34 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.182 - Selection of Items for Development of Texas Uniform Standards and Specifications
Items are selected for specification development by or through one or more of the following methods.
(1) Required by statute.
(A) School buses. Pursuant to Education Code,
§
34.002, the Texas
Department of Public Safety, with advice from the Texas Education Agency,
establishes safety standards for school buses used to transport students.
Pursuant to Education Code, §
34.001, specifications
developed by the Texas Department of Public Safety in compliance with
Transportation Code, §
547.7015, shall
be referenced in solicitations and made a part of any contract awarded by the
comptroller as result of a requisition received from a school district pursuant
to Local Government Code, §
271.083. For
the convenience of qualified purchasing entities the specifications shall be
posted on the division's website.
(B) Prison-made products and raw materials.
Pursuant to Government Code, Subtitle G, Subchapter B, §497.027, an
article or product produced under Subchapter B must meet specifications
established by the comptroller that are in effect when the article or product
is produced.
(2) Requests
from using agencies. If a using agency finds that it is having difficulty in
obtaining a certain item to meet a particular requirement, then the agency can
communicate this need to the division.
(3) Requests from purchasers. If a state
agency purchaser is having difficulty in securing bids on a particular item in
the absence of adequate uniform standards and specifications, the purchaser may
request the division to investigate the feasibility of developing a uniform
standard and specification to cover the purchase of this item.
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