of the committee.
(2) Meet as often as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. However, the committee shall meet at least quarterly.
(3) Request from each participating qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities a quarterly report that describes employment data and the volume of sales for each product or service sold under this chapter. These reports shall be made available to the Indiana department of administration.
(4) Establish the price for all products and services provided by individuals with disabilities and offered for sale to state agencies and units of local government under IC 5-22-13 that the committee determines are suitable for use. The price fixed must recover for the qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities the cost of raw materials, labor, overhead, and delivery cost. The committee shall annually review and periodically revise the prices in accordance with changing cost factors and adopt necessary rules regarding specifications, time of delivery, and fair market price.
(5) Approve and prepare a state use catalog that:
(A) contains a compilation of the products and services available through qualified agencies that have been approved by the committee and that are available for purchase; and
(B) lists all products and services available from any qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities that the committee determines are suitable for procurement.
The procurement state use catalog must be distributed annually by electronic mail, not later than thirty (30) days following the beginning of the state fiscal year and revisions of the procurement state use catalog must be distributed quarterly to all purchasing officers of state agencies and units of local government for purchase under IC 5-22-13.
(6) Encourage diversity in products and services provided by qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with disabilities and discourage unnecessary duplication or competition between facilities.
(7) Update the procurement state use catalog not less than every ninety (90) days starting January 1 of each year. The web based electronic version shall be considered the catalog of record.
(8) Contract with a central coordinating agency that:
(A) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(B) provides management services to organizations that provide employment services to individuals with disabilities; and
(C) has a management service agreement with a statewide trade association of providers that deliver services to individuals with disabilities.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-7-11.5-2(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.63; P.L.192-1995, SEC.2; P.L.49-1997, SEC.51; P.L.46-2007, SEC.5; P.L.37-2018, SEC.8.