Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 6a > Part 21 - Interaction Between Procurement Units

• Board: means the Utah State Procurement Policy Board, created in Section 63G-6a-202. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Chief procurement officer: means the individual appointed under Section 63A-2-102. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contract: means an agreement for a procurement. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103
• Cooperative procurement: means procurement conducted by, or on behalf of:

  (a)	more than one procurement unit; or

  (b)

  a procurement unit and a cooperative purchasing organization. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Cooperative purchasing organization: means an organization, association, or alliance of purchasers established to combine purchasing power in order to obtain the best value for the purchasers by engaging in procurements in accordance with Section 63G-6a-2105. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Division: means the Division of Purchasing and General Services, created in Section 63A-2-101. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Executive branch procurement unit: means a department, division, office, bureau, agency, or other organization within the state executive branch. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Judicial procurement unit: means : (a)  the Utah Supreme Court; (b)  the Utah Court of Appeals; (c)  the Judicial Council; (d)  a state judicial district; or (e)  an office, committee, subcommittee, or other organization within the state judicial branch. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Legislative procurement unit: means : (a)  the Legislature; (b)  the Senate; (c)  the House of Representatives; (d)  a staff office of the Legislature, the Senate, or the House of Representatives; or (e)  a committee, subcommittee, commission, or other organization: (i)  within the state legislative branch; or (ii)  (A)  that is created by statute to advise or make recommendations to the Legislature; (B)  the membership of which includes legislators; and (C)  for which the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel provides staff support. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Procurement: means the acquisition of a procurement item through an expenditure of public funds, or an agreement to expend public funds, including an acquisition through a public-private partnership. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Procurement item: means an item of personal property, a technology, a service, or a construction project. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Public entity: means the state or any other government entity within the state that expends public funds. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Solicitation: means an invitation for bids, request for proposals, or request for statement of qualifications. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 Standard procurement process: means : (a)  the bidding process; (b)  the request for proposals process; (c)  the approved vendor list process; (d)  the small purchase process; or (e)  the design professional procurement process. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 State cooperative contract: means a contract awarded by the division for and in behalf of all public entities. See Utah Code 63G-6a-103 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5