SB220 Alabama 2017 Session

Under existing law, preferred vendors are given preference in the awarding of public contracts required to be competitively bid

This bill would give preferred vendor status under the competitive bid laws to those businesses located in the state that are owned by veterans who were deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom

Also under existing law, the Division of Purchasing is authorized to enter into joint purchasing agreements for the purchase or lease of goods and child support services and is authorized to award multiple purchase contracts for the purchase of certain goods

This bill would extend those authorizations to the purchase of services

Also under existing law, the Division of Purchasing is authorized to maintain a system that allows state agencies to purchase items using approved credit cards

This bill would allow cities and counties to utilize the state fleet fuel card program

To amend Sections 41-16-20, 41-16-21.1, 41-16-27, and 41-4-110 of the Code of Alabama 1975 relating to purchasing; to grant preferred vendor status to any business located in the state that is owned by a veteran deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; to allow the Division of Purchasing to enter into joint purchase agreements for the purchase of services and to award multiple purchase contracts for the purchase of services; and to allow cities and counties to utilize the fleet fuel card program administered by the Division of Purchasing.