Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     18-4-406. Information and services -- fees. (1) Upon request, the department may make available to public procurement units certain services, including but not limited to the following:
     (a) standard forms;
     (b) printed manuals;
     (c) product specifications and standards;
     (d) quality assurance testing services and methods;
     (e) qualified products lists;
     (f) source information;
     (g) common use commodities listings;
     (h) supplier prequalification information;
     (i) supplier performance ratings;
     (j) debarred and suspended bidders lists;
     (k) forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions, and other contract forms;
     (l) contracts or published summaries thereof, including price and time of delivery information; and
     (m) cooperative purchasing.
     (2) The state, through the department, may provide technical services, including but not limited to the following:
     (a) development of product specifications;
     (b) development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving, inspection, and acceptance procedures;
     (c) use of product testing and inspection facilities; and
     (d) use of personnel training programs.
     (3) The department may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under subsections (1) and (2). Such fees may be used by the department to offset costs incurred in providing such services.

     History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 519, L. 1983.

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