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The Policies and Procedures Office (PPO) is part of the Department of General Services' Procurement Division.
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| Primary Objective |
The PPO develops, maintains, and disseminates uniform statewide acquisition policies and procedures.
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| Background |
The PPO was established based upon the following events:
- In 2002, Governor Davis issued Executive Order D-55-02 creating the Governor's Task Force on Contracting and Procurement Review.
- In the Governor's Task Force report, Recommendation #7 requires the Department of General Services (DGS) to develop a uniform set of policies, procedures, and processes for contracting and procurement activities.
- To implement procurement reform recommendation #7, the Procurement Division (PD) engaged a consulting firm through a competitive procurement process to:
- conduct a diagnostic review of the current purchasing environment
- identify inconsistencies and gaps in current policies, procedures and processes
- make recommendations on roles and responsibilities, and
- prepare implementation plans to identify tasks through project completion.
- A key recommendation of the CORE Report was the establishment of a new PPO reporting directly to the Assistant Deputy Director at the Procurement Division.
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| Consultant Report |
The Consultant Report (Final CORE Report) can be viewed at the following web site: /polproc/finalrpt.htm
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PPO Personnel |
The PPO has a unique staffing structure, designed to ensure current knowledge of the procurement issues facing the State of California.
PPO staff assignments may be 24 months and rotational. Rotational staff are chosen from the Procurement Division's experienced purchasing professionals who possess a broad range of acquisition experience, and represent a variety of Procurement Division programs.
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| Contact Us |
You can contact the Policies and Procedures Office at PPO@dgs.ca.gov
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