{"data":{"id":"us-mt/18-4-406","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"18-4-406","heading":"Information and services -- fees.","body":"(1) Upon request, the department may make available to public procurement units certain services, including but not limited to the following:\n(a) standard forms;\n(b) printed manuals;\n(c) product specifications and standards;\n(d) quality assurance testing services and methods;\n(e) qualified products lists;\n(f) source information;\n(g) common use commodities listings;\n(h) supplier prequalification information;\n(i) supplier performance ratings;\n(j) debarred and suspended bidders lists;\n(k) forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions, and other contract forms;\n(l) contracts or published summaries thereof, including price and time of delivery information; and\n(m) cooperative purchasing.\n(2) The state, through the department, may provide technical services, including but not limited to the following:\n(a) development of product specifications;\n(b) development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving, inspection, and acceptance procedures;\n(c) use of product testing and inspection facilities; and\n(d) use of personnel training programs.\n(3) The department may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under subsections (1) and (2). Such fees may be used by the department to offset costs incurred in providing such services.","path":["TITLE 18. PUBLIC CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 4. MONTANA PROCUREMENT ACT","Part 4. Cooperative Purchasing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0180/chapter_0040/part_0040/section_0060/0180-0040-0040-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:36Z","sha256":"06a0a389b9e8ec7124b28cbb2cdfd2f7b9a983f0ffeeb82d51870a7845f9a32e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/18-4-405","next":"us-mt/18-4-407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}