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Topic Document Section No.
Agency Storage and Distribution Rules 0690-3-1-.10(7)
Acceptance Period How To 32
Amendment of Bids How To 23
Amendment of Bids Rules 0690-3-1-.07(3)
Amendment of Bids T.C.A. 12-3-203(c)
Application, Bidders How To 2
Application, Bidders T.C.A. 12-3-701
ARO How To 35
Auction, Public, Local Government Purchases T.C.A. 12-3-1006
Audit, State's Right to T.C.A. 12-3-302
Authority Rules 0690-3-1-.01(1)
Availability of Funds T.C.A. 12-3-215
Award T.C.A. 12-3-203(f)
Award, Time Frame How To 24
Award, Time Frame Rules 0690-3-1-.08(4)
Award Criteria How To 39
Award Criteria Rules 0690-3-1-.08
Bidding, Contracts and Purchases Generally T.C.A. Part 2
Bid, Fax How To 10
Bid Bond How To 15
Bid Bond Rules 0690-3-1-.09(1)
Bidders Application How To 2
Bidders Application T.C.A. 12-3-702
Bidders, Mailing List of T.C.A. 12-3-703
Bidders, Qualification Rules 0690-3-1-.04
Bidding Preferences T.C.A. Part 8
Bid Inspection How To 36
Bid Invitations and Bid Opening T.C.A. 12-3-203(b)
Bid List, getting on How To 1
Bid List Removal How To 6
Bid Rejection How To 33
Bids, Amendment or Withdrawal Rules 0690-3-1-.07(3)
Bids and Purchasing Records Rules 0690-3-1-.07
Bids, Correction or Withdrawal T.C.A. 12-3-203(c)
Bids, Informal Written How To 11
Bids, Informal Written Rules 0690-3-1-.03(2)
Bids, Inspection of Rules 0690-3-1-.07(2)
Bids, Sealed How To 2
Bids, Sealed Rules 0690-3-1-.03(1)
Bid Thresholds (Exhibit 1) How To bidthrs.htm
Binding Contractual Agreement How To 14
Board of Standards Rules 0690-3-1-.01(2)
Board of Standards T.C.A. Part 4
Board of Standards Approval Rules 0690-3-1-.03(1)(b)
Bonds, Bid and Performance How To 15, 16
Bonds, Bid and Performance Rules 0690-3-1-.09
Buyer Visits How To 9
Cancellation of Purchase Orders How To 45
Cancellation of Purchase Orders Rules 0690-3-1-.10(6)
Cash Discount for Prompt Payment How To 34
Certification - Minority Owned Business How To 5
Certification of Cost or Pricing Data by Contractor T.C.A. 12-3-301(a)
Certification of Sources of Supply T.C.A. 12-3-203(h)
Coal Mining, In-State Vendor Preferences T.C.A. 12-3-811
College Student Telephone Service T.C.A. 12-3-101
Commodities Purchased by General Services Department T.C.A. 12-3-101
Commodities and Services Exempt How To 23
Commodity Code Classification How To 7
Competitive Bidding, Specifications to Permit T.C.A. 12-3-502
Competitive Negotiation How To 11
Competitive Negotiation Rules 0690-3-1-.05
Competitive Negotiation T.C.A. 12-3-208
Competitive Sealed Bidding T.C.A. 12-3-203
Competitive Sealed Bidding, Exceptions T.C.A. 12-3-202
Competitive Sealed Bids How To 10
Competitive Sealed Bids Rules 0690-3-1-.03(1)
Complaint to Vendor Form (Exhibit 4)
Conflict of Interest T.C.A. 12-3-106
Contract Audit T.C.A. 12-3-302(c)
Contractor Certification of Cost or Pricing Data T.C.A. 12-3-301(a)
Contracts Exempt - Real Estate T.C.A. 12-3-102
Contracts, Proprietary Purchase Rules 0690-3-1-.03(5)
Contracts, Single Source Rules 0690-3-1-.03(3)
Contracts, Term Rules 0690-3-1-.03(6)
Contracts, Unauthorized T.C.A. 12-3-105
Contracts, Utility How To 11
Contracts, Utilities and Service T.C.A. 12-3-209
Contractual Agreement How To 41
Contractual Agreement Rules 0690-3-1-.08(2)
Contract Negotiator, Minority Owned and Small Business T.C.A. 12-3-807
Cost or Pricing Data T.C.A. 12-3-301
Cost or Pricing Data, Audit of T.C.A. 12-3-302(b)
Cost or Pricing Data Not Required T.C.A. 12-3-301(c)
Cost Principles Regulations and Audit T.C.A. Part 3
Cost Principles Regulations Required T.C.A. 12-3-303
Criteria for Award How To 39
Data, Purchasing Requirement T.C.A. 12-3-211
Definitions, Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act T.C.A. 12-3-603
Definitions, Purchasing Rules Rules 0690-3-1-.02
Definitions, Small/Minority Owned Business Act T.C.A. 12-3-802
Definitions, Bidding, Contracts, Purchases T.C.A. 12-3-201
Delegated Authority Rules 0690-3-1-.01(8)
Delegated Purchase Authority, Small/Minority Business T.C.A. 12-3-806
Delegated Purchases T.C.A. 12-3-210
Delivery Authorization Rules 0690-3-1-.10
Directory, Purchasing purchdir.htm
Disabilities How To 9
Discrimination Prohibited How To 53
Economic and Community Development, Dept. of T.C.A. 12-3-807
Equipment, New How To 19
Equipment, Transfer Between Departments T.C.A. 12-3-104
Emergency Purchases How To 11
Emergency Purchases Rules 0690-3-1-.03(1)(a)
Emergency Purchases T.C.A. 12-3-206
Energy Efficiency Standards T.C.A. 12-3-604
Energy Efficiency, Life Cycle Costs T.C.A. 12-3-606
Errors How To 33
Evaluation of Technical Offers and Bids How To 29
Evaluation of Technical Offers and Bids Rules 0690-3-1-.08(3)
Evaluation of Technical Offers and Bids T.C.A. 12-3-203(d)
Evaluation Period How To 37
Exceptions to Competitive Sealed Bids How To 11
Exceptions to Competitive Sealed Bids T.C.A. 12-3-202
Exempt Agencies How To 51
Exempt Agencies Rules 0690-3-1-.01(5)
Exempt Agencies T.C.A. 12-3-103
Exempt Commodities and Services How To 52
Exempt Commodities and Services Rules 0690-3-1-.01(7)
Exempt Coommodities and Services - Real Estate Contracts T.C.A. 12-3-102
Fax Bids How To 11
Foreign Made Goods How To 20
Frequently Asked Questions frequest.htm
Funds Availability T.C.A. 12-3-215
General Services Administration Agreement Rules 0690-3-1-.05(2)
General Services Administration Agreement T.C.A. 12-3-207
Gifts, Conflict of Interest T.C.A. 12-3-106
Governing Body Rules 0690-3-1-.01(2)
Highways Rules 0690-3-1-.01(7)
Informal Purchases -Telephone Bids T.C.A. 12-3-204
Informal Written Bids How To 11
Informal Written Bids Rules 0690-3-1-.03(2)
Inspection and Testing Rules 0690-3-1-.10(5)
Inspection Authorization Rules 0690-3-1-.10
Inspection Of Bids How To 36
Inspection of Bids Rules 0690-3-1-.07(2)
Inspection of Plant T.C.A. 12-3-302(a)
Inspection of Purchasing Records How To 44
Inspection of Purchasing Records Rules 0690-3-1-.07(1)
Inspection of Purchasing Records T.C.A. 12-3-203(e)
In-State Vendor Preferences T.C.A. Part 8
Insurance T.C.A. Part 9
Insurance Policies Rules 0690-3-1-.01(7)
Invitations, Public Posting How To 27
Invitations to Bid, Preparation Rules 0690-3-1-.06
Late Bid How To 26
Law, Purchasing Rules 0690-3-1-.01(4)
Law, Purchasing T.C.A. Chapter 3
Life Cycle Cost and Procurement Act of 1978 T.C.A. 12-3-601
Life Cycle Costs and Energy Efficiency T.C.A. Part 6
Local Government Purchases Rules 0690-3-1-.01(6)
Local Government Purchases T.C.A. Part 10
Mailing List of Bidders T.C.A. 12-3-703
Meat, In-State Vendor Preferences T.C.A. Part 8 - 809 and 810
Methods of Purchasing Rules 0690-3-1-.03
Minority Owned (and Small) Business Purchasing and Contracting Act T.C.A. 12-3-801
Minority-Owned Business Policy How To 3
Motor Oil, Standard Specifications T.C.A. 12-3-531
Multi-Step Sealed Bidding How To 12
Multi-Step Sealed Bidding Rules 0690-3-1-.03(4)
Multi-Step Sealed Bidding T.C.A. 12-3-203(a)
Natural Gas, In-State Vendor Preference T.C.A. 12-3-812
Negotiation How To 11
Negotiation, Competitive Rules 0690-3-1-.05
Negotiation, GSA Rules 0690-3-1-.05(2)
New Equipment How To 19
New Equipment Rules 0690-3-1-.10(2)
Oil, Motor, Standard Specifications T.C.A. 12-3-531
Overnite Express Carriers How To 22
Paper Products, Recycled Content T.C.A. 68-211-606
Performance Bond How To 16
Performance Bond Rules 0690-3-1-.09(2)
Postage How To 25
Pre Bid Conferences How To 9
Preparation of Bids, Specifications, Requisitions, Reports Rules 0690-3-1-.06
Price Adjustment T.C.A. 12-3-301(b)
Pricing How To 31
Procedures Rules 0690-3-1-.01(4)
Professional Services Rules 0690-3-1-.01(7)
Prompt Payment, Cash Discount How To 34
Prompt Payment Act How To 50
Proprietary Purchase How To 13
Proprietary Purchase Rules 0690-3-1-.03(5)
Protest How To 38
Protest, Resolution Rules 0690-3-1-.12
Protests, Authority to Resolve T.C.A. 12-3-214
Public Auction, Local Government Purchases T.C.A. 12-3-1006
Public Posting of Invitations How To 27
Public Records T.C.A. 12-3-213
Purchase Order Cancellation How To 45
Purchase Order Cancellation Rules 0690-3-1-.10(6)
Purchase Order Form How To (Exhibit 3)
Purchase Orders Required How To 42
Purchase Orders Required Rules 0690-3-1-.10(1)
Purchasing Methods Rules 0690-3-1-.03
Purchasing Records, Inspection of Rules 0690-3-1-.07(1)
Purchasing Records, Public T.C.A. 12-3-213
Qualification of Bidders Rules 0690-3-1-.04
Qualification of Bidders T.C.A. 12-3-702
Quotations, Telephone How To 11
Quotations, Verbal or Telephone Rules 0690-3-1-.03(2)
Real Estate, Buildings Rules 0690-3-1-.01(7)
Real Estate, Contracts Exempt T.C.A. 12-3-102
Rebates, Conflict of Interest T.C.A. 12-3-106
Receipt Authorization Rules 0690-3-1-.10
Receiving Reports T.C.A. 12-3-212
Records Inspection How To 44
Recycled Content, Paper Products T.C.A. 68-211-606
Registration, Bidders T.C.A. 12-3-701
Registration - Small Business How To 4
Rejection of bid How To 33
Rejection of Bids How To 47
Removal from the Bid List How To 6
Requisitions, Preparation Rules 0690-3-1-.06(3)
Reports, Preparation Rules 0690-3-1-.06(4)
Resolution of Protests Rules 0690-3-1-.12
Rules and Regulations T.C.A. 12-3-107
Rules and Regulations, Amending or Repealing Rules 0690-3-1-.13
Rules, Dept. of General Services Purchasing Division How To 55
Rules, Dept. of General Services Purchasing Division Rules pdrules.htm
Sealed Bids, Submitting How To 22
Sealed Bids How To 10
Selection of Vendors How To 8
Shipment Authorization Rules 0690-3-1-.10
Shipping Rules 0690-3-1-.10(4)
Signature on Bid How To 30
Single Source Purchases How To 11
Single Source Purchases Rules 0690-3-1-.03(3)
Small Business Rules 0690-3-1-.11
Small Business and Minority Owned Business Purchasing and Contracting Act T.C.A. 12-3-801
Small Business Policy How To 3
Small Purchases T.C.A. 12-3-210
Sole Source Procurement - Noncompetitive Negotiation T.C.A. 12-3-205
Solicitation of Bids, Small and Minority Owned Business T.C.A. 12-3-804
Solicitations, Submitting How To 22
Sources of Supply, Certification of T.C.A. 12-3-203(h)
Specifications How To 18
Specifications T.C.A. Part 5
Specifications for Non-Standard Commodities T.C.A. 12-3-505
Specifications, Preparation Rules 0690-3-1-.06(2)
Specifications, Standard T.C.A. 12-3-501
Specifications, Standard, Changes to T.C.A. 12-3-503
Specifications, Standard, Exceptions to T.C.A. 12-3-504
Specifications, Standard, Motor Oil T.C.A. 12-3-531
Specifications to Permit Competitive Bidding T.C.A. 12-3-502
Storage and Distribution Rules 0690-3-1-.10(7)
Storage Authorization Rules 0690-3-1-.10
Submitting Sealed Bids How To 22
Substitutions How To 43
Substitutions Rules 0690-3-1-.10(3)
Surplus Personal Property, Local Government Purchases T.C.A. 12-3-1005
Taxes How To 48
Technical Offers and Bids How To 29
Technical Offers and Bids, Evaluation of Rules 0690-3-1-.08(3)
Technical Offers and Bids, Evaluation of T.C.A. 12-3-203(d)
Telegraphic Bids How To 11
Telephone Bids T.C.A. 12-3-204
Telephone Quotations How To 11
Telephone Quotations Rules 0690-3-1-.03(2)
Telephone Service, College Students T.C.A. 12-3-101
Tennessee Commodity Code (TCC) How To 7
Tennessee (In-State) Vendor Preferences T.C.A. Part 8
Term Contract How To 14
Term Contract Rules 0690-3-1-.03(6)
Term Contract T.C.A. 12-3-203(g)
Tie Bids How To 40
Tie Bids Rules 0690-3-1-.08(5)
Time Frame for Award How To 24
Time Frame for Award Rules 0690-3-1-.08(4)
Time Of Performance How To 35
Transfer of Equipment Between Departments T.C.A. 12-3-104
Unit Price Governs, Error How To 33
Utility Contracts How To 11
Utility and Service Contracts T.C.A. 12-3-209
Utility Contracts Rules 0690-3-1-.03(7)
Vendor Selection How To 8
Verbal Quotations Rules 0690-3-1-.03(2)
Visiting the Buyer How To 9
Withdrawal of Bids How To 23
Withdrawal of Bids Rules 0690-3-1-.07(3)
Withdrawal of Bids T.C.A. 12-3-203(c)