0690-03-01-.14
Contract Type
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0690-03-01-.14
(1)
Term Contracts
(a)
Agency Term Contract - State Agencies may establish term contracts for specific
goods or services. The resulting contract shall contain a maximum liability dollar
amount that represents the estimated dollar volume as prescribed in the solicitation.
(b)
Statewide Term Contract - The Central Procurement Office may establish statewide
term contracts that all State Agencies must utilize and that may be used by local
governments and higher education.
(2)
Term Contract-General
(a)
A term contract for more than a period of twelve (12) months may provide that the
State has the right to cancel at any time for convenience by providing written notice to
the Contracting Party.
(b)
All term contracts shall contain a provision that provides for the termination of the
contract at the end of any fiscal year in the event funds are not available.
(c)
The requirement of a multi-year contract shall be stated in the solicitation, and any
multi-year contract shall be awarded pursuant to these Rules and shall not be for a
period longer than sixty (60) months unless approved by the Chief Procurement Officer
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as being in the best interests of the State. The justification for the contract term
exceeding sixty (60) months shall be maintained in the records of the Central
Procurement Office. A report of all contracts awarded for a period longer than sixty
(60) months in such format and at such interval determined requested shall be
provided to the Comptroller of the Treasury.
(d)
There shall be no pricing agreement other than in a contract between the State and a
Contracting Party.
(3)
No Cost Contracts
(a)
A “No Cost Contract” is a written contract that does not result in a pecuniary obligation
between the State and a Contracting Party. Prior to proceeding with procuring a No
Cost Contract, the Procuring Agency shall obtain the Chief Procurement Officer’s
approval.
(b)
If a No Cost Contract Request is approved, the State Agency shall proceed with the
procurement in accordance with these Rules and Central Procurement Office Policy.
The request shall be maintained in the records of the Central Procurement Office.
(4)
Revenue Contracts
(a)
A “Revenue Contract” is a written contract where a State Agency provides specific
deliverable services for monetary compensation. Prior to proceeding with any
Revenue Contract negotiation, the State Agency must obtain the prior approval of the
Chief Procurement Officer. If the request to enter into a Revenue Contract is
approved, the State Agency shall proceed to procure the Revenue Contract in
accordance with these Rules and Central Procurement Office Policy. The request shall
be maintained in the records of the Central Procurement Office.