Bill Text: HI HB882 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Procurement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-19 - Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 560). [HB882 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB882-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part IV to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§103F- Fair
and reasonable pricing policy; cost or pricing data. (a)
For each contracting action under this chapter,
including any change orders or contract modifications that increase the original
contract amount, the purchasing agency shall make a written determination that the
amount of the contracting action is fair and reasonable.
(b) In
determining whether the amount of the contracting action is fair and reasonable,
the purchasing agency shall obtain the data necessary to perform a cost or price
analysis to determine that the amount of the contracting action is a fair and reasonable
price."
SECTION 2. Section 103D-201, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The policy board shall consist of [seven]
six members. Notwithstanding the
limitations of section 78-4, the members of the board shall include:
(1) The comptroller;
(2) A county employee with significant high-level procurement experience; and
(3) [Five] Four
persons who shall not otherwise be full-time employees of the State or any
county; provided that at least one member shall be a [certified]
professional in the field of procurement, at least one member shall have
significant high-level, federal procurement experience, and at least [two
members shall have significant experience in the field of health and human services.]
one member representing either the Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations
(HANO) or Protecting Hawaii's Ohana, Children, Under-Served, Elderly and Disabled
(PHOCUSED), or an organization similar thereto.
Each appointed member shall have demonstrated sufficient
business or professional experience to discharge the functions of the policy
board. The initial and subsequent
members of the policy board, other than the comptroller, shall be appointed by
the governor from a list of [three] two individuals for each vacant
position, submitted by a nominating committee composed of [four] three
individuals chosen as follows: [two
persons] one person appointed by the governor; one person appointed
by the president of the senate; and one person appointed by the speaker of the [house.]
house of representatives. Except
as provided in this section, the selection and terms of the policy board
members shall be subject to the requirements of section 26-34. No member of the policy board shall act
concurrently as a chief procurement officer.
The members of the policy board shall devote such time to their duties
as may be necessary for the proper discharge thereof."
SECTION 3. Section 103F-404, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§103F-404[]]
Treatment purchase of services. (a) Treatment services may be purchased in
accordance with this section if [either or both of] the following
circumstances are applicable:
[(1) Such services
may become necessary from time to time, but cannot be anticipated accurately on
an annual or biennial basis; and
(2) When deferring
treatment until solicitation, provider selection, and contract formation can be
completed, the problem needing treatment would be rendered worse than at the
time of diagnosis or assessment.
Contracts for treatment services shall be awarded
on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of
service required, and at fair and reasonable prices.
(b) At a minimum, before the beginning of each
fiscal year, the administrator shall publish a notice describing the types of treatment
services that may be needed throughout the year on a periodic basis and
inviting providers engaged in providing these treatment services to submit
current statements of qualification and expressions of interest to the office. The chief procurement officer may specify a
uniform format for statements of qualifications.]
(1) The need for treatment
services is unanticipated and arises from time to time;
(2) The required services
are for a one-time purchase for not more than $100,000 and no longer than one year;
(3) The services are
industry standard services and are generally accepted practices by the industry
or profession; and
(4) The award of a contract
is based on demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of service required
and at fair and reasonable prices.
(b) The head of the purchasing agency, or a designee, shall, at a minimum, publish a notice describing the types of treatment services that may be needed throughout the fiscal year on an as-needed basis and invite providers engaged in providing these treatment services to submit current statements of qualification and expressions of interest to the purchasing agency. Providers may amend these statements by filing an amended or new statement prior to the date designated for submission.
(c) The [administrator] head of the purchasing
agency shall form an initial review committee for each profession,
consisting of a minimum of three employees from a state agency or agencies with
sufficient education, training, and licenses or credentials to evaluate the
statements of qualifications which the [administrator] head of the purchasing
agency receives in response to the notice published pursuant to subsection
(b). The committee shall review and
evaluate the submissions and other pertinent information, including references
and reports, and prepare a list of qualified providers to provide treatment
services during the fiscal year.
Providers included on the list of qualified treatment providers may
amend their statements of qualifications as necessary or appropriate. Providers shall immediately inform the [administrator]
head of the purchasing agency of any changes in information furnished [which]
that would disqualify the provider from being considered for a contract
award.
(d) When the need to purchase treatment services arises, the head of a purchasing agency shall select the provider most qualified to provide the needed treatment from the list of qualified providers.
(e)
The head of the purchasing agency, or a designee, shall negotiate a contract,
including a rate of compensation [which] that is fair and
reasonable, established in writing, and based upon the estimated value, scope,
nature, and complexity of the treatment services to be rendered, or use the
rate established by the [administrator,] head of the purchasing agency,
if any. If negotiations fail, upon
written notice of an impasse to the provider selected under subsection (d), the
head of the purchasing agency shall choose another provider from the list of qualified
providers, and conduct further negotiations.
Negotiations shall be conducted confidentially.
(f)
Contracts for treatment services in excess of $100,000 or that
last for more than one year shall [be procured using section 103F-402,
competitive purchase of services, unless a waiver of this subsection is
approved by the chief procurement officer.] utilize an applicable method
of procurement."
SECTION 4. Section 103F-405, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§103F-405[]]
Small
purchases. Purchases of health and
human services of less than [$25,000] $100,000 are small
purchases, and shall be made in accordance with [section 103D-305 and]
rules adopted by the policy board to implement [that] this
section."
SECTION 5. Section 103F-202, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["[§103F-202]
Community council. (a) There
is established a community council on purchase of health and human services. The community council shall be comprised of no
more than nine voting members, and one non-voting, ex-officio member of the interagency
committee on purchase of health or human services designated by the majority of
the members of the committee. There shall
be a member from each county, except the county of Kalawao, and up to five members
interested in health, human services, employment, or the provision of services to
children and youth.
(b) Voting members shall
be appointed by the governor and serve for four years. Each voting member shall serve until the member's
successor is appointed. Section 26-34 shall
apply insofar as it relates to the number of terms and consecutive number of years
a member may serve on the council.
(c) Members shall serve
without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses, including travel
expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties.
(d) The community council
shall advise the administrator about or assist the administrator in:
(1) Market or business
conditions facing providers;
(2) Securing input
from providers to facilitate agency decision-making to assess needs, plan, budget,
and purchase health and human services;
(3) Facilitating
provider participation in the process used by state agencies to plan for and purchase
health and human services;
(4) Establishing
schedules for planning and purchasing health and human services in relation to the
annual and biennial budget cycles;
(5) Developing criteria
to evaluate proposals to provide health and human services, and for restrictive
purchases under section 103F-403; and
(6) The needs
of purchasing agencies and providers for education and training to improve planning
for or purchasing of health and human services."]
SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112.
Report Title:
Procurement; Purchase of Health and Human Services; Procurement Policy Board; Treatment Services; Community Council
Description:
Requires purchasing agencies to make a written determination that the amount of a contracting action for purchases of health and human services is fair and reasonable. Amends the selection process and composition of the procurement policy board. Amends the circumstances for when treatment services may be purchased and the procedure to purchase such services. Increases the small purchase threshold. Repeals the establishment of the community council on purchase of health and human services. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)
The summary description
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
