{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2156.202","heading":"USE OF MULTIPLE AWARD PURCHASING PROCEDURE.","body":"(a) The comptroller or a state agency may use the multiple award purchasing procedure described by this subchapter to award a contract to more than one vendor for the purchase of similar goods or services as necessary to ensure adequate delivery, service, or product compatibility.\n(b) The comptroller or a state agency shall prepare a written determination stating the comptroller's or agency's reasons for using the multiple award purchasing procedure to purchase the goods or services under a multiple award contract and retain the determination in the multiple award contract file.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 669 (H.B. 4748), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 2156. PURCHASING METHODS","SUBCHAPTER E. MULTIPLE AWARD PURCHASING PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2156.htm#2156.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"47290af14b320fe89d7e57f2f7a5d32a1c3e759e206a1b99cac38d0d1e960c89","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}