Tennessee Code 12-3-802 – Adoption and application of standard specifications and scopes of work
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-3-802
- Central procurement office: means the government agency established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- Chief procurement officer: means the person holding the position established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- Goods: means all personal property, including, but not limited to, supplies, equipment, materials, printing, and insurance. 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
- Procurement commission: means the state procurement commission, as established in §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- Services: means all services and agreements obligating the state, except services for highway and road improvements governed by title 54 and design and construction services governed by title 4, chapter 15. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201
- Specification: includes , as appropriate, requirements for inspecting, testing, or preparing a supply, service, or construction item for delivery. 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
It is the duty of all state agencies to furnish to the chief procurement officer recommended specifications for all goods and services required and to be required by such state agencies. It is the duty of the chief procurement officer to canvas the recommended specifications and either approve or modify the standard specifications and scopes of work so recommended, subject to the policy and criteria of the procurement commission. All standard specifications and scopes of work shall remain on file in the central procurement office and shall be posted on the central procurement office’s website. Each standard specification adopted for any good or service shall fit, insofar as possible, the requirements of the majority of the state agencies that use the same.