SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1028        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2019

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jason M. Lewis

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to Chapter 30B procurement.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1028        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2019

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to Chapter 30B procurement.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following two sections:-

(a) Except as permitted pursuant to this section and section 7, for the procurement of a supply or service in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not more than $100,000, a procurement officer shall seek written quotations from no fewer than 3 persons customarily providing the supply or service. The procurement officer shall record: (1) the names and addresses of all persons from whom quotations were sought, (2) the purchase description used for the procurement, (3) the names of the persons submitting quotations and (4) the date and amount of each quotation. Such information shall be retained in the file required pursuant to section 3. A governmental body may require that any procurement in an amount of not more than $100,000 be subject to the provisions of section 5 or section 6.

(b) The procurement officer shall award the contract to the responsible person offering the needed quality of supply or service at the lowest quotation unless the procurement officer elected to procure the supply or service subject to section 6. If the supply or service was procured subject to section 6, the procurement officer shall award the contract pursuant to section 6 subsection (g).

SECTION 2. Section 5 of said Chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000.

SECTION 3. Section 6 of said Chapter 30B is hereby amended in paragraph (a) by inserting after the word “$100,000” the following words: “except as permitted pursuant to section 4 subsection (a),”

SECTION 4. Section 6A of said chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000

SECTION 5. Section 7 of said chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000