PART III. PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION

 

§103F-301  Powers and duties of theadministrator. The administrator of the state procurement office shallcarry out the following duties:

(1)  Assist, advise, and guide state agencies inmatters relating to planning and purchasing health and human services;

(2)  Establish and maintain a central health and humanservices contracts database;

(3)  Develop and administer a statewide orientationand training program for purchasing agency employees, provider organization employees,and all other interested parties on all matters relating to carrying out thepurposes of this chapter;

(4)  Develop, distribute, and maintain a health andhuman service procurement manual for all state procurement officials;

(5)  Develop, distribute, and maintain a procurementguide for health and human service vendors wishing to do business with theState;

(6)  Perform periodic review of the procurementpractices of all governmental bodies which purchase health and human services;

(7)  Contract for such services as may be necessaryfor the purposes of this chapter; and

(8)  Establish and fill such positions as may benecessary to carry out the functions of this chapter, without regard tochapters 76 and 89. [L 1997, c 190, pt of §2; am L 2002, c 148, §10]