Texas Utilities Code 56.1085 – Special Features for Relay Access Service
(a) The commission may contract for a special feature for the state’s telecommunications relay access service if the commission determines:
(1) the feature will benefit the communication of persons with an impairment of hearing or speech;
(2) installation of the feature will be of benefit to the state; and
(3) the feature will make the relay access service available to a greater number of users.
(b) If the carrier selected to provide the telecommunications relay access service under § 56.108 is unable to provide the special feature at the best value to the state, the commission may make a written award of a contract for a carrier to provide the special feature to the telecommunications carrier whose proposal is most advantageous to the state, considering:
(1) the factors provided by § 56.108(b); and
(2) the past performance, demonstrated capability, and experience of the carrier.
Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 56.1085
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The commission shall consider each proposal in a manner that does not disclose the contents of the proposal to a telecommunications carrier making a competing proposal.
(d) The commission’s evaluation of a telecommunications carrier’s proposal shall include the considerations provided by § 56.108(d).