(a) Pursuant to Government Code, §2155.065, the comptroller is authorized to make contracts for the purchase of goods and services from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for use by other qualified ordering entities. The commission may notify agencies of the availability of TDCJ-produced goods and services by issuing catalog pages listing the approved items in a manner suited to the product available for purchase.     
      (b) State agencies must purchase such items from TDCJ unless a written waiver has been secured from TDCJ.     
      (c) Orders for such items will be placed with TDCJ in a manner mutually agreed upon. For purchases within an agency's delegated authority, items not on contract may be ordered directly from TDCJ based on formal or informal quotations as appropriate for the value of the purchase.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §20.238 adopted to be effective January 24, 2017, 42 TexReg 234