(a) As used in this section, “call center” includes a person who performs services, including, but not limited to, data entry services, electronic governmental transfers, or other electronic, telephone and telecommunication services.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-3-310

  • Chief procurement officer: means the person holding the position established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
  • Data: means any recorded information, regardless of its form or characteristic. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Procurement: means buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring of any goods or services. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
  • Respondent: includes a "bidder" or "proposer" that is a natural person or legal entity that has properly registered as required by the state. 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The chief procurement officer shall promulgate regulations pursuant to title 4, chapter 56, authorizing a preference in the evaluation of proposals for state contracts requiring vendors of call center services to only employ, use, or contract with citizens of the United States who reside in the United States, or any person authorized to work in the United States pursuant to federal law, including legal resident aliens in the United States to provide call center services.
(c) Any respondent seeking this preference shall supply such supporting documentation as the state may require and shall certify that it will provide services solely by citizens of the United States who reside within the United States, or persons authorized to work in the United States pursuant to federal law, including legal resident aliens in the United States. The certification shall acknowledge and confirm the right of the state to audit and monitor compliance and seek appropriate remedies for noncompliance.
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