8F.2 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Agency" means a unit of state government, which is an
authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, or
independent agency as defined in section 7E.4, including but not
limited to each principal central department enumerated in section
7E.5. However, "agency" does not mean the Iowa public employees'
retirement system created under chapter 97B, the public broadcasting
division of the department of education created under section 256.81,
the statewide fire and police retirement system created under chapter
411, or an agricultural commodity promotion board subject to a
producer referendum.
2. "Compensation" means payment of, or agreement to pay, any
money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred in return for
labor or services rendered by an officer, employee, or other person
plus the value of benefits including but not limited to casualty,
disability, life, or health insurance, other health or wellness
benefits, vacations, holidays, and sick leave, severance payments,
retirement benefits, and deferred compensation.
3. "Intergovernmental entity" means any separate organization
established in accordance with chapter 28E or established by any
other agreement between an agency and any other governmental entity,
whether federal, state, or local, and any department, division, unit,
or subdivision thereof. "Intergovernmental entity" does not
include an organization established or agreement made in accordance
with chapter 28E between state agencies.
4. "Oversight agency" means an agency that contracts with and
disburses state or federal moneys to a recipient entity.
5. "Private agency" means an individual or any form of
business organization, including a nonprofit organization, authorized
under the laws of this state or any other state or under the laws of
any foreign jurisdiction.
6. "Recipient entity" means an intergovernmental entity or a
private agency that enters into a service contract with an oversight
agency to provide services which will be paid for with local
governmental, state, or federal moneys.
7. "Service" or "services" means work performed for an
oversight agency or for its client.
8. a. "Service contract" means a contract for a service or
services when the predominant factor, thrust, and purpose of the
contract as reasonably stated is for the provision of services. When
there is a contract for goods and services and the predominant
factor, thrust, and purpose of the contract as reasonably stated is
for the provision or rendering of services with goods incidentally
involved, a service contract exists. "Service contract" includes
grants when the predominant factor, thrust, and purpose of the
contract formalizing the grant is for the provision of services. For
purposes of this chapter, a service contract only exists when an
individual service contract or a series of service contracts entered
into between an oversight agency and a recipient entity exceeds five
hundred thousand dollars or when the grant or contract together with
other grants or contracts awarded to the recipient entity by the
oversight agency during the oversight agency's fiscal year exceeds
five hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate.
b. "Service contract" does not mean any of the following:
(1) A contract that involves services related to transportation
or the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, or
maintenance of the transportation system.
(2) A contract that is subject to competitive bidding for the
construction, reconstruction, improvement, or repair of a public
building or public improvement.
(3) A contract concerning an entity that has contracted with the
state and is licensed and regulated by the insurance division of the
department of commerce.
(4) A contract with a federally insured financial institution
that is subject to mandatory periodic examinations by a state or
federal regulator.
(5) Any allocation of state or federal moneys by the department
of education to subrecipients on a formula or noncompetitive basis.
(6) A contract for vendor services.
(7) A contract for a court-appointed attorney.
(8) A contract for services provided from resources made
available under Title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the federal Social
Security Act.
(9) A contract with outside counsel or special counsel executed
by the executive council pursuant to section 13.3 or 13.7.
(10) A contract concerning the public safety peace officers'
retirement system created under chapter 97A, the judicial retirement
system governed by chapter 602, article 9, or the deferred
compensation plan established by the executive council pursuant to
section 509A.12.
(11) A contract for services provided for the operation,
construction, or maintenance of a public or city utility, combined
public or city utility, or a city enterprise as defined by section
384.24.
(12) A contract for dual party relay service required by section
477C.3 or for the equipment distribution program established under
the authority of section 477C.4.
(13) A contract for services provided by a person subject to
regulation under Title XIII of the Code.
9. "Vendor services" means services or goods provided by a
vendor that are required for the conduct of a state or federal
program for an organization's own use or for the use of beneficiaries
of the state or federal program and which are ancillary to the
operation of the state or federal program under a service contract
and not otherwise subject to compliance requirements of the state or
federal program. For purposes of this subsection, "vendor" means
a dealer, distributor, merchant, or other seller which provides goods
and services within normal business operations, provides similar
goods or services to many different purchasers, and operates in a
competitive environment.
8F.2 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Agency" means a unit of state government, which is an
authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, or
independent agency as defined in section 7E.4, including but not
limited to each principal central department enumerated in section
7E.5. However, "agency" does not mean the Iowa public employees'
retirement system created under chapter 97B, the public broadcasting
division of the department of education created under section 256.81,
the statewide fire and police retirement system created under chapter
411, or an agricultural commodity promotion board subject to a
producer referendum.
2. "Compensation" means payment of, or agreement to pay, any
money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred in return for
labor or services rendered by an officer, employee, or other person
plus the value of benefits including but not limited to casualty,
disability, life, or health insurance, other health or wellness
benefits, vacations, holidays, and sick leave, severance payments,
retirement benefits, and deferred compensation.
3. "Intergovernmental entity" means any separate organization
established in accordance with chapter 28E or established by any
other agreement between an agency and any other governmental entity,
whether federal, state, or local, and any department, division, unit,
or subdivision thereof. "Intergovernmental entity" does not
include an organization established or agreement made in accordance
with chapter 28E between state agencies.
4. "Oversight agency" means an agency that contracts with and
disburses state or federal moneys to a recipient entity.
5. "Private agency" means an individual or any form of
business organization, including a nonprofit organization, authorized
under the laws of this state or any other state or under the laws of
any foreign jurisdiction.
6. "Recipient entity" means an intergovernmental entity or a
private agency that enters into a service contract with an oversight
agency to provide services which will be paid for with local
governmental, state, or federal moneys.
7. "Service" or "services" means work performed for an
oversight agency or for its client.
8. a. "Service contract" means a contract for a service or
services when the predominant factor, thrust, and purpose of the
contract as reasonably stated is for the provision of services. When
there is a contract for goods and services and the predominant
factor, thrust, and purpose of the contract as reasonably stated is
for the provision or rendering of services with goods incidentally
involved, a service contract exists. "Service contract" includes
grants when the predominant factor, thrust, and purpose of the
contract formalizing the grant is for the provision of services. For
purposes of this chapter, a service contract only exists when an
individual service contract or a series of service contracts entered
into between an oversight agency and a recipient entity exceeds five
hundred thousand dollars or when the grant or contract together with
other grants or contracts awarded to the recipient entity by the
oversight agency during the oversight agency's fiscal year exceeds
five hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate.
b. "Service contract" does not mean any of the following:
(1) A contract that involves services related to transportation
or the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, or
maintenance of the transportation system.
(2) A contract that is subject to competitive bidding for the
construction, reconstruction, improvement, or repair of a public
building or public improvement.
(3) A contract concerning an entity that has contracted with the
state and is licensed and regulated by the insurance division of the
department of commerce.
(4) A contract with a federally insured financial institution
that is subject to mandatory periodic examinations by a state or
federal regulator.
(5) Any allocation of state or federal moneys by the department
of education to subrecipients on a formula or noncompetitive basis.
(6) A contract for vendor services.
(7) A contract for a court-appointed attorney.
(8) A contract for services provided from resources made
available under Title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the federal Social
Security Act.
(9) A contract with outside counsel or special counsel executed
by the executive council pursuant to section 13.3 or 13.7.
(10) A contract concerning the public safety peace officers'
retirement system created under chapter 97A, the judicial retirement
system governed by chapter 602, article 9, or the deferred
compensation plan established by the executive council pursuant to
section 509A.12.
(11) A contract for services provided for the operation,
construction, or maintenance of a public or city utility, combined
public or city utility, or a city enterprise as defined by section
384.24.
(12) A contract for dual party relay service required by section
477C.3 or for the equipment distribution program established under
the authority of section 477C.4.
(13) A contract for services provided by a person subject to
regulation under Title XIII of the Code.
9. "Vendor services" means services or goods provided by a
vendor that are required for the conduct of a state or federal
program for an organization's own use or for the use of beneficiaries
of the state or federal program and which are ancillary to the
operation of the state or federal program under a service contract
and not otherwise subject to compliance requirements of the state or
federal program. For purposes of this subsection, "vendor" means
a dealer, distributor, merchant, or other seller which provides goods
and services within normal business operations, provides similar
goods or services to many different purchasers, and operates in a
competitive environment.
8F.2 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Agency" means a unit of state government, which is an
authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, or
independent agency as defined in section 7E.4, including but not
limited to each principal central department enumerated in section
7E.5. However, "agency" does not mean the Iowa public employees'
retirement system created under chapter 97B, the public broadcasting
division of the department of education created under section 256.81,
the statewide fire and police retirement system created under chapter
411, or an agricultural commodity promotion board subject to a
producer referendum.
2. "Compensation" means payment of, or agreement to pay, any
money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred in return for
labor or services rendered by an officer, employee, or other person
plus the value of benefits including but not limited to casualty,
disability, life, or health insurance, other health or wellness
benefits, vacations, holidays, and sick leave, severance payments,
retirement benefits, and deferred compensation.
3. "Intergovernmental entity" means any separate organization
established in accordance with chapter 28E or established by any
other agreement between an agency and any other governmental entity,
whether federal, state, or local, and any department, division, unit,
or subdivision thereof. "Intergovernmental entity" does not
include an organization established or agreement made in accordance
with chapter 28E between state agencies.
4. "Oversight agency" means an agency that contracts with and
disburses state or federal moneys to a recipient entity.
5. "Private agency" means an individual or any form of
business organization, including a nonprofit organization, authorized
under the laws of this state or any other state or under the laws of
any foreign jurisdiction.
6. "Recipient entity" means an intergovernmental entity or a
private agency that enters into a service contract with an oversight
agency to provide services which will be paid for with local
governmental, state, or federal moneys.
7. "Service" or "services" means work performed for an
oversight agency or for its client.
8. a. "Service contract" means a contract for a service or
services when the predominant factor, thrust, and purpose of the
contract as reasonably stated is for the provision of services. When
there is a contract for goods and services and the predominant
factor, thrust, and purpose of the contract as reasonably stated is
for the provision or rendering of services with goods incidentally
involved, a service contract exists. "Service contract" includes
grants when the predominant factor, thrust, and purpose of the
contract formalizing the grant is for the provision of services. For
purposes of this chapter, a service contract only exists when an
individual service contract or a series of service contracts entered
into between an oversight agency and a recipient entity exceeds five
hundred thousand dollars or when the grant or contract together with
other grants or contracts awarded to the recipient entity by the
oversight agency during the oversight agency's fiscal year exceeds
five hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate.
b. "Service contract" does not mean any of the following:
(1) A contract that involves services related to transportation
or the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, or
maintenance of the transportation system.
(2) A contract that is subject to competitive bidding for the
construction, reconstruction, improvement, or repair of a public
building or public improvement.
(3) A contract concerning an entity that has contracted with the
state and is licensed and regulated by the insurance division of the
department of commerce.
(4) A contract with a federally insured financial institution
that is subject to mandatory periodic examinations by a state or
federal regulator.
(5) Any allocation of state or federal moneys by the department
of education to subrecipients on a formula or noncompetitive basis.
(6) A contract for vendor services.
(7) A contract for a court-appointed attorney.
(8) A contract for services provided from resources made
available under Title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the federal Social
Security Act.
(9) A contract with outside counsel or special counsel executed
by the executive council pursuant to section 13.3 or 13.7.
(10) A contract concerning the public safety peace officers'
retirement system created under chapter 97A, the judicial retirement
system governed by chapter 602, article 9, or the deferred
compensation plan established by the executive council pursuant to
section 509A.12.
(11) A contract for services provided for the operation,
construction, or maintenance of a public or city utility, combined
public or city utility, or a city enterprise as defined by section
384.24.
(12) A contract for dual party relay service required by section
477C.3 or for the equipment distribution program established under
the authority of section 477C.4.
(13) A contract for services provided by a person subject to
regulation under Title XIII of the Code.
9. "Vendor services" means services or goods provided by a
vendor that are required for the conduct of a state or federal
program for an organization's own use or for the use of beneficiaries
of the state or federal program and which are ancillary to the
operation of the state or federal program under a service contract
and not otherwise subject to compliance requirements of the state or
federal program. For purposes of this subsection, "vendor" means
a dealer, distributor, merchant, or other seller which provides goods
and services within normal business operations, provides similar
goods or services to many different purchasers, and operates in a
competitive environment.
