Section 20.206 - Procurement Methods(a) To procure goods or services, a state agency may use the following procurement methods as further prescribed by this subchapter: (1) competitive sealed bidding;(2) competitive sealed proposals;(3) proprietary purchases;(4) emergency procurements;(6) requests for offers; or(7) purchases by means of special contracting methods as otherwise specified in this subchapter.(b) In addition to the methods described in subsection (a) of this section, a state agency may use any other method of procurement authorized by statute.(c) Whenever possible, purchases are based on competitive bids.(d) Negotiation of contracts, including price, is permitted for: (1) purchases by means of competitive sealed proposals;(2) proprietary purchases or purchases of items for which there is only one source of supply;(3) emergency purchases when there is insufficient time to solicit bids;(4) purchases by means of requests for offers; and(5) proposed purchases in circumstances where the competitive solicitation has been advertised but the state agency has received only one acceptable bid, or no acceptable bids; provided, however, such negotiation may not result in a material change to the advertised specifications.34 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.206
The provisions of this §20.206 adopted to be effective November 11, 2004, 29 TexReg 10250; transferred effective September 1, 2007, as published in the Texas Register July 6, 2007, 32 TexReg 4237; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 03, January 20, 2017, TexReg 233, eff. 1/24/2017