Bill Text: CA SB276 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public contracts: small business contracts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB276 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB276-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 276	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Roth

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2013

   An act to amend Section 14838.5 of the Government Code, relating
to public contracts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 276, as introduced, Roth. Public contracts: small business
contracts.
   The Small Business Procurement and Contract Act permits a state
agency to award a contract for goods, services, or information
technology with a value of between $5,000 and $250,000 to a certified
small business, including a microbusiness, or to a disabled veteran
business enterprise, without complying with specified competitive
bidding requirements.
   This bill would increase the upper limit of the value of those
contracts to $500,000.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 14838.5 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   14838.5.  (a) Notwithstanding the advertising, bidding, and
protest provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of
this part and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) and Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 12100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the
Public Contract Code, a state agency may award a contract for the
acquisition of goods, services, or information technology that has an
estimated value of greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000), but
less than  two hundred fifty   five hundred
 thousand dollars  ($250,000),  
($500,000), to a certified small business, including a
microbusiness, or to a disabled veteran business enterprise, as long
as the agency obtains price quotations from two or more certified
small businesses, including microbusinesses, or from two or more
disabled veterans business enterprises.
   (b) In carrying out subdivision (a), a state agency shall consider
a responsive offer timely received from a responsible certified
small business, including a microbusiness, or from a disabled veteran
business enterprise.
   (c) If the estimated cost to the state is less than five thousand
dollars ($5,000) for the acquisition of goods, services, or
information technology, or a greater amount as administratively
established by the director, a state agency shall obtain at least two
price quotations from responsible suppliers whenever there is reason
to believe a response from a single source is not a fair and
reasonable price.