Pub. Contract Code, § 12101.7 · Chapter 3. Acquisition of Information Technology Goods and Services
Pub. Contract Code, § 12101.7
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Notwithstanding the sealed bidding provisions of this chapter, reverse auctions may be utilized for the acquisition of information technology, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 10290.3.
(b) For purposes of this section, “reverse auction” means a competitive online solicitation process for fungible information technology in which vendors compete against each other online in real time in an open and interactive environment.
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History
Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 266, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.
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