State Purchasing Act

Sections covered

• NRS 333.010Short title
• NRS 333.020Definitions
• NRS 333.030Administration of chapter
• NRS 333.060Qualifications of Administrator of Purchasing Division
• NRS 333.100Assistants: Number; qualifications
• NRS 333.105General Counsel: Appointment; classification; qualifications; private practice of law restricted
• NRS 333.110Offices of Purchasing Division
• NRS 333.120State Purchasing Fund: Creation; amount; use
• NRS 333.125Temporary transfers from State General Fund to State Purchasing Fund
• NRS 333.130Supervision of administrative and technical activities of Purchasing Division; regulations
• NRS 333.135Regulations establishing procedures for awarding contracts1 cite
• NRS 333.140Policy of securing best value
• NRS 333.150Purchases or contracts for rental or lease for using agencies
• NRS 333.155Regulations concerning purchase of new equipment: Consideration of renting equipment and contracting for service to maintain equipment
• NRS 333.160Methods of supplying needs of using agencies
• NRS 333.162Methods of obtaining a contract; regulations1 cite
• NRS 333.165Contracts for services: Duty of Administrator to act on behalf of using agency; authority of using agency to contract; requests for assistance by using agency
• NRS 333.175Administrator may exempt purchases by Department of Corrections from Offenders’ Store Fund from provisions of chapter
• NRS 333.177Duty of Purchasing Division to report to Office of Economic Development concerning local emerging small businesses
• NRS 333.180Collection, classification and maintenance of information concerning commodities and suppliers
• NRS 333.190Inspection of purchased commodities; equipment, material, supply or service found to be defective or not as specified; receiving reports
• NRS 333.195Donation of certain supplies, materials and equipment to certain organizations
• NRS 333.200Inventory of supplies and materials stored centrally: Duties; records
• NRS 333.210Standards and specifications
• NRS 333.220Personal property of using agencies: Classification; identification; records; list of lost, excess, forfeited or donated property; transfers; inventories; regulations relating to condemnation and sale; determination of value; refurbishment
• NRS 333.230Central supply services
• NRS 333.250Classification of commodities; schedules of purchases by classes
• NRS 333.260Estimates of requirements
• NRS 333.270Determination of quantity to be purchased of each commodity after receipt of estimate of requirements
• NRS 333.280Contract for furnishing supplies, materials, equipment and services: Period and form; extension; report to Legislative Commission in case of failure of compliance; regulations
• NRS 333.290Use of materials, supplies or products of state institutions: Contents of advertisement for bids
• NRS 333.300Notices of proposed purchases; purchase by formal contract; solicitation; preferences; emergency purchases
• NRS 333.310Advertisements for bids or proposals: Contents and publication
• NRS 333.311Request for proposals to include minimum requirements for awarding contract and notice of certain written certification; award of contract to noncomplying bidder prohibited
• NRS 333.313On-line bidding
• NRS 333.315Cost of providing service to be determined including all costs related to contract, including monitoring or reviewing private contractor
• NRS 333.320Specification for bids for supplying state institutions: Requirements
• NRS 333.330Bids on more than one item in same notice: Itemization and price; requirements for submission1 cite
• NRS 333.333Proprietary information regarding trade secret: Confidentiality; disclosure
• NRS 333.335Proposals: Evaluation; relative weight and scoring of factors disclosed in request for proposals; confidentiality
• NRS 333.3351Preference for bid or proposal submitted by Nevada-based business: Definitions
• NRS 333.3352Preference for bid or proposal submitted by Nevada-based business: “Nevada-based business” defined
• NRS 333.3353Preference for bid or proposal submitted by Nevada-based business: “State purchasing contract” defined
• NRS 333.3354Preference for bid or proposal submitted by Nevada-based business: Amount of preferences
• NRS 333.3355Preference for bid or proposal submitted by Nevada-based business: Penalties for fraudulent acts committed in applying for preference or failing to comply with requirements; review of decision
• NRS 333.3356Preference for bid or proposal submitted by Nevada-based business: Regulations
• NRS 333.3361Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: Definitions
• NRS 333.3362Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: “Business owned and operated by a veteran with a service-connected disability” defined
• NRS 333.3363Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: “Local business” defined
• NRS 333.3364Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: “State purchasing contract” defined
• NRS 333.3365Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: “Veteran with a service-connected disability” defined
• NRS 333.3366Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: Amount of preference
• NRS 333.3367Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: Effect of material misrepresentation or other fraudulent act committed in applying for preference; review of decision of Purchasing Division
• NRS 333.3368Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: Duty of Purchasing Division to report to Legislature
• NRS 333.3369Preference for bid or proposal submitted by local business owned and operated by veteran with service-connected disability: Regulations
• NRS 333.33695Inverse preference for bid or proposal submitted by person with principal place of business in another state; exceptions
• NRS 333.337Duties of persons authorized to enter into contracts pursuant to this chapter
• NRS 333.338Prohibition on entering contract with company without written certification relating to certain boycotts of Israel; regulations
• NRS 333.339Prohibition against entering or renewing certain contracts
• NRS 333.340Award of contract or order for goods: Determination of lowest responsible bidder; written statement to be provided if contract or order is not awarded to lowest bidder1 cite
• NRS 333.350Contracts for separate items or portions or groups of items or for portions or groups of portions of project; rejection of all bids or proposals; necessary open market purchases; withdrawal of bid or proposal; records of bids and proposals
• NRS 333.355Administrator of Purchasing Division may request check or bond to accompany bid or proposal
• NRS 333.360Performance bonds; Administrator of Purchasing Division may require check or bond before entering into contract
• NRS 333.365Breach of contract: Penalties
• NRS 333.370Appeal by person making unsuccessful bid or proposal2 cites
• NRS 333.372Regulations concerning forms of security to be submitted with notice of appeal
• NRS 333.375Award of certain contracts to nonprofit organization or agency whose primary purpose is training and employment of persons with mental or physical disabilities
• NRS 333.380Rules of Administrator to provide procedure for unscheduled or emergency purchases and purchases with money from State Purchasing Fund
• NRS 333.390Authorization for using agency to purchase items not available directly from state contract; records
• NRS 333.395Contracts with certificated interstate or intrastate carriers of persons or property; informal quotations of rates
• NRS 333.400Purchase of commodities out of schedule: Quotations to be obtained; exceptions
• NRS 333.405Requirements for entering contract for services without competitive selection; objections to proposed award; reports
• NRS 333.410Quotations to be secured from state institutions; preference to products
• NRS 333.420Delivery of supplies, material and equipment: Memoranda of shipments and invoices to be transmitted by seller
• NRS 333.430Cooperation of two or more departments in securing supplies: Distribution of expense
• NRS 333.435Purchase of prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services or medical supplies by using agency; maintenance of records
• NRS 333.450Payment of claims for supplies, materials, equipment and services; annual assessment of fee for procurement and inventory services provided to using agencies; assessment of administrative fee on vendors for supplies, materials, equipment or services obtained on behalf of entities on a voluntary basis to offset operating expenses of Purchasing Division; regulations
• NRS 333.460Payment by using agency by transfer or warrant
• NRS 333.4603Definitions
• NRS 333.4606Administrator of Purchasing Division to revise specifications for procuring goods and products; preference to purchase recycled products; conditions under which bidder whose product contains postconsumer waste deemed lowest bidder
• NRS 333.4609Regulations to give preference to purchase of recycled paper products; purchase of recycled paper products by Administrator of Purchasing Division
• NRS 333.4611Regulations establishing standards for devices that use electricity, natural gas, propane or oil; exceptions
• NRS 333.469Use of facilities of Purchasing Division by Legislative and Judicial Departments and Civil Air Patrol to obtain supplies, materials and equipment
• NRS 333.470Use of facilities of Purchasing Division by Nevada System of Higher Education, local governments and districts to obtain supplies, materials and equipment
• NRS 333.475Entering into contract pursuant to solicitation for bid or proposal by other governmental entities
• NRS 333.480Purchase and acquisition of supplies, materials or equipment from vendor who has entered into agreement with General Services Administration or certain other federal agencies; prohibition if contractor’s license required for agreement
• NRS 333.490Procurement and distribution of federal surplus property to eligible institutions and organizations; creation of Surplus Property Administration Account
• NRS 333.495Authorizations to secure transfer of federal surplus property to state departments, agencies or political subdivisions
• NRS 333.700Definition; contracts for services; regulations1 cite
• NRS 333.705Contracts for services: Limitations and requirements; approval by State Board of Examiners; emergencies; reports to Interim Finance Committee; exceptions
• NRS 333.710Contracts for security services when personnel of Capitol Police Division not available; use of independent contractors by Supreme Court
• NRS 333.800Prohibited acts by bidders before award of contract; penalty
• NRS 333.810Purchases and contracts made contrary to provisions of chapter void; liability of state officers and employees; exception1 cite
• NRS 333.820Purchase of information system or system of communication for use by response agency prohibited unless complies with state plan