(1) The purchasing director:
(a) shall operate, manage, and maintain:
(i) a central mailing service; and
(ii) an electronic central store system for procuring goods and services;
(b) shall operate, manage, and maintain the surplus property program; and
(c) may establish:
(i) a contract administration service, including contract performance surveys; and
(ii) other central services.
(2)
(a) Each state agency shall:
(i) subscribe to all of the services described in Subsection (1)(a), unless the director delegates the director's authority to a state agency under Section 63A-2-104; and
(ii) complete contract performance surveys as requested by the purchasing director under Subsection (1)(c)(i).
(b) An institution of higher education, the State Board of Education, a school district, or a political subdivision of the state may subscribe to one or more of the services described in Subsection (1)(a).
(3)
(a) The purchasing director shall:
(i) prescribe a schedule of rates to be charged for all services provided by the division after the purchasing director:
(A) submits the proposed rates for services provided by the division's internal service fund to the Rate Committee established in Section 63A-1-114; and
(B) obtains the approval of the Legislature, as required by Section 63J-1-410;
(ii) ensure that the rates are approximately equal to the cost of providing the services; and
(iii) annually conduct a market analysis of rates.
(b) A market analysis under Subsection (3)(a)(iii) shall include a comparison of the division's rates with the rates of other public or private sector providers if comparable services and rates are reasonably available.