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INSPECTION OF USED FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3521.1

The requesting agency inspects used federal surplus property before it is shipped to the agency. The Office of Fleet and Asset Management (OFAM), Department of General Services, inspects used vehicles.

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CREDIT CARDS GENERAL

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3590.1

Purchases are to be made from the service stations and dealers of participating oil companies.

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REMOVAL OF CREDIT CARDS FROM VEHICLES

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3590.5

Agencies are to remove credit cards from their vehicles which are to be sold or otherwise disposed of, and the cards are to be delivered to the agency's accounting officer.

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CONFIRMING ESTIMATES

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3511.1

Confirming Estimates will not be processed unless submitted in accordance with SAM Section 3511 and Public Contract Code Section 10302. Emergency purchases should ordinarily be made under the provisions of SAM Section 3571.2.

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TRANSACTIONS (SALES) AND USE TAX

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3574.3

In addition to the local sales and use tax described in SAM Section 3574.2, numerous counties have enacted ordinances establishing special taxing districts that impose one or two-and-one-half percent transactions and use taxes. The tax is imposed on the retailers and applies to sales to State agenci ...

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SALES AND USE TAX

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3556

Purchase estimates prepared for items subject to the retail sales or use tax will show such taxes as a separate item. (See Fiscal Affairs portion of this Manual for other information regarding taxes.)

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MANUFACTURERS' WARRANTIES

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3515

Many items of equipment purchased by State agencies carry a manufacturer's warranty of acceptable materials and workmanship. All agencies will register and maintain proper records of such warranties to ensure that defects covered by the warranty are repaired by the manufacturer. The Procurement Divi ...

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DONATED FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3521

State agencies are eligible to receive donated federal surplus property distributed by the Department of General Services, Office of Fleet and Asset Management (OFAM), State and Federal Property Reuse Program Office. Substantial quantities of high-quality new and used surplus materials and equ ...

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AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3507

State Departments – Authorized Signatures Authority to sign purchase documents is limited to those executive officers who either have statutory authority or have been duly authorized in writing by one who has statutory authority. Anyone who signs a purchase document should have knowledge i ...

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CASH PURCHASES

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3580

Board of Control Rule 678 (effective January 6, 1981) permits agencies to make immediate payment from revolving funds (when funds are available) for invoices payable by cash of $50 or less not including sales tax, and for invoices payable by authorized bank drafts of $500 or less inclusive of s ...

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INTERDEPARTMENTAL EQUIPMENT RENTALS

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3522.1

It is intended that agencies exchange available equipment and related services on a rental basis. In order to provide a simplified and uniform procedure for these transactions, departments will use an Interagency Service Agreement and Invoice (STD. 13A) to request the rental of available equipment, ...

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DISCARDED, SCRAPPED, RECYCLED, OR DISMANTLED FOR SALVAGE

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3520.9

State agencies may dispose of state owned surplus personal property by means other than the sale of the property, e.g., the property is to be salvaged, recycled, or hauled to a landfill. The agency’s property control officer and unit supervisor shall certify in writing that each disposition ha ...

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SALE TO ANOTHER STATE AGENCY

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3520.6

The same procedure is used as a transfer within an agency or department, except the selling agency must complete a Property Survey Report STD. 152, and forward it to the Surplus Property Program Office before the sale takes place.

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BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3568

Blanket purchase orders issued without the taking of competitive bids and in which the products ordered and unit prices are not specified are strongly discouraged. Requests for blanket purchase orders must be accompanied by a statement explaining the nature of the probable emergency requiring the bl ...

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NOTICES OF CONTRACTS, STATE PRICE SCHEDULES AND MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENTS

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3533

The Procurement Division, DGS website contains listings of all statewide contracts, State Price Schedules, and Master Service Agreements. The website will show the method for placing orders, the price, the terms and conditions, etc.

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DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3554

Each department and institution should have one current catalog for each kind of commodity which is usually ordered. An institution should have catalogs from large hardware, plumbing, hotel supply, and office furniture dealers. Departments should be equipped with catalogs suitable to their needs. Up ...

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INCREASE

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3559.1

Please see the State Contracting Manual.

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QUARTERLY REQUESTS

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3552

Large use items, such as food and clothing used in the State institutions, are normally submitted in the form of quarterly estimates. Such estimates form the basis for quarterly contracts entered into by the Office of Procurement, Department of General Services, to supply the institution's requireme ...

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DECREASE

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3559.2

Request for Purchase Order or Estimate Change STD. 96, may be used to decrease estimates in process if it is determined that the actual expenditure will be less than anticipated, and it is desired to reduce encumbrances to facilitate other use of funds.

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ITEMS OF SPECIFIED BRAND OR TRADE NAME

Chapter: 3500

Section: 3555.1

When an agency decides that an article of a specified brand or trade name is the only article which will properly meet its needs, the agency will state such fact on the requisition and set forth all reasons requiring purchase of the specified item. Acceptance of the requisition and purchase of the i ...

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