Sec. 2155.504.  USE OF SCHEDULE BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  (a)  Except as provided by this subsection, a state agency or local government may purchase goods or services directly from a vendor under a contract listed on a schedule developed under this subchapter.  A state agency or local government contracting for the purchase of an automated information system under a contract listed on a schedule developed under this subchapter shall comply with Section 2157.068(e-1). A purchase authorized by this section satisfies any requirement of state law relating to competitive bids or proposals.
(b)  The price listed for a good or service under a multiple award contract is a maximum price.  An agency or local government may negotiate a lower price for goods or services under a contract listed on a schedule developed under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (S.B. 262), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.