Texas Government Code 2261.0525 – Certification of Vendor Assessment Process
(a) Before a state agency may award a contract to a vendor, the agency’s procurement director must review the process and all documents used by the agency to assess each vendor who responded to the solicitation. The procurement director must certify in writing that:
(1) the agency assessed each vendor’s response to the solicitation using the evaluation criteria published in the solicitation or, if applicable, the written evaluation criteria established by the agency; and
(2) the final calculation of scoring of responses was accurate.
(b) A state agency shall justify in writing any change in the scoring of a vendor that occurs following the initial assessment and scoring of responses. The written justification must be reviewed by the agency’s procurement director. The procurement director shall certify in writing that the change in scoring was appropriate.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2261.0525
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A state agency’s procurement director may delegate to a person whose position in the agency’s procurement office is at least equal to the position of contract manager the certification authority under this section if the agency has met the conditions prescribed by the comptroller under § 2262.053(h).
(d) A written certification or justification required by this section must be placed in the contract file.