{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2155.504","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2155.504","heading":"USE OF SCHEDULE BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.","body":"(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.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (S.B. 262), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 2155. PURCHASING: GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES","SUBCHAPTER I. MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT SCHEDULE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2155.htm#2155.504","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"00e0a4370bb697c3bd048b3560124256f201b26dc4ee44c57766d8f8b6830d3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2155.503","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2155.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}