12120-12121
PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE
SECTION 12120-12121
12120. The Legislature finds and declares that, with the advent of deregulation in the telecommunications industry, substantial cost savings can be realized by the state through the specialized evaluation and acquisition of alternative telecommunications systems. All contracts for the acquisition of telecommunications services and all contracts for the acquisition of telecommunications goods, whether by lease or purchase, shall be made by, or under the supervision of, the California Technology Agency. All acquisitions shall be accomplished in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100), relating to the acquisition of information technology goods and services, except to the extent any directive or provision is uniquely applicable to information technology acquisitions. The agency shall have responsibility for the establishment of policy and procedures for telecommunications. The agency shall have responsibility for the establishment of tactical policy and procedures for information technology and telecommunications acquisitions consistent with statewide strategic policy. The Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall assume the functions of the agency with regard to acquisition of telecommunications goods and services by the California State University and the California Community Colleges, respectively. The trustees and the board shall each grant to the agency an opportunity to bid whenever the university or the college system solicits bids for telecommunications goods and services. 12121. As used in this chapter: (a) "Agency" means the California Technology Agency. (b) "Tactical policy" means the policies of an organization necessary to direct operational staff in carrying out their day-to-day activities. (c) "Strategic policy" means policy which defines the goals and objectives for an organization.