(a) The comptroller shall evaluate the vendor’s performance based on information reported by state agencies under § 2155.089 and criteria established by the comptroller.
(b) The comptroller by rule shall establish an evaluation process that:
(1) rates vendors on an A through F scale, with A being the highest grade; and
(2) allows vendors who receive a grade lower than a C to protest any classification given by the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller shall include the performance reviews in a vendor performance tracking system.
(d) A state agency shall use the vendor performance tracking system to determine whether to award a contract to a vendor reviewed in the tracking system. The comptroller by rule shall establish the manner in which the rating scale established under Subsection (b) affects a vendor’s eligibility for state contracts and the grades on the scale that disqualify a vendor from state contracting.
(e) The comptroller shall make the vendor performance tracking system accessible to the public on the comptroller’s Internet website.