34.363. Listing of Missouri products, office of administration to compile and provide access--state agencies to make good faith search for Missouri companies to provide products and services.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

34.363. Listing of Missouri products, office of administration to compile and provide access--state agencies to make good faith search for Missouri companies to provide products and services.

Listing of Missouri products, office of administration to compileand provide access--state agencies to make good faith search forMissouri companies to provide products and services.

34.363. 1. The commissioner of the office of administration shallcompile a listing of Missouri products and provide access to such listingto all state government agencies, public institutions of higher education,and other interested parties. The commissioner of the office ofadministration shall also make efforts to identify and give notice of stategovernment bidding opportunities to Missouri manufacturers or serviceproviders. Further, the commissioner of the office of administration shallensure state agencies follow the requirements of this section and theMissouri preference provisions set forth in this chapter.

2. State government agencies shall make a good faith search ofMissouri companies that provide Missouri manufactured products or services.

3. Upon request of a Missouri company who applied for but was notawarded the state contract, the state department which awarded the contractshall prepare a written explanation within twenty days of the awardexplaining why the Missouri manufacturer or service provider did notreceive the award.