<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>professional or technical services;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>16C.08, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> (a) The commissioner shall submit to the governor, the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>ranking minority members of the house of representatives Ways and Means and senate <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Finance Committees, and the Legislative Reference Library a yearly listing of all contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>for professional or technical services executed. The report must identify the contractor, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>contract amount, duration, and services to be provided. The commissioner shall also issue <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>yearly reports summarizing the contract review activities of the department by fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>    (b) The fiscal year report must be submitted by September 1 of each year and must:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>    (1) be sorted by agency and by contractor;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>    (2) show the aggregate value of contracts issued by each agency and issued to each <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>contractor;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>    (3) distinguish between contracts that are being issued for the first time and contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>that are being extended;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    (4) state the termination date of each contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>    (5) identify services by commodity code, including topics such as contracts for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>training, contracts for research and opinions, and contracts for computer systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    (6) identify which contracts were awarded without following the solicitation process <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>in this chapter because it was determined that there was only a single source for the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>services.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (c) Within 30 days of final completion of a contract over $50,000 $25,000 covered <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>by this subdivision, the head of the agency entering into the contract must submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>one-page report to the commissioner who must make the report publicly available online <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>and submit a copy to the Legislative Reference Library. The report must:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    (1) summarize the purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary to enter <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>into a contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>    (2) state the amount spent on the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>    (3) if the contract was awarded without following the solicitation process in this <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>chapter because it was determined that there was only a single source for the services, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>    (4) include a written performance evaluation of the work done under the contract. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>The evaluation must include an appraisal of the contractor's timeliness, quality, cost, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>overall performance in meeting the terms and objectives of the contract. Contractors may <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>request copies of evaluations prepared under this subdivision and may respond in writing. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>Contractor responses must be maintained with the contract file.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2011, and applies to contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>completed on or after that date.<br/>