SECTION 20.409. State Agency Contracts and Requests for Exceptions

(a) Other contracts. A state agency, required to participate in contract travel services, shall not enter into a contract for travel services without prior approval of the comptroller. The comptroller shall consider whether the proposed contract offers the best value for the State and the impact of the proposed contract on existing travel service contracts. A state agency may request the comptroller to establish contract services with a particular contractor.

(b) Requests for additional exceptions. A state agency shall make a written request to the comptroller for additional exceptions, not provided in §20.408 of this title (relating to Exceptions to the Use of Contract Travel Services) when the agency offers a reasonable justification for the need for the exception. Additional exceptions may not be granted for longer than the term of existing contracts.

Source Note: The provisions of this §20.409 adopted to be effective January 24, 2017, 42 TexReg 237