Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-3-501

  • Central procurement office: means the government agency established in §. 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
  • 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

Unless otherwise authorized by law, state contracts shall be awarded by competitive sealed solicitations by the central procurement office in the manner set forth in § 12-3-502, except as provided in § 12-3-401 and §§ 12-3-503 – 12-3-508.