Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.010
Short title
This chapter shall be known and cited as the State Purchasing Act.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 333 — Purchasing: State
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.020
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Purchasing Division. 2. “Best value” means the greatest possible economy consistent with grades or qualities of supplies, materials, equipment and services that are adapted to the purposes to be served. 3.…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.030
Administration of chapter
The Purchasing Division shall administer the provisions of this chapter, subject to administrative supervision of the Director.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.060
Qualifications of Administrator of Purchasing Division
The Administrator shall have: 1. A working knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures, including the techniques of specification writing. 2. The ability to obtain and interpret market prices and trends, and to apply such interpretations to procurement problems. 3. A minimum of 12 years of practical experience in pu…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.100
Assistants: Number; qualifications
1. The Administrator shall have such technical and clerical assistance as the execution of the Administrator’s duties requires. 2. Technical assistants shall have a minimum of 6 years of practical experience in purchasing, merchandising, stock control and methods of inventory management.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.105
General Counsel: Appointment; classification; qualifications; private practice of law restricted
1. The Administrator may appoint a General Counsel of the Purchasing Division. 2. The General Counsel appointed pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State. (b) Must be an attorney in good standing licensed and admitted to practice law in this State. (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.110
Offices of Purchasing Division
Suitable office space shall be furnished to the Purchasing Division for the performance of the duties provided in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.120
State Purchasing Fund: Creation; amount; use
1. The State Purchasing Fund, in the sum of $1,250,000 is hereby created as an internal service fund for the use of the Administrator in purchasing supplies, materials and equipment and services. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Administrator may withdraw from the State Purchasing Fund an amount not…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.125
Temporary transfers from State General Fund to State Purchasing Fund
Whenever claims payable and properly approved exceed the amount of the cash in the State Purchasing Fund, the State Controller may transfer temporarily from the State General Fund to the State Purchasing Fund such amount as may be required to pay the claims, but not to exceed the lesser of: 1. The amount receivable fro…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.130
Supervision of administrative and technical activities of Purchasing Division; regulations
The Administrator, as executive head of the Purchasing Division: 1. Shall direct and supervise all its administrative and technical activities. 2. May adopt regulations necessary for the administration of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.135
Regulations establishing procedures for awarding contracts
The Administrator shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for awarding contracts pursuant to this chapter. The regulations must include, without limitation, provisions that set forth requirements relating to: 1. The establishment and membership of committees to evaluate proposals; 2. Notices that must be given…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.140
Policy of securing best value
The Administrator, in all his or her purchasing and property control activities, shall pursue a policy of securing the best value for supplies, materials, equipment and services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.150
Purchases or contracts for rental or lease for using agencies
The Administrator shall: 1. Purchase or contract for all supplies, materials and equipment; and 2. Contract for the rental or lease of equipment, Ê needed by any using agency, unless otherwise provided by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.155
Regulations concerning purchase of new equipment: Consideration of renting equipment and contracting for service to maintain equipment
The Administrator shall adopt regulations which set forth standards to be used by using agencies when purchasing new equipment in order to determine: 1. Whether the equipment can be leased or rented at a cost that is equal to or less than the cost of purchasing the equipment; and 2. If a service is required to maintain…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.160
Methods of supplying needs of using agencies
The Administrator may decide whether and to what extent the needs of any using agency may be supplied: 1. By transfer of surplus items or stocks from other using agencies; 2. By deliveries under contracts; 3. By open market purchases through the Administrator; or 4. Directly by the using agencies; Ê but he or she shall…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.162
Methods of obtaining a contract; regulations
1. The Administrator may designate the method of obtaining a contract, including: (a) An invitation to bid; (b) A request for proposals; (c) A request for qualifications; (d) A request for information; (e) A request for a quotation; or (f) Any other accepted method of purchasing that complies with the provisions of thi…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.165
Contracts for services: Duty of Administrator to act on behalf of using agency; authority of using agency to contract; requests for assistance by using agency
1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the Administrator shall contract for services whose estimated value is $100,000 or more, and may authorize a using agency to contract for such services if he or she determines that to do so would be in the best interests of the State. 2. A using agency may contract f…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.175
Administrator may exempt purchases by Department of Corrections from Offenders’ Store Fund from provisions of chapter
The Administrator may exempt from the provisions of this chapter purchases made by the Department of Corrections, with money from the Offenders’ Store Fund, for the provision and maintenance of canteens for offenders.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.177
Duty of Purchasing Division to report to Office of Economic Development concerning local emerging small businesses
1. The Purchasing Division shall submit a report every 6 months to the Office. The report must include, without limitation, for the period since the last report: (a) The number of local emerging small businesses that the Purchasing Division solicited to submit a bid or proposal to the Purchasing Division on a state pur…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.180
Collection, classification and maintenance of information concerning commodities and suppliers
The Administrator shall collect, classify and maintain accurate information concerning: 1. The sources, grades, qualities and costs of the various kinds of supplies, materials and equipment required by the State; and 2. The names and addresses of the persons from whom commodities of the various classes are available.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.190
Inspection of purchased commodities; equipment, material, supply or service found to be defective or not as specified; receiving reports
1. The Administrator shall provide for inspection of all commodities purchased. 2. If, before final acceptance, any equipment, material, supply or service is found to be defective or not as specified, the Administrator may: (a) Reject it and require the seller to correct the defect without charge; or (b) Require delive…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.195
Donation of certain supplies, materials and equipment to certain organizations
The Administrator may donate supplies, materials and equipment that he or she determines have reached the end of their useful lives to any organization described in NRS 372.3261.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.200
Inventory of supplies and materials stored centrally: Duties; records
1. The Administrator shall cause to be maintained perpetual inventory records of all supplies and materials stored centrally. 2. The Administrator shall: (a) Control the stocks of supplies and materials on hand, the storing and issuance of supplies and materials, and the distributing of the costs of supplies and materi…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.210
Standards and specifications
1. Supplies, materials and equipment purchased for the various using agencies shall be reduced to the practicable minimum of types, styles and sizes. The Administrator shall be responsible for developing and executing a progressive program of establishing standards. The Administrator may call upon any department or off…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 333.220
Personal property of using agencies: Classification; identification; records; list of lost, excess, forfeited or donated property; transfers; inventories; regulations relating to condemnation and sale; determination of value; refurbishment
1. The Administrator shall: (a) Provide for classification of the personal property of the State in the possession of the using agencies. (b) Establish a process for identification of all such property. (c) Maintain records of that property. (d) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, determine which items of t…
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