The State Purchasing Act governs the purchasing of services, supplies, materials and equipment by agencies of the Executive Department of the State Government, with certain exceptions. (Chapter 333 of NRS) The Act requires that certain actions be taken before entering into a contract for the purchase of commodities from a sole source. (NRS 333.400) Section 1 of this bill requires the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration or an agency subject to the Act, as applicable, to take certain actions before entering into a contract for services from a sole source. Section 1 requires the Administrator to submit an annual report to the Interim Finance Committee regarding such contracts. With certain exceptions, the Act authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts for the furnishing of supplies, materials and equipment for a period of not more than 2 years. Under the Act, the Administrator is authorized to annually extend such contracts in certain circumstances. (NRS 333.280) Section 2 of this bill limits such authority, with certain exceptions, to not more than one extension and prescribes the term of the extension on the basis of the increase in the scope or price of the extension.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 333.280
BDR: 333.280