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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a vendor performance tracking system for state |
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contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 2155.088 and 2155.089 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2155.088. REPORTING VENDOR PERFORMANCE. (a) After a |
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contract is completed or otherwise terminated, each state agency |
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shall review the vendor's performance under the contract. |
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(b) The state agency shall report to the comptroller, using |
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the tracking system described by Section 2155.089, on the results |
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of the review regarding a vendor's performance under a contract. |
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Sec. 2155.089. VENDOR PERFORMANCE TRACKING SYSTEM. (a) |
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The comptroller shall evaluate a vendor's performance based on the |
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information reported under Section 2155.088 and criteria |
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established by the comptroller. |
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(b) The comptroller shall establish an evaluation process |
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that allows vendors who receive an unfavorable performance review |
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to protest any classification given by the comptroller. |
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(c) The comptroller shall include the performance reviews |
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in a vendor performance tracking system. |
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(d) A state agency shall use the vendor performance tracking |
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system to determine whether to award a contract to a vendor reviewed |
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in the database. |
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(e) The comptroller shall make the vendor performance |
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tracking system accessible to the public on the comptroller's |
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Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |