Section 8.47. Service contracts.

  1.  The department of administrative services, in cooperation with the office of attorney general and the department of management, shall adopt uniform terms and conditions for service contracts executed by a department or establishment benefiting from service contracts. The terms and conditions shall include but are not limited to all of the following:

  a.  The amount or basis for paying consideration to the party based on the party’s performance under the service contract.

  b.  Methods to effectively oversee the party’s compliance with the service contract by the department or establishment receiving the services during performance, including the delivery of invoices itemizing work performed under the service contract prior to payment.

  c.  Methods to effectively review performance of a service contract, including but not limited to performance measurements developed pursuant to chapter 8E.

  2.  Departments or establishments, with the approval of the department of management acting in cooperation with the office of attorney general and the department of administrative services, may adopt special terms and conditions for use by the departments or establishments in their service contracts.

  3.  The state board of regents shall establish terms and conditions for service contracts executed by institutions governed by the state board of regents.

  4.  This section does not apply to service contracts or other agreements for services by the department of public defense that are funded with at least seventy-five percent federal moneys. The department of public defense shall establish terms and conditions for service contracts and other agreements for services that comply with this section to the greatest extent possible.

2001 Acts, ch 169, §5

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2002 Acts, ch 1117, §1, 23

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2003 Acts, ch 145, §123, 124

Government accountability and service contracts, see chapter 8F