54-44.4-14. Procurement information - Website

54-44.4-14. Procurement information - Website 1. The office of management and budget shall establish and maintain a procurement information website on the internet. This procurement information website must provide current information regarding North Dakota government procurement opportunities in order to inform potential vendors of the commodities and services sought by state agencies and institutions. Notwithstanding section 54-44.4-09, for each purchase of services or commodities over the amount established for small purchases, the office of management and budget and every purchasing agency shall provide procurement information on the website. The time period and manner of providing procurement information on the website must be in accordance with rules adopted by the office of management and budget. The office of management and budget may contract with a third party to assist in providing or maintaining the procurement information website. 2. In addition to other notice requirements provided by law, a state agency or institution may elect to issue solicitation notices on the procurement information website for the purchase of services and commodities that are not subject to the procurement requirements of this chapter, including: a. Commodities and services exempted under section 54-44.4-02; b. Public improvements under title 48; c. Architect, engineer, construction management, and land surveying services under chapter 54-44.7; and d. Concessions under chapter 48-09. 3. The office of management and budget shall establish and maintain a standardized procedure for the submission of electronic bids and proposals through the procurement information website. The office of management and budget, in consultation with the office of the attorney general, shall develop standardized solicitation documents. The documents must be made available on the procurement information website. When drafting a solicitation, the office of management and budget and purchasing agencies shall use their best efforts to minimize the length of the solicitation by ensuring only those sections from the standardized solicitation documents applicable to the procurement are included. 4. The office of management and budget may make the procurement information website available to government entities, including political subdivisions of the state and public schools, for the purpose of issuance of solicitation notices that are in addition to any other notice requirements provided by law.