Border Security Council Report - Office of the Governor - Rick Perry
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. Real property and equipment records. The retention period for real property and equipment<br />
records starts from <strong>the</strong> date <strong>of</strong> disposition or replacement or transfer, whichever is later.<br />
4. GDEM, <strong>the</strong> Texas Department <strong>of</strong> Public Safety, Texas State Auditor, or any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir authorized<br />
representatives, shall have <strong>the</strong> right <strong>of</strong> access to any pertinent books, documents, papers, or<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r records <strong>of</strong> grantees which are pertinent to <strong>the</strong> grant, in order to make audits, examinations,<br />
excerpts, and transcripts. This right <strong>of</strong> access is not limited to <strong>the</strong> required retention period but<br />
shall last as long as <strong>the</strong> records are retained.<br />
V. Procurement<br />
A. Procurement Standards<br />
1. Grantees will use <strong>the</strong>ir own procurement procedures that reflect applicable state and local laws<br />
and regulations, provided that <strong>the</strong> procurements conform to standards in this section.<br />
2. Grantees will maintain a contract administration system that ensures that contractors perform in<br />
accordance with <strong>the</strong> terms, conditions, and specifications <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir contracts or purchase orders.<br />
. Grantees will maintain a written code <strong>of</strong> standards <strong>of</strong> conduct governing <strong>the</strong> performance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
employees engaged in <strong>the</strong> award and administration <strong>of</strong> contracts. See UGMS §__.14, Subsection<br />
(a) (1) and Chapter 171, Local Government Code, for additional ethics provisions.<br />
4. Grantees will maintain records sufficient to detain <strong>the</strong> significant history <strong>of</strong> procurements.<br />
5. Grantees will have protest procedures to handle and resolve disputes relating to <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
procurements and shall in all instances disclose information regarding <strong>the</strong> protest to GDEM.<br />
B. Competition<br />
1. All procurement transactions will be conducted in a manner providing full and open competition<br />
consistent with <strong>the</strong> procurement standards. See UGMS §__. 6, Subsection (b).<br />
2. Grantees will ensure that all pre-qualified lists <strong>of</strong> persons, firms, or products that are used<br />
in acquiring goods and services are current and include enough qualified sources to ensure<br />
maximum open and free competition.<br />
. The Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS) Cooperative Purchasing Program (State <strong>of</strong><br />
Texas CO-OP) provides <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> Texas volume purchasing power to local governments and<br />
assistance organizations. Members can purchase goods and services from state term contracts,<br />
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) contracts, and piggyback contracts. A grantee that<br />
chooses to use any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se services through <strong>the</strong> State <strong>of</strong> Texas CO-OP will meet state competitive<br />
bidding requirements. The State <strong>of</strong> Texas CO-OP can be accessed at http://www.window.state.<br />
tx.us/procurement/prog/coop.<br />
4. O<strong>the</strong>r available state purchasing contracts programs meeting state bid requirements are:<br />
Go DIRect, <strong>of</strong>fered through <strong>the</strong> Texas Department <strong>of</strong> Information Resources (DIR). Go DIRect<br />
can be accessed at http://www.dir.state.tx.us/servlet/dirStore.<br />
Texas Industries for <strong>the</strong> Blind and Handicapped (TIBH). The TIBH catalogue can be accessed<br />
at http://www.tibh.org/catalog/index.php.<br />
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Texas Correctional Industries (TCI). TCI can be accessed at http://www.tci.tdcj.state.tx.us.<br />
Appendix D: BSET Grant Guidance and Application Kit