California Public Contract Code 12103 – In addition to the mandatory requirements enumerated in Sections …
In addition to the mandatory requirements enumerated in Sections 12102, 12102.1, and 12102.2, the acquisition policies and procedures developed by the Department of Technology and the Department of General Services in accordance with this chapter may provide for the following:
(a) Price negotiation with respect to contracts entered into in accordance with this chapter.
Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 12103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Policies: means determining what information technology goods or services are to be purchased and by whom. See California Public Contract Code 12100.7
- Procedures: means the rules, methods, and practices to be followed in conducting information technology procurements. See California Public Contract Code 12100.7
(b) System or equipment component performance, or availability standards, including an assessment of the added cost to the state to receive contractual guarantee of a level of performance.
(c) Requirement of a bond or assessment of a cost penalty with respect to a contract or consideration of a contract offered by a supplier whose performance has been determined unsatisfactory in accordance with established procedures maintained in the State Administrative Manual as required by Section 12102.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 60. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)