The Department or a state agency, after compliance with Chapter 212 of this title (relating to Purchases of Commodity Items), shall include in all bids for the purchase or lease of Computer Equipment a special preference for all Manufacturers that have a program to recycle the Computer Equipment of other Manufacturers, which program includes collection events and Manufacturer initiatives to accept Computer Equipment labeled with another Manufacturer's brand. The preference may take the form of extra evaluation points or be the tie-breaking factor among equal bids.

Source Note: The provisions of this §217.11 adopted to be effective June 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 3511