Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-3-101

  • Central procurement office: means the government agency established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
  • Goods: means all personal property, including, but not limited to, supplies, equipment, materials, printing, and insurance. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
  • Procurement: means buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring of any goods or services. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
  • Procurement commission: means the state procurement commission, as established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
  • Services: means all services and agreements obligating the state, except services for highway and road improvements governed by title 54 and design and construction services governed by title 4, chapter 15. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Except as provided in §§ 12-3-102 and 12-3-103, all goods and services, and all telephone, telegraph, electric light, gas, power, postal services, and the leasing of any equipment required for the use of state government, shall be purchased and contracted for by the central procurement office consistent with the requirements of this chapter and any rules, regulations or policies and procedures approved by the procurement commission.