State contracts: electronic goods: bid preference for refurbished electronics.

Existing law requires a state agency to meet certain requirements with respect to purchasing recycled products, as specified. Existing law requires a local public entity, if fitness and quality are equal, to purchase recycled products instead of nonrecycled products whenever recycled products are available, as specified, and authorizes a local public entity to give preference to suppliers of recycled products. The Target Area Contract Preference Act requires the state, when preparing a solicitation for a contract for goods or services in excess of $100,000, to award a preference to a California-based company that meet specified requirements, and the act also limits the maximum preference for a bidder under that act and all laws to a cumulative 15% or $100,000, as provided. This bill would require a state agency that accepts bids or proposals for a contract for electronic goods to provide a preference of 5%, as specified, to a company that offers to fulfill the contract only with refurbished electronics, as defined. This bill would also specify that the maximum preference under this bill and all laws is a cumulative 15% or $100,000, as provided.