Tex.
Gov't Code Section 2054.0565
Use of Contracts by Other Entities
(a)
The department may include terms in a procurement contract entered into by the department, including a contract entered into under Section 2157.068 (Purchase of Information Technology Commodity Items), that allow the contract to be used by another state agency, a political subdivision of this state, a governmental entity of another state, or an assistance organization as defined by Section 2175.001 (Definitions).(b)
A political subdivision that purchases an item or service using a contract under this section satisfies any other law requiring the political subdivision to seek competitive bids for that item or service.(c)
Notwithstanding any other law, a state governmental entity that is not a state agency as defined by Section 2054.003 (Definitions) may use a contract as provided by Subsection (a) without being subject to a rule, statute, or contract provision, including a provision in a contract entered into under Section 2157.068 (Purchase of Information Technology Commodity Items), that would otherwise require the state governmental entity to:(1)
sign an interagency agreement; or(2)
disclose the items purchased or the value of the purchase.(d)
A state governmental entity that is not a state agency as defined by Section 2054.003 (Definitions) that uses a contract as provided by Subsection (a) may prohibit a vendor from disclosing the items purchased, the use of the items purchased, and the value of the purchase.
Source:
Section 2054.0565 — Use of Contracts by Other Entities, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2054.htm#2054.0565 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
