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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="13-220" title_number="13" title_name="Source Selection -- State Procurement Contracts" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Procedural Requirements">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “established catalog price” means the price included in the most current catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or supplier of an item;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is published or available for inspection by customers; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>states:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>prices at which sales are currently or were last made to the general buying public; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>discounted prices at which sales are currently or were last made to local, State, or federal governmental units.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies to all procurements by units except:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a procurement for which the price will be established by competitive sealed bidding; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a lease of real property or an amendment to a lease of real property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An offeror or contractor shall submit cost and price information for a procurement contract, change order, or contract modification if the price:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is expected to exceed $100,000 or a smaller amount set by the procurement officer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>based on adequate price competition;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>based on the established catalog or market price of commercial items sold in substantial quantities to a significant number of buyers; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>set by law.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>An offeror or contractor required to submit cost and price information shall certify that, to the best knowledge of the offeror or contractor, the information is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>accurate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>complete; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>current as of a specific date that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>has been determined by the procurement officer and the offeror or contractor; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>occurs before the conclusion of price discussions.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Each procurement contract, change order, or contract modification for which a cost and price certificate is required shall contain a provision that the price, including profit or fee, shall be reduced to exclude any significant price increases in a component that result because the contractor provided cost or price information that, as of the date specified under subsection (d)(3) of this section, was inaccurate, incomplete, or not current.</text>
  </level>
</section>
