Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 11 - Administrative Services Department › Title V - General Services › Chapter 108 - Contractual Limitation of Vendor Liability Provisions › Rule 11-108.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Agency"
or
"state agency"
means a unit of state government, which is an authority, board, commission,
				  committee, council, department, examining board, or independent agency as
				  defined in Iowa Code section
				  7E.4,
				  including but not limited to each principal central department enumerated in
				  Iowa Code section
				  7E.5.
				  However, "agency" or "state agency" does not include any of the
				  following:
1. The office of the governor or the office of an elective
				  constitutional or statutory officer
2. The general assembly, or any office or unit under its
				  administrative authority.
3. The judicial branch, as provided in Iowa Code section
				  602.1102.
4. A political subdivision of the state or its offices or
				  units, including but not limited to a county, city, or community
				  college.
"Agency head"
means the director,
				  commissioner, or other official in charge of a state agency.
"Competitive selection "
means a formal or
				  informal process engaged in by a state agency to compare provider
				  qualifications, terms, conditions, and prices of equal or similar goods or
				  services in order to meet the objective of purchasing goods or services based
				  on quality, performance, price, or any combination thereof.
"Competitive selection documents "
means
				  documents prepared for a competitive selection by the department or an agency
				  to purchase goods and services. Competitive selection documents may include
				  requests for proposal, invitations to bid, or any other type of document the
				  department or an agency is authorized to use that is designed to procure a good
				  or service for state government. A competitive selection document may be an
				  electronic document.
"Department"
means the department of
				  administrative services.
"Director"
means the director of the
				  department of administrative services.
"Information technology device"
means
				  equipment or associated software, including programs, languages, procedures, or
				  associated documentation designed for the utilization or processing of
				  information stored in an electronic format. "Information technology device"
				  includes but is not limited to computer systems, computer networks, and
				  equipment used for input, output, processing, storage, display, scanning, and
				  printing.
"Information technology procurement"
means a
				  procurement for goods or services in which the predominant factor, thrust, and
				  purpose of the procurement as reasonably stated is for the purchase of
				  information technology devices or information technology services. Information
				  technology procurements do not include procurements for goods or services in
				  which the purchase of information technology devices or information technology
				  services is an incidental, minor or limited part of the contract.
"Information technology services"
means
				  services designed to do any of the following:
1. Provide functions, maintenance, and support of information
				  technology devices.
2. Provide services for any of the following:
* Computer systems application development and
				  maintenance.
* Systems integration and interoperability.
* Operating systems maintenance and design.
* Computer systems programming.
* Computer systems software support.
* Planning and security related to information technology
				  devices.
* Data management consultation.
* Information technology education and consulting.
* Information technology planning and standards.
* Establishment of local area network and workstation
				  management standards.