1. The commissioner of the office of administration shall compile a listing of Missouri products and provide access to such listing to all state government agencies, public institutions of higher education, and other interested parties. The commissioner of the office of administration shall also make efforts to identify and give notice of state government bidding opportunities to Missouri manufacturers or service providers. Further, the commissioner of the office of administration shall ensure state agencies follow the requirements of this section and the Missouri preference provisions set forth in this chapter.

2. State government agencies shall make a good faith search of Missouri companies that provide Missouri manufactured products or services.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 34.363

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • department: as used in this chapter shall be deemed to mean department, office, board, commission, bureau, institution, or any other agency of the state, except the legislative and judicial departments. See Missouri Laws 34.010
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. Upon request of a Missouri company who applied for but was not awarded the state contract, the state department which awarded the contract shall prepare a written explanation within twenty days of the award explaining why the Missouri manufacturer or service provider did not receive the award.

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