4006893, 6A-14.0734 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 4006893

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Overview

RULE:

6A-14.0734

Procurement Requirements

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule amendment is to provide community college boards of trustees with the flexibility to increase competitive solicitation thresholds for the purchase of goods and services other than professional services as defined in Florida Statute 287.055, if they desire. It also allows them to exempt the requirement to solicit competitive offers for the purchase of services and commodities from buying cooperatives, if the contract was competitively bid.

SUMMARY:

Current rule requires community colleges to solicit competitive offers from at least three (3) sources when purchasing commodities exceed the Category Two level of $25,000. The Category Two level has not been changed since 1999. This rule amendment will allow community colleges boards to consider amending their local Board Rules to only require the solicitation of competitive offers from three sources, if the amount of the commodity or service purchase exceeds the Category Three level of $50,000. In addition, current rule also only allows community colleges to exempt the requirement to solicit competitive offers from units or government established by law or from non-profit buying cooperative contracts that were competitively bid. This rule amendment will allow purchases to be made by allowing community colleges to buy from cooperative competitively bid contracts.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

287.017 FS.

LAW:

287.017 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

4/13/2007 Vol. 33/15

COMMENTS:

From 4/13/2007 To 5/4/2007 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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