By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3436) of Tommy Vitolo relative to procurement parity. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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Date
Branch
Action
10/20/2025
House
10/20/2025 HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
7/3/2025
Joint
7/3/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2/27/2025
Senate
2/27/2025 SenateSenate concurred
2/27/2025
House
2/27/2025 HouseReferred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following two sections:-
(a) Except as permitted pursuant to this section and section 7, for the procurement of a supply or service in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not more than $100,000, a procurement officer shall seek written quotations from no fewer than 3 persons customarily providing the supply or service. The procurement officer shall record: (1) the names and addresses of all persons from whom quotations were sought, (2) the purchase description used for the procurement, (3) the names of the persons submitting quotations and (4) the date and amount of each quotation. Such information shall be retained in the file required pursuant to section 3. A governmental body may require that any procurement in an amount of not more than $100,000 be subject to the provisions of section 5 or section 6.
(b) The procurement officer shall award the contract to the responsible person offering the needed quality of supply or service at the lowest quotation unless the procurement officer elected to procure the supply or service subject to section 6. If the supply or service was procured subject to section 6, the procurement officer shall award the contract pursuant to section 6 subsection (g).
▸SECTION 2
Section 5 of said Chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000.
▸SECTION 3
Section 6 of said Chapter 30B is hereby amended in paragraph (a) by striking out the figures “$50,000 or, a municipal or regional school district, more than $100,000” and inserting the following words: “$100,000, except as permitted pursuant to section 4 subsection (a),”
▸SECTION 4
Section 6A of said chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000
▸SECTION 5
Section 7 of said chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000
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SECTION 1. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof the following two sections:-
(a) Except as permitted pursuant to this section and section 7, for the procurement of a supply or service in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not more than $100,000, a procurement officer shall seek written quotations from no fewer than 3 persons customarily providing the supply or service. The procurement officer shall record: (1) the names and addresses of all persons from whom quotations were sought, (2) the purchase description used for the procurement, (3) the names of the persons submitting quotations and (4) the date and amount of each quotation. Such information shall be retained in the file required pursuant to section 3. A governmental body may require that any procurement in an amount of not more than $100,000 be subject to the provisions of section 5 or section 6.
(b) The procurement officer shall award the contract to the responsible person offering the needed quality of supply or service at the lowest quotation unless the procurement officer elected to procure the supply or service subject to section 6. If the supply or service was procured subject to section 6, the procurement officer shall award the contract pursuant to section 6 subsection (g).
SECTION 2. Section 5 of said Chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000”, each time it appears, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000.
SECTION 3. Section 6 of said Chapter 30B is hereby amended in paragraph (a) by striking out the figures “$50,000 or, a municipal or regional school district, more than $100,000” and inserting the following words: “$100,000, except as permitted pursuant to section 4 subsection (a),”
SECTION 4. Section 6A of said chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000
SECTION 5. Section 7 of said chapter 30B, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$50,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $100,000