S 1436

                    LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
 Sixty-eighth Legislature  Second Regular Session - 2026
                                 IN THE SENATE
                             SENATE BILL NO. 1436
                          BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1AN ACT
2  RELATING TO STATE PROCUREMENT; AMENDING SECTION 67-9224, IDAHO CODE, TO RE-
3      VISE PROVISIONS REGARDING COOPERATIVE AND GROUP DISCOUNT PURCHASING;
4      AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
5  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6      SECTION 1. That Section 67-9224, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7  amended to read as follows:
867-9224. COOPERATIVE AND GROUP DISCOUNT PURCHASING. (1) The
9  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the adminis-
10 trator may authorize an agency to:
11      (a) Become a participating member of a group discount purchasing organ-
12      ization;
13      (b) Participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative pur-
14      chasing agreement for property with one (1) or more public agencies, in-
15      dependent of the requirements of section 67-2329, Idaho Code; or
16      (c) Utilize contracts of other public agencies within this state upon
17      determining that the contract was let in a manner that constitutes com-
18      petitive bidding consistent with the requirements of this chapter and
19      is otherwise in the best interest of the state.
20      (2) Any contracts entered into pursuant to subsection (1) of this sec-
21 tion may include modifications to address additional needs of the state if
22 the administrator determines the modifications are in the best interest of
23 the state. The administrator shall inform the vendor of the manner in which
24 the state may request modifications prior to entering such contract.
25      (2) (3) The state's participation in a cooperative purchase or group
26 discount purchasing organization must be formalized by a written agreement.
27      (3) (4) The state's entrance fee or participation fee in a group dis-
28 count purchasing organization must be based on criteria applied to all other
29 members of the organization.
30      (4) (5) Any agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (2) (3) of
31 this section shall be maintained on file with the division as well as with the
32 agency entering into the agreement.
33      (6) The legislature finds and declares that group discount purchasing,
34 cooperative purchasing, and shared contracts reduce administrative burden
35 to the state by requiring fewer solicitations. The legislature further
36 finds and declares that group discount purchasing, cooperative purchasing,
37 and shared contracts may enable the state to procure property for reduced
38 cost. It is the intent of the legislature to authorize such activities in a
39 manner that allows flexibility to modify underlying contracts when the modi-
40 fication, in the administrator's judgment, would serve the best interest of
41 the state.
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1     SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
2 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
3 passage and approval.