Guide to State Procurement - A 50-State Primer on Purchasing Laws, Processes, and Procedures, Third Edition

With each state having its own procurement statutes, regulations, and policies, there are similarities as well as important differences in the legal frameworks that have developed over the years, making it difficult and time-consuming for suppliers who provide products to multiple states. Now fully updated, this useful, single-volume resource contains a summary of purchasing laws and processes for all 50 States. Each chapter is written by individuals knowledgeable in each state's' laws and processes, and includes:

• A listing of purchasing laws and regulations
• Descriptions of purchasing methods
• An explanation of:
• Bid protest procedures
• Contract claims processes, and
• Administrative and judicial review

Those involved in state procurement -- government officials, contract administrators, attorneys, and contractors -- will find the information in this Guide to be invaluable.

List of contents

Contents

 

Acknowledgments Introduction	xlix liii
Alabama Procurement Rules and Regulations	1
I. Statutory Reference	1
A. Procurement/Purchasing Statutes	1
B. Other Applicable Statutes	1
II. Regulations	2
III. Source Selection	2
IV. Bid Protests and Contract Disputes	2
A. Bid Protests	2
B. Bid Protest Appeals	3
C. Contract Disputes	4
D. Suspension and Debarment	4
V. Administrative and Judicial Review	4
A. Administrative Review	4
B. Judicial Review	4
VI.  Extent of State’s Adoption or Adaptation of ABA Model Procurement Code	5
VII. Cooperative Purchasing	5
A. Authority	5
B. Requirements	5

 

Alaska Procurement Rules and Regulations               
7

I.       
Statutory Reference                              7

A.    
Procurement/Purchasing Statutes                    7

B.      
Other Applicable Statutes                         8

II.       
Regulations                                   8

III.       
Source Selection                                9

A.    
Small
Procurements (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.320)           9

1.      
Written
or Oral Quotations for Procurements between

$10,000 and $50,000                          9

2.      
Written
Quotations for Procurements between

$50,000 and $100,000                         9

3.      
Award Notification                          9

 

B.      
Invitation to Bid (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.110)             10

C.     
Request for Proposals                          10

1.      
Discussion
with Responsible Offerors and Revisions

to Proposals                             11

D.    
Limited
Competition Procurements (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.305)  11

E.      
Single
Source Procurements (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.300)      11

F.      
Construction
Manager General Contractor Contract

(Alaska Statutes
§ 36.30.309)                      12

G.    
Emergency
Procurements (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.310)        12

IV.  Bid Protests and Contract
Disputes                     13

A.    
Bid Protests                                13

1.      
Filing
of a Protest (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.560)          13

2.      
Time
for Filing a Protest (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.565)      13

3.      
Notice
of a Protest (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.570)         13

4.      
Stay of Award (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.575)            13

5.      
Decision
by the Procurement Officer (Alaska Statutes

§ 36.30.580)                              14

6.      
Protest
Remedies (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.585)          14

B.      
Bid
Protest Appeal (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.590)           14

1.      
Notice
and Copy of Protest Appeal (Alaska Statutes

§ 36.30.595)                              14

2.      
Stay of
Award during Protest Appeal (Alaska Statutes

§ 36.30.600)                              14

C.     
Contract Disputes                           
15

1.      
Contract
Claims (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.620)           15

2.      
Contract
Claims Appeals (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.625)      16

D.    
Suspension and Debarment                       16

1.      
Authority (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.635)              16

2.      
Notice (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.645)                16

3.      
Hearing (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.650)               17

4.      
Period of Effect
(Alaska Statutes § 36.30.635)           17

V.  Administrative and Judicial Review                    17

A.    
Administrative Review                        
17

B.      
Judicial Review                              17

1.      
Judicial
Appeal (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.685)           17

2.      
Judicial Decisions                         
17

VI.       
Extent
of State’s Adoption or Adaptation of ABA Model

Procurement Code                              18

VII.       
Cooperative Purchasing                           18

A.    
Authority (Alaska Statutes § 36.30.700)                18

B.      
Requirements                               18

Arizona Procurement Rules and Regulations              
19

I.       
Statutory Reference                              19

A.    
Procurement/Purchasing Statutes                   19

B.      
Other Applicable Statutes                        21

1.      
Lobbying Laws                          
21

2.      
Ethics Laws                             21

3.      
Anti-Bribery Statutes                       
21

C.     
Opinions of the Office of the Attorney General            21

II.       
Regulations                                  22

III.       
Source Selection                                23

A.    
Traditional Bid Process                         24

B.      
Alternative Methods of Project Delivery                24

C.     
Public-Private Partnerships                       24

D.    
Requests for Proposals                          25

E.      
Construction Delivery
Methods                    25

1.      
Design-Bid-Build                          25

2.      
Design-Build                             25

3.      
CMAR                                26

4.      
Job-Order-Contracting                       26

F.      
Bonds                                   26

1.      
Bid Security
Bonds                         26

2.      
Payment Bonds                          
26

3.      
Performance Bonds                        
26

4.      
Retention                               27

G.    
Mandatory Contract
Provisions                     27

H.    
Procurement Pointers                         
28

I.       
Socioeconomic Policies                        
28

IV.      
Bid Protests
and Contract Disputes                    
29

A.    
Bid Protests                                29

B.      
Bid Protest Appeals                           29

C.     
Contract Disputes                           
30

1.      
Contract Claims                          
30

2.      
Contract Claims Appeals                      30

About the author

Melissa J. "Missy" Copeland is a partner in the law firm of Schmidt & Copeland LLC and focuses her practice on state and local government contracts and business litigation matters. Missy has extensive experience advising on state and local government contracts, having handled matters dealing with the law of nearly all states as well as Puerto Rico. Missy has represented clients across the country before administrative tribunals, state and federal courts, and in arbitration proceedings. Missy is licensed to practice in North and South Carolina. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, the Middle District of North Carolina, the Eastern District of Michigan, and the District of Colorado. Missy has served as a special assistant solicitor for the Office of the Solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. Missy is actively involved in the Public Contract Law Section of the American Bar Association serving on the Section Council, as co-chair of the State and Local Procurement Division, as the North Carolina State Chair, and as co-chair of the State Law Database Coordination Committee. She is the recipient of the Claude M. Scarborough, Jr. Pro Bono Award and the S.C. Attorney General's Award of Appreciation. She was also named a 2008 BTI Client Service All-Star. Missy speaks regularly on government contract issues, including a seminar entitled "Government Contracts," for "The Ladder to Success Continuing Legal Education Program" in October 2006. She spoke at the First Annual State and Local Procurement Symposium on "Federal Civil and Criminal Liabilities." She also spoke at the South Carolina Administrative and Regulatory Law Association Educational Seminar and Annual Meeting in September 2005 on procurement issues. In addition to speaking on these issues, she has also written many articles, including "Getting the Government to Play by Its Own Rules," printed in Government Contract Litigation Best Practices: Leading Lawyers on Understanding Regulations, Planning Defensively, and Successfully Litigating Government Contracts in April 2006. She is the author of "State and Local Procurement: It's a Different World," published in The Procurement Lawyer in 2004 and "Learning Government Purchasing Lingo," published in the South Carolina Business Journal in February 2005. Missy earned a bachelor of arts degree from The College of Charleston and a juris doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Melissa currently lives in South Carolina.

Summary

The legal frameworks for procurement that states have developed contain both similarities as well as critical differences, making it difficult for suppliers who provide products to multiple states.

With each state having its own procurement statutes, regulations, and policies, there are similarities as well as important differences in the legal frameworks that have developed over the years, making it difficult and time-consuming for suppliers who provide products to multiple states. Now fully updated, this useful, single-volume resource contains a summary of purchasing laws and processes for all 50 States. Each chapter is written by individuals knowledgeable in each state's' laws and processes, and includes:

• A listing of purchasing laws and regulations
• Descriptions of purchasing methods
• An explanation of:
• Bid protest procedures
• Contract claims processes, and
• Administrative and judicial review

Those involved in state procurement -- government officials, contract administrators, attorneys, and contractors -- will find the information in this Guide to be invaluable.

Product details

• Assisted by: Melissa Javon Copeland (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2023
• EAN: 9781639051854
• ISBN: 978-1-63905-185-4
• No. of pages: 746
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal