SECTIONS 12120-12121 - California Statutes

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE

SECTION 12120-12121

12120. The Legislature finds and declares that, with the advent of
deregulation in the telecommunications industry, substantial cost
savings can be realized by the state through the specialized
evaluation and acquisition of alternative telecommunications systems.
All contracts for the acquisition of telecommunications services and
all contracts for the acquisition of telecommunications goods,
whether by lease or purchase, shall be made by, or under the
supervision of, the California Technology Agency. All acquisitions
shall be accomplished in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 12100), relating to the acquisition of information technology
goods and services, except to the extent any directive or provision
is uniquely applicable to information technology acquisitions. The
agency shall have responsibility for the establishment of policy and
procedures for telecommunications. The agency shall have
responsibility for the establishment of tactical policy and
procedures for information technology and telecommunications
acquisitions consistent with statewide strategic policy. The Trustees
of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges shall assume the functions of the
agency with regard to acquisition of telecommunications goods and
services by the California State University and the California
Community Colleges, respectively. The trustees and the board shall
each grant to the agency an opportunity to bid whenever the
university or the college system solicits bids for telecommunications
goods and services.

12121. As used in this chapter:
(a) "Agency" means the California Technology Agency.
(b) "Tactical policy" means the policies of an organization
necessary to direct operational staff in carrying out their
day-to-day activities.
(c) "Strategic policy" means policy which defines the goals and
objectives for an organization.