{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-442.0046","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 442.0046","heading":"AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER CERTAIN CONTRACTS.","body":"(a) The executive director may negotiate with and award a contract for goods or services to any qualified vendor if the executive director:\n(1) solicits bids for the goods or services through a competitive process in compliance with all applicable laws, including Chapters 2155, 2254, and 2269, that fails to result in competitive responsive bids;\n(2) makes a written determination that resoliciting bids for the goods or services would:\n(A) be unlikely to result in responsive bids;\n(B) increase costs to the commission; or\n(C) delay the ability of the commission to address a critical need; and\n(3) determines that the vendor meets the requirements of the original solicitation.\n(b) To the extent practicable, the executive director may combine the procurement of multiple goods or services into a single competitively bid contract to enhance the contract's attraction for potential vendors.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (H.B. 4187), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. HISTORY, CULTURE, AND EDUCATION","CHAPTER 442. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.442.htm#442.0046","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"0098aad09d0d161b12e7c35c3206c69215087528389c6cc4ef762a37790ec6c3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-442.0045","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-442.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}