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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1088
Sponsored by Senator WOODS
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: Tells state agencies to buy normal business software by means of an online portal. Al-
lows the agencies to buy the software through their usual buying processes. Takes effect 91 days
after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9).
Requires contracting agencies to purchase common off-the-shelf software or other information
technology products or services that do not require customization through an information technol-
ogy marketplace portal. Authorizes the State Chief Information Officer to select and preapprove an
information technology marketplace portal for use. Specifies features that the information technol-
ogy marketplace portal must have. Exempts purchases through the information technology market-
place portal from the application of certain provisions of the Public Contracting Code.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to information technology; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 279B.
SECTION 2.(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Common off-the-shelf software” means a predeveloped software product or service
that is commercially available for a broad user base, has a standardized set of features and
does not otherwise require extensive customization for use on most common information
technology platforms or in most common information technology environments.
(b) “Information technology marketplace portal” means a structured and curated digital
catalog from which a contracting agency can identify, select, purchase and obtain or receive
delivery of common off-the-shelf software and other standardized information technology
products and services at predetermined prices and discounts.
(2) A contracting agency shall purchase common off-the-shelf software, or other infor-
mation technology products or services that do not require extensive customization to meet
the contracting agency’s specifications, from an information technology marketplace portal
if:
(a) The State Chief Information Officer has preapproved the information technology
marketplace portal for use under subsection (3) of this section;
(b) The contracting agency’s specifications for the information technology do not require
extensive customization;
(c) The price, applicable discounts, time of delivery or other terms and conditions related
to the purchase are more favorable to the contracting agency than other purchase methods
would be; and
(d) The total value of the purchase does not exceed a cap that the State Chief Informa-
tion Officer specifies by rule.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 4069 SB1088
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(3) The State Chief Information Officer shall select by means of a competitive process,
and preapprove for use by contracting agencies, one or more information technology mar-
ketplace portals that the State Chief Information Officer determines will provide the best
value to the state. An information technology marketplace portal that the State Chief In-
formation Officer selects and preapproves must, at a minimum, offer:
(a) Software, data and services that contracting agencies require for common business
tasks;
(b) Products and services from both the person that provides and maintains the infor-
mation technology marketplace portal and, on an equal basis and without favor or discrimi-
nation, from third parties, including third parties that are headquartered in, have a principal
place of business in or are otherwise based in this state;
(c) Competitive pricing and a sufficiently large and wide range of products or services
necessary to meet the needs of contracting agencies in this state, including software, soft-
ware as a service, professional services, large datasets, machine learning algorithms and
images;
(d) Extensive capability for searching and filtering by price, features, vendor or product
name, platform, feature set, compliance standard and other appropriate selection criteria;
(e) Transactional capability for immediate purchases that allows for accepting purchase
orders, negotiated contracts and a variety of payment instruments;
(f) A high level of security and confidentiality and an ability to view and verify the use
of security protocols that apply to searches and purchases; and
(g) Any other features the State Chief Information Officer specifies by rule.
(4) A contracting agency’s purchase by means of an information technology marketplace
portal under subsection (2) of this section is not subject to the provisions of ORS 279B.055,
279B.060, 279B.070 or 279B.075.
SECTION 3. The State Chief Information Officer shall conclude the competitive process
described in section 2 (3) of this 2025 Act not later than December 31, 2026, and shall approve
an information technology marketplace portal for contracting agencies to use not later than
January 1, 2027.
SECTION 4.This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
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