Section 2054.0565 - Use of Contracts By Other Entities(a) The department may include terms in a procurement contract entered into by the department, including a contract entered into under Section 2157.068, that allow the contract to be used by another state agency, a political subdivision of this state, a governmental entity of another state, or an assistance organization as defined by Section 2175.001.(b) A political subdivision that purchases an item or service using a contract under this section satisfies any other law requiring the political subdivision to seek competitive bids for that item or service.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a state governmental entity that is not a state agency as defined by Section 2054.003 may use a contract as provided by Subsection (a) without being subject to a rule, statute, or contract provision, including a provision in a contract entered into under Section 2157.068, that would otherwise require the state governmental entity to:(1) sign an interagency agreement; or(2) disclose the items purchased or the value of the purchase.(d) A state governmental entity that is not a state agency as defined by Section 2054.003 that uses a contract as provided by Subsection (a) may prohibit a vendor from disclosing the items purchased, the use of the items purchased, and the value of the purchase.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2054.0565
Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2007.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2007.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1068, Sec. 1.01, eff. 9/1/2005.