63G-6-204 - Duties of chief procurement officer.
63G-6-204. Duties of chief procurement officer.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the chief procurement officerserves as the central procurement officer of the state and shall:
(1) adopt office policies governing the internal functions of the Division of Purchasingand General Services;
(2) procure or supervise the procurement of all supplies, services, and constructionneeded by the state;
(3) exercise general supervision and control over all inventories or supplies belonging tothe state;
(4) establish and maintain programs for the inspection, testing, and acceptance ofsupplies, services, and construction;
(5) prepare statistical data concerning the procurement and usage of all supplies,services, and construction;
(6) before June 1, 1990, notify all public procurement units of the requirements ofSection 63G-6-406 regarding purchases of recycled paper and recycled paper products, recyclingrequirements, and provide guidelines on the availability of recycled paper and paper products,including the sources of supply and the potential uses of various grades of recycled paper;
(7) before July 1, 1992:
(a) establish standards and specifications for determining which supplies are consideredrecycled, based upon the chief procurement officer's review of current definitions and standardsemployed by national procurement, product recycling, and other relevant organizations and thefederal Environmental Protection Agency;
(b) compile and update as necessary the specifications, a list of recycled suppliesavailable on state contract, and sources where the supplies may be obtained;
(c) make the compiled information under Subsection (7)(b) available to:
(i) all local government entities under Section 11-37-101;
(ii) all local health departments under Section 26A-1-108.7;
(iii) all procurement officers or other persons responsible for purchasing supplies withinthe public school system under Title 53A, State System of Public Education;
(iv) all procurement officers or other persons responsible for purchasing supplies withinthe state system of higher education under Title 53B, State System of Higher Education; and
(v) all procurement officers or other persons responsible for purchasing supplies for allpublic procurement units as defined in Section 63G-6-103; and
(d) present a written report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and EnvironmentInterim Committee annually prior to November 30 regarding the purchases of recycled goods onstate contracts during the prior fiscal year; and
(8) ensure that:
(a) before approving a purchase, lease, or rental not covered by an existing statewidecontract for information technology or telecommunications supplies or services, the chiefinformation officer and the agency have provided in writing to the division, that the needsanalysis required in Section 63F-1-205 was completed, unless the purchase, lease, or rental isapproved in accordance with Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement PrivateProposal Program; and
(b) the oversight authority required by Subsection (8)(a) is not delegated outside theDivision of Purchasing and General Services.
Amended by Chapter 352, 2008 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session