{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.121","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2156.121","heading":"USE OF COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS.","body":"(a) The comptroller or other state agency may follow a procedure using competitive sealed proposals to acquire goods or services if the comptroller determines that competitive sealed bidding and informal competitive bidding for the purchase or type of purchase are not practical or are disadvantageous to the state.\n(b) A state agency shall send its proposal specifications and criteria to the comptroller for approval or request the comptroller to develop the proposal specifications and criteria.\n(c) The comptroller shall determine whether to delegate sole oversight of the acquisition to a state agency or to retain oversight of the procurement.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 8, eff. June 18, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 67, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 2156. PURCHASING METHODS","SUBCHAPTER C. COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS FOR ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2156.htm#2156.121","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"93cc340d8433efa72f7d2deb88821bf214c6289c4cfcb8f6a15a1c40b2740ade","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.066","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}