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STATEWIDE COMMODITY CONTRACT PROGRAM
Statewide contracts are a type of Leveraged Procurement Agreement (LPA) established by the State of California Department of General Services, Procurement Division (DGS/PD) to leverage the State's buying power. These contracts are developed through a competitive bidding process based on the business needs of State of California departments. Statewide contracts are primarily established to reduce the need for individual departments to conduct repetitive bids for like products. Further information regarding statewide contracts is available in the State Contracting Manual (SCM) Volume 2.
The DGS/PD Contracts Management Unit is responsible for the establishment and administration of all statewide commodity contracts.
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FINDING CONTRACTS
All statewide contracts and other leveraged procurement agreements (LPA) issued by the DGS/PD are available through the State of California's new eProcurement system.
The DGS/PD maintains the following search vehicles for finding statewide contracts:
- eProcurement State of California Contracts Search - Search feature through State of California eProcurement system.
- State Contracts Index Listing - Current listing of all state contracts, master agreements and Western State Contracting Alliance (WSCA) contracts issued by the DGS/PD available for use. This listing also provides general contract information, including the contract eProcurement link and whether a contract is available to all State departments or limited to specific departments.
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USING STATE CONTRACTS
Each contract issued by the DGS/PD includes user instructions for ordering agencies. All relevant contract information (including ordering procedure, usage guidelines, etc.) is outlined within each contract's user instructions.
Steps for State Departments and Local Governmental Agencies:
- Download the contract user instructions from the State's eProcurement System
- Review the contract user instructions to determine whether the contract is available for use by your agency.
- Follow the appropriate ordering procedures as outlined.
All questions regarding the contract user instructions or ordering procedures should be directed to the state contract administrator identified within the document.
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ESTABLISHING A NEW STATEWIDE COMMODITY CONTRACT
State departments interested in requesting the establishment of a new statewide commodity contract may submit a formal request to the DGS/PD for consideration. Information regarding the new contract request process is available at the following link:
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY GUIDELINES
Any local governmental entity in the State of California that is empowered to expend public funds may utilize designated State contracts, per Public Contract Code Section 10298, et.seq.
Each statewide commodity contract identifies whether the contract is open to local governmental agencies in the usage guidelines. Before utilizing a contract, local agencies must review the contract user instructions to determine whether the contract is available for use by their agency and following the ordering procedures as outlined within the document.
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USAGE FEES
The DGS/PD charges an administrative fee for the use of its established contracts. All applicable fees are identified in the contract user instructions.
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ADDITIONAL LEVERAGED PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (LPA)PROGRAMS
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