(a) The comptroller shall maintain a centralized master bidders list and register on the list the name and address of each vendor that applies for registration under rules adopted under this subchapter. The comptroller may include other relevant vendor information on the list.
(b) The comptroller shall maintain the centralized master bidders list in a manner that facilitates a state agency’s solicitation of vendors that serve the agency’s geographic area.

(c) The centralized master bidders list shall be used for all available procurement processes authorized by this subtitle and shall also be used to the fullest extent possible by state agencies that make purchases exempt from the comptroller’s purchasing authority.