Sec. 2101.041.  STATE AGENCY REPORTING OF CONTRACTING INFORMATION.  (a)  The comptroller by rule shall determine the contracting information that state agencies must report or provide using the centralized accounting and payroll system, or any successor system used to implement the enterprise resource planning component of the uniform statewide accounting project, developed under Sections 2101.035 and 2101.036.
(b)  In making the determination required by this section, the comptroller shall consider requiring a state agency to report or provide:
(1)  a brief summary of each contract that is quickly and easily searchable, including the contract's purpose, timeline, and deliverables;
(2)  contract planning and solicitation documents;
(3)  the criteria used to determine the vendor awarded the contract;
(4)  if the contract was awarded based on best value to the state:
(A)  a list of the factors considered in determining best value with the weight given each factor; and
(B)  a statement regarding how the vendor awarded the contract provides the best value to the state in relation to other vendors who bid or otherwise responded to the contract solicitation;
(5)  any statements of work and work orders prepared for or under the contract;
(6)  the proposed budget for the contract;
(7)  any conflict of interest documents signed by state agency purchasing personnel participating in the planning, soliciting, or monitoring of the contract;
(8)  criteria used or to be used by the state agency in monitoring the contract and vendor performance under the contract;
(9)  a justification for each change order, contract amendment, contract renewal or extension, or other proposed action that would result in an increase in the monetary value of a contract with an initial value exceeding $10 million; and
(10)  additional supporting documentation and justification for a change order, contract amendment, contract renewal or extension, or other proposed action of a contract described by Subdivision (9) that would result in an increase in the contract's monetary value by more than 20 percent.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.