June 22, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Baxter, Mortimer, Proos, David Law, Huizenga, Emmons, Pearce, Nitz, Moore, Pavlov and Farhat and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled
"The management and budget act,"
(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 263b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 263b. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a
state procurement database and make that database available to the
public on the internet, without charge, through the department's
website.
(2) The department's procurement database shall include all of
the following:
(a) All invitations to bid, requests for proposals, and
requests for information issued by the department in an easy-to-use
searchable format that is separated into categories by subject
matter.
(b) Sufficient information on the department's procurement and
bidding process that would allow a potential vendor the ability to
submit a bid.
(c) Information on how to become a qualified vendor.
(d) Contact information for the department and the Michigan
business purchasing assistance program.
(3) The department shall provide a link on the state's main
website to the department's website to access the department's
procurement database.