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H3374 • 2025

An Act relative to Chapter 30B procurement through RFPs and cooperative contracts

An Act relative to Chapter 30B procurement through RFPs and cooperative contracts

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Sponsor
Michael P. Kushmerek
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5200
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to Chapter 30B procurement through RFPs and cooperative contracts

An Act relative to Chapter 30B procurement through RFPs and cooperative contracts By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to Chapter 30B procurement through RFPs and cooperative contracts By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3374) of Michael P.
  • Kushmerek relative to certain procurements through requests for proposals and cooperative contracts.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5200

  2. 2025-07-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to Chapter 30B procurement through RFPs and cooperative contracts
By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3374) of Michael P. Kushmerek relative to certain procurements through requests for proposals and cooperative contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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Bill H.3374

SECTION 1. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(a) Except as permitted pursuant to this section and section 7, for the procurement of a supply or service for a governmental body in the amount of $10,000 or greater, but not more than $50,000, a procurement officer shall seek written quotations from no fewer than 3 persons customarily providing the supply or service; provided, however, that for the procurement of a supply or service for a municipal or regional school district such amount shall be $10,000 or greater, but not more than $100,000. The procurement officer shall record: (1) the names and addresses of all person from whom quotations were sought, (2) the purchase description used for the procurement, (3) the names of the persons submitting quotations and (4) the date and amount of each quotation. Such information shall be retained in the file required pursuant to section 3. A governmental body may require that any procurement for a governmental body in an amount of not more than $50,000 be subject to section 5 or section 6; provided, however, that any procurement for a municipal or regional school district such amount shall be not more than $100,000.

SECTION 2. Section 4 of chapter 30B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(b) The procurement officer shall award the contract to the responsible person offering the needed quality of supply or service at the lowest quotation unless the procurement officer elected to procure the supply or service subject to section 6. If the supply or service was procured subject to section 6, the procurement officer shall award the contract pursuant to section 6 subsection (g).

SECTION 3. Section 6 of said Chapter 30B is hereby amended in paragraph (a) by inserting after the figure “$50,000” the following words: “except as permitted pursuant to section 4 subsection (a),”

SECTION 4. Section 22 of said Chapter 30B is hereby amended by striking out Section 22 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 22. A public procurement unit may participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of supplies and services bid in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30B with public procurement units or external procurement activities in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. The public procurement unit conducting the procurement of supplies and services shall do so in a manner that constitutes a full and open competition.

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