KRS 45A.305: Personnel, information, and technical services -- Schedule of fees.

(1) Any public purchasing unit is authorized, within its discretion, upon written request

from another public purchasing unit or foreign purchasing activity, to provide

personnel to the requesting public purchasing unit or foreign purchasing activity.

Payment to the public purchasing unit providing the personnel, by the public

purchasing unit or foreign purchasing activity making the request, of direct and

indirect costs of furnishing the personnel, and the terms relating thereto shall be

agreed upon by the parties involved.

(2) The informational, technical, and other services of any public purchasing unit may

be made available to any other public purchasing unit or foreign purchasing activity

provided that the requirements of the public purchasing unit tenderi ng the services

shall have precedence over the requesting public purchasing unit or foreign

purchasing activity. Additionally, and subject to agreement between the parties, the

requesting public purchasing unit or foreign purchasing activity shall pay all of the

expenses of the services so provided.

(3) This Commonwealth, through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, upon

request may make available to all public purchasing units the following services,

among others:

(a) Standard forms;

(b) Printed manuals;

(c) Product specifications and standards;

(d) Quality assurance testing services and methods;

(e) Qualified products lists;

(f) Source information;

(g) Common use commodities listings;

(h) Supplier prequalification information;

(i) Supplier performance ratings;

(j) Debarred and suspended bidders list;

(k) Forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders,

general contract provisions, and other contract forms; and

(l) Contracts or published summaries thereof, including price and time of

delivery information.

(4) The Commonwealth, through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, may provide

the following technical services, among others:

(a) Development of products specifications;

(b) Development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving,

inspection, and acceptance procedures;

(c) Use of state product testing and inspection facilities; and

(d) Use of state personnel training programs.

(5) The Finance and Admin istration Cabinet may publish a schedule of fees for the

services provided under subsections (3) and (4) of this section.