Table 3. Exceptions to Competitive Procurement
Table 3. Exceptions to Competitive Procurement
Type of Procurement
- Purchase Agreement for Goods with a total Cost of less than or equal to $9,999.99 per fiscal year
- Purchase Agreements for Services with a total Cost of less than or equal to $49,999.99 per fiscal year
- Software maintenance renewals when purchased from the manufacturer of the software
- Hardware maintenance renewals when purchased from the manufacturer of the hardware
- Renewals of Software as a Service (“SaaS”) or hosted applications services
- Library journals when purchased directly from the publisher
- Instances where UPST consolidates contracts from multiple campuses or departments into a single agreement