{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.125","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2156.125","heading":"CONTRACT AWARD.","body":"(a) The comptroller or other state agency shall make a written award of a contract to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value for the state, considering price, past vendor performance, vendor experience or demonstrated capability, and the evaluation factors in the request for proposals.\n(b) The comptroller or other state agency shall refuse all offers if none of the offers submitted is acceptable.\n(c) The comptroller or other state agency shall determine which proposal offers the best value for the state in accordance with Sections 2155.074 and 2155.075.\n(d) The comptroller or other state agency shall state in writing in the contract file the reasons for making an award.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Sec. 2156.128 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\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#2156.125","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"45dfee10f1211ca978387f54a4286bad9c76c6d5318fdf2191b3b667b6e2a685","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.124","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}