Standard specifications preferred - Procedure for exceptions

The chief procurement officer shall make use of standard specifications whenever practicable. Goods and services purchased without standard specifications shall be made in accordance with policies and criteria established by the procurement commission. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 44, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1980, ch. 888, § 6; T.C.A., § 12-3-604 ; Acts 1988, ch. 818, § 4; 1993, ch. 521, § 2; 1994, ch. 981, § 4; 2004, ch. 569, § 1; 2010, ch. 1098, § 2; 2010, ch. 1140, §§ 3, 4; 2011, ch. 295, §§ 5, 19. The chief procurement officer shall make use of standard specifications whenever practicable. Goods and services purchased without standard specifications shall be made in accordance with policies and criteria established by the procurement commission. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 44, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1980, ch. 888, § 6; T.C.A., § 12-3-604 ; Acts 1988, ch. 818, § 4; 1993, ch. 521, § 2; 1994, ch. 981, § 4; 2004, ch. 569, § 1; 2010, ch. 1098, § 2; 2010, ch. 1140, §§ 3, 4; 2011, ch. 295, §§ 5, 19.