Section 10298 Of Article 2. Approval Of Contracts From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The director may consolidate the needs of multiple state
agencies for goods, information technology, and services, and,
pursuant to the procedures established in Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 12100), establish contracts, master agreements, multiple
award schedules, cooperative agreements, including agreements with
entities outside the state, and other types of agreements that
leverage the state's buying power, for acquisitions authorized under
Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290), Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 12100), and Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 12125).
State and local agencies may contract with suppliers awarded those
contracts without further competitive bidding.
(b) The director may make the services of the department
available, upon the terms and conditions agreed to, to any city,
county, city and county, district, or other local governmental body
or corporation empowered to expend public funds for the acquisition
of goods, information technology, or services for assisting the
agency in acquisitions conducted pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing
with Section 10290), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100), and
Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 12125). The state shall not
incur financial responsibility in connection with contracting for
local agencies under this section.