Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 12 - Finance and Administration › Part 8 - Real Property Management Leasing Manual › Sec2 12-8-100 - GENERAL › Section 12-8-100.17 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
The words defined in this section shall have the meanings
				  set forth below whenever they appear in the regulations, unless:
(1) The context in which they are used
				clearly requires a different meaning; or
(2) A different definition is prescribed for
				a particular section or provision.
a.
Agency
- as defined in Section
				31-7-1,
				Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated.
b.
Agency Procurement Officer
-
				any person duly authorized to enter into and administer contracts and make
				written determinations with respect thereto. The term also includes an
				authorized representative acting within the limits of authority.
c.
Board
- the Public
				Procurement Review Board (PPRB).
d.
Business
- any corporation,
				partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint
				venture, or any other private legal entity.
e.
BRICKS
- Bureau of Building,
				Grounds and Real Property Management's Building & Real Estate Information
				Collaborative Knowledge System.
f.
Contract
- all types of Mississippi agreements, regardless of what
				they may be called, for the procurement or disposal of commodities, equipment,
				services, or construction.
g.
Contract Modification
- any written alteration in specifications,
				delivery point, rate of delivery, period of performance, price, quantity, or
				other provisions of any contract accomplished by mutual action of the parties
				to the contract.
h.
Contractor
- any person having a contract with a governmental
				body.
i.
Data
-
				recorded information, regardless of form or characteristic.
j.
Day
- calendar day, unless
				otherwise specified.
k.
Designee
- a duly authorized representative of a person holding a
				superior position.
l.
Employee
- an individual drawing a salary from a governmental
				body, whether elected or not, and any non-compensated individual performing
				personal services for any governmental body.
m.
May
- denotes the permissive.
n.
MAGIC
-
				Mississippi's Accountability System for Government Information and
				Collaboration.
o.
Person
- any business, individual, union, committee, club, other
				organization, or group of individuals.
p.
Procurement
- buying,
				purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring any commodities,
				equipment, services, or construction. It also includes all functions that
				pertain to the obtaining of any commodities, equipment, services, or
				construction, including description of requirements, selection and solicitation
				of sources, preparation and award of contract and all phases of contract
				administration.
q.
Procurement Officer
- any agency personnel duly authorized to
				enter into and administer contracts and make written determinations with
				respect thereto. The term also includes an authorized agency representative
				acting within the limits of authority.
r.
Purchasing Agency
- any
				governmental body which is authorized by regulations to enter into contracts.
s.
Purchasing Agent
-
				any administrator, superintendent, purchase clerk or other chief officer so
				designated having general or special authority to negotiate for and make
				private contract for or purchase for any governing authority or agency,
				including issue purchase orders, invitations for bid, requests for proposals,
				and receive and accept bids.
t.
Regulation
- a governmental body's statement, having general or
				particular applicability and future effect, designed to implement, interpret,
				or prescribe law or policy, or describing organization, procedure, or practice
				requirements, which has been promulgated in accordance with Section
				31-7-9,
				Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated.
u.
Services
- the furnishing of
				labor, time, or effort by a vendor or supplier, not involving the delivery of a
				specific end product other than reports which are merely incidental to the
				required performance. This term shall not include employment agreements or
				collective bargaining agreements.
v.
Shall
- denotes the
				imperative.