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Committee trims Roughrider purchase language, adds vendor-pool limits to procurement bill
Summary
Lawmakers in the Government and Veterans Affairs Committee amended House Bill 1122 to remove a provision allowing state employees to buy directly from Roughrider Industries and to add vendor-pool limits aimed at preserving competition and reducing contract fragmentation.
The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee approved amendments to House Bill 1122 that strip proposed language allowing state employees to purchase directly from Roughrider Industries and add a new vendor-pool provision limiting certain contract lengths and preventing fragmentation of purchases.
Supporters said the changes preserve procurement competition and address longstanding concerns about multi-year vendor pools that can lock out potential competitors.
Representative Vetter summarized the collaborative negotiations that led to the revised bill, saying the committee removed the Roughrider-specific employee-purchase language so the procurement provisions could advance without controversy. The committee’s procurement staff and Roughrider representatives agreed to split the Roughrider-specific provisions into a separate Senate vehicle, Representative Vetter said.
Representative Ben Koppelman presented a separate amendment addressing multiple-award vendor pools. Koppelman said his…
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