IT Goods - 1001

IT Good Examples

In accordance with SAM, Section 4819.2 the following are examples of IT Equipment:

• Central processing units (mainframes) and all related features and peripheral units, including processor storage, console devices, channel devices, etc.
• Minicomputers, midrange computers, microcomputers and personal computers and all peripheral units associated with such computers
• Special purpose systems including work process:
  • Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
  • Photo composition
  • Typesetting and electronic bookkeeping
• Communication devices used for transmission of data such as:
  • Modems
  • Data sets
  • Multiplexors
  • Concentrators
  • Routers
  • Switches
  • Local area network (LAN)
  • Private branch exchanges
• Network control equipment, or microwave or satellite communications systems
• Input-output (peripheral) units (off-line or on-line) including:
  • Terminal
  • System tuning
  • Capacity management
  • Card readers
  • Optical character readers
  • Magnetic tape units
  • Mass storage devices
  • Card punches
  • Printers
  • Computer output to microform converters (COM)
  • Video display units
  • Data entry devices
  • Teletypes
  • Teleprinters
  • Plotters
  • Scanners
• Or any device used as a terminal to a computer and control units for these devices.

IT Goods Considered Supplies

The following consumable items are considered IT products, but may be acquired as non-IT goods:

• Documents (standards and procedures manuals, contractor supplied systems documentation, and educational or training manuals).
• Equipment supplies (printer forms, punch card stock, disk packs, floppy disks, magnetic tape, and printer ribbons or cartridges).
• Furniture (IT-related, such as desktop station tables and printer stands).

IT Goods Not Considered Supplies

PC keyboards, mice, zip drives, memory cards, personal digital assistants (PDA), software and scanners are not supplies.

Only departments with an approved IT purchasing authority may acquire the above in accordance with all applicable IT project and procurement standards and requirements.