Effective - 28 Aug 2004
34.363. Listing of Missouri products, office of administration to compile and provide access — state agencies to make good faith search for Missouri companies to provide products and services. — 1. The commissioner of the office of administration shall compile a listing of Missouri products and provide access to such listing to all state government agencies, public institutions of higher education, and other interested parties. The commissioner of the office of administration shall also make efforts to identify and give notice of state government bidding opportunities to Missouri manufacturers or service providers. Further, the commissioner of the office of administration shall ensure state agencies follow the requirements of this section and the Missouri preference provisions set forth in this chapter.
2. State government agencies shall make a good faith search of Missouri companies that provide Missouri manufactured products or services.
3. Upon request of a Missouri company who applied for but was not awarded the state contract, the state department which awarded the contract shall prepare a written explanation within twenty days of the award explaining why the Missouri manufacturer or service provider did not receive the award.
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(L. 2004 S.B. 1249)