HF 3096

2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 04/16/2010 10:24am

A bill for an act
relating to state procurement; modifying provisions governing the provision of
services by rehabilitation facilities, extended employment providers, and day
training and habilitation service programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 16C.155.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.155, is amended to read:

16C.155 JANITORIAL CONTRACTS; REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
AND EXTENDED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDERS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Service contracts. new text end

The commissioner of administration shall ensure
that a portion of all deleted text begin janitorial services deleted text end contracts new text begin for janitorial services; document imaging;
document shredding; and mailing, collating, and sorting services new text end be awarded by the state
to rehabilitation programs and extended employment providers deleted text begin listed under section
16C.15 deleted text end new text begin that are certified by the commissioner of employment and economic development,
and day training and habilitation services licensed under sections 245B.01 to 245B.08.
The amount of each contract awarded under this section may exceed the estimated fair
market price as determined by the commissioner for the same goods and services by up
to six percent new text end . The deleted text begin total deleted text end new text begin aggregate new text end value of the contracts new text begin awarded to eligible providers
new text end under this section new text begin in any given year new text end must exceed 19 percent of the total value of deleted text begin janitorial
services deleted text end new text begin all new text end contracts new text begin for janitorial services; document imaging; document shredding; and
mailing, collating, and sorting services new text end entered into in the deleted text begin previous fiscal deleted text end new text begin same new text end year. deleted text begin The
amount of each contract awarded under this section may exceed the estimated fair market
price for the same goods and services by up to five percent deleted text end new text begin For the 19 percent requirement
to be applicable in any given year, the contract amounts proposed by eligible providers
must be within six percent of the estimated fair market price for at least 19 percent of the
contracts awarded for the corresponding service area new text end .

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Agency notification. new text end

new text begin (a) On an annual basis, eligible service providers
shall provide the following information to the commissioner in a format prescribed by
the commissioner:
new text end

new text begin (1) the address for all locations where the service provider operates;
new text end

new text begin (2) the name, telephone number, and e-mail address for a contact person at each
location;
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new text begin (3) the capacity of the organization, by location, to provide the services identified in
subdivision 1; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the state of Minnesota vendor number for the provider.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall annually provide notice of the contracting requirements
under subdivision 1 to all state authority for local purchasing buyers, as determined by
the commissioner. The list shall include the names and principal addresses of the eligible
service providers and the information provided to the commissioner by eligible service
providers under paragraph (a). The commissioner shall inform each authority for local
purchasing buyer of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the requirements of subdivision 1;
new text end

new text begin (2) the policy adopted by the commissioner to implement subdivision 1;
new text end

new text begin (3) the applicable commodity codes for each service identified in subdivision 1;
new text end

new text begin (4) the need for each authority for local purchasing buyer to record the applicable
commodity code for each contract entered under subdivision 1 and for each contract
covering one of the service areas identified in subdivision 1; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the authority granted to the authority for local purchasing buyers to contract
directly with the eligible providers as provided in section 16C.10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Contract tracking and annual report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall track,
by the commodity code for each service area identified in subdivision 1, each contract
entered into pursuant to this section. By February 15 of each year, the commissioner shall
submit the following information for the previous fiscal year to the chairs and ranking
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce development:
new text end

new text begin (1) the value of the contracts awarded to eligible service providers for each of the
applicable commodity codes; and
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new text begin (2) the total value for all contracts awarded in each of the service areas identified in
subdivision 1.
new text end