Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4115 - State Committee for the Purchase of Products and Services Provided By Persons with Severe Disabilities › Chapter 4115-5 - State Use Committee; Central Nonprofit Corporation › Section 4115-5-03 - Central nonprofit agencies' responsibilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The central nonprofit agencies, as defined in rule 4115-1-01 of  the Administrative Code, shall have the following responsibilities:
(A) Represent qualified nonprofit agencies
			 before the committee under the state use program.
(B) Evaluate the qualifications and
			 capabilities of qualified nonprofit agencies and provide the committee with
			 pertinent data concerning their status as qualified nonprofit agencies, their
			 manufacturing or service capabilities, and other information required by the
			 committee.
(C) Recommend to the
			 committee suitable products or services for procurement from qualified
			 nonprofit agencies with appropriate justification for recommended prices.
(D) Distribute within the policy
			 guidelines of the committee (by direct allocation, or any other means) orders
			 from government purchasing entities among qualified nonprofit agencies.
(E) Maintain the necessary records
			 and data on qualified nonprofit agencies to enable it to allocate orders
			 equitably.
(F) Oversee qualified
			 nonprofit agencies to insure contract compliance in the production of a product
			 or performance of a service.
(G)
			 As market conditions change, recommend price revisions with appropriate
			 justification for products or site-specific services on the procurement list.
(H) Monitor, in association with
			 the committee, the activities of qualified nonprofit agencies to ensure
			 compliance with sections
			  4115.31 
			 to
			  4115.35 
			 of the Revised Code and rules 4115-1-01 to  4115-7-17 of  the Administrative Code.
(I)
			 Enter, as necessary, into contracts with government procuring entities for the
			 furnishing of products or site-specific services provided by the qualified
			 nonprofit agencies.
(J) Submit to
			 the committee a comprehensive annual report for each fiscal year concerning the
			 operations of the qualified nonprofit agencies under the act, including
			 significant accomplishments and developments, and such other details as the
			 central nonprofit agency considers appropriate or the committee may request.
			 The annual report shall also include the most recent audit report on the
			 central nonprofit agency. This report will be submitted by December
			 twenty-sixth following the fiscal year ending the preceding June thirtieth.
(K) Pay the qualified nonprofit
			 agencies within thirty days of receipt of an accurate invoice from the
			 qualified nonprofit agencies.
(L)
			 Submit to the committee an annual budget.
(M) Submit to the committee a monthly
			 financial statement.
(N) Plan,
			 finance, organize and hold an annual meeting of qualified nonprofit agencies,
			 ordering offices and the committee.
(O) Serve as a resource for work-related
			 adaptive technology to qualified nonprofit agencies.
(P) Keep logs or other documentation of
			 technical assistance provided to qualified nonprofit agencies including, but
			 not limited to, the cost and hours of such technical assistance.
(Q) Keep logs or other documentation
			 detailing the dedication of hours and cost spent on public relations programs.