CAL-Card
The CAL-Card (Visa card, US Bank) Program is available to goverment/tax-funded agencies for acquiring goods and services.
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California Procurement & Contracting Academy (Cal-PCA)
The California Procurement & Contracting Academy (Cal-PCA) provides free professional development courses and seminars to the State procurement and contracting community, so they can acquire essential knowledge that will improve the State's contracting processes.
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Delegated Purchasing Authority
Statutory authority for the competitive and non-competitive procurement goods and services for state government.
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Dispute Resolution
The Dispute Resolution team facilitates and mediates resolution of purchasing disputes, relative to the acquisition of goods and information technology goods and services.
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Engineering & Specification Development
Develops and reviews specifications for statewide commodity standards and Information Technology; tests products for inclusion on acceptable brands lists; evaluates products for compliance to solicitation specifications; and may provides quality assurance testing on delivered products.
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eProcurement
Procurement Division's eProcurement, a one-stop shop for bidding and viewing state contracts handled by the Procurement Division.
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Leveraged Procurement Agreements (LPAs)
Leveraged Procurement Agreements (LPAs) allow departments to buy directly from suppliers through existing contracts and agreements.
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Statewide Commodity Contracts
Statewide Commodity Contracts are the State's main procurement vehicle for leveraging its buying power. Establisted through competitive bids, these contracts do not have dollar limits or limitations to their use, except as otherwise noted in the agreement or contract. State department and California local governments can purchase off these contracts.
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California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS)
The California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) offers a wide variety of commodities, non-IT services and Information Technology products and services at prices which have been accessed to be fair, reasonable and competitive.
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Food Contracts and Acquisitions
The Food Acquisitions Unit awards and administers food contracts for the State of California.
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Master Agreements
Agencies shall use Master contracts whenever the functional requirements for which the contract was awarded are substantially the same as the agency's requirements.
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Pharmaceutical (Rx) Acquisitions
The Pharmaceuticals (Rx) Contracts Section implements and administers the Statewide Pharmaceutical Program per Government Code 14977 - 14982.
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Software Licensing Program
The Software Licensing Program (SLP) provides extensive software discounts for the State through SLP contracts established with authorized participating resellers.
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State Price Schedules
State Price Schedules are used to procure unique and unusual items that preclude competitive bidding.
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Western State Contracting Alliance
California Multi-State Cooperative Agreements for Commodities, IT Goods & Services, and Telecommunication Goods and Services
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Model Language
Model Language is to be used for all commodity and Information Technology (IT) contracts.
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PD Legislation
The Office of Policies, Procedures and Legislation (OPPL) develops, maintains, and disseminates uniform statewide acquisition policies and procedures.
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One-Time Acquisitions
The Procurement Division's (PD) One Time Acquisitions (OTA) Unit conducts procurements on behalf of State departments for purchases that exceed a department's delegated purchasing authority.
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Office of Small Business & Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services (OSDS)
The Office of Small Business & Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services.
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State Financial Marketplace
The Department of General Services, Procurement Division has established nationally recognized, award-winning financing and acquisition payment programs that serve all California governmental entities. The programs include: GS $Mart, a purchase finance program; Lease $Mart, a lease finance program; and, Energy $Mart, an Energy Management finance program.
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Technology Acquisitions Branch
Statutory authority for the acquisition of information technology goods and services for State government resides with the Department of General Services (DGS).
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Transportation Management
Audit of freight bills, a source of information for the "who/what/why and how much" for services in the following areas: Office Moves, Employee Relocations, General Freight & Small Parcel Delivery.
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