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State departments and governmental agencies throughout the United States may utilize Statewide Contracts to purchase masks at contracted prices.

State procurement professionals can sign up for California Procurement and Contracting Academy (CalPCA) courses and workshops to gain essential knowledge and improve buying skills.

State agencies that want to purchase a product other than what is available through the mandatory Statewide contracts can request a contract exemption. 

State agencies may submit a request for a new statewide contract to the Intake and Analysis Unit (IAU).

State agencies that want a freight rate comparison should submit a request to the Transportation Management Unit (TMU).

State departments not transacting in FI$Cal must submit a STD 66 Purchase Estimate to Procurement Division's One-Time Acquisitions (OTA) Unit when the procurement purchase amount exceeds a department’s delegated purchasing authority.

State and local agencies can finance an acquisition through the Golden State Financial Marketplace, a program that assists with installment purchases.

State agencies transacting in FI$Cal must submit a FI$Cal Requisition to Procurement Division's One-Time Acquisitions (OTA) Unit when the procurement purchase amount exceeds a department’s delegated purchasing authority.

State agencies can download the SCPRS Upload Process, Education, and Resources (SUPER) tool, which is an excel file that helps them populate contracting data.

State agencies may request to execute a purchase document that exceeds the Software License Program dollar threshold of $2 million.

Bidders who were not awarded a contract can protest the proposed awarded contract by following certain state regulations and policies.

The California eMarketplace is a modern procurement platform designed to give state agencies easy access to statewide contracts and their associated line items. Soon, it will offer features such as shopping, Quick Quote, and requisition creation, all...

State agencies and local government agencies are eligible to participate in the State’s CAL-Card Program.

State and local agencies can submit a request through Lease $Mart, the state’s leasing marketplace program.

State agencies that are interested in requesting goods and/or services when only a single source is known to provide the specified goods and/or services may submit a request for approval.

State agencies can obtain assistance with submitting a required Consolidated Annual Report due every year by Oct. 1.

State agencies can obtain assistance with submitting a required DVBE Subcontracting Report (DGS PD 810D) to the Department of General Services due every year by Nov. 1.

State agencies can obtain assistance with submitting a required Late Payment Penalty Paid Report (LPPPR) due every year by Sept. 30.

Those who would like to file a complaint to Office of SB/DVBE Services regarding its program can receive assistance.

State agencies may request to substitute a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) for another when work, as specified in a contract, cannot be completed.

State and local agencies can find a CMAS contractor using a search application.

Any vendor whose bid is over $100,000 may apply for Target Area Contract Preference Act (TACPA) preference. TACPA provides 5 to 9 percent preferences for a California business that is located in the qualified zone.

Applicants that have received a certification denial, revocation or a suspension notification from state contracting can file an appeal on the decision.

State agencies can view and obtain still useful state-owned surplus personal property by following specific guidelines provided by the Office of Fleet and Asset Management’s State Surplus Property and Reutilization (SPR) program.

State agencies that want to dispose of surplus personal property in their possession can do so online through the Office of Fleet and Asset Management.