Contracts and Procurement
Policy and Procedures
Revised: February 20, 2008
Authority
Contracts and Procurement has been delegated the responsibility and authority to negotiate and enter into contracts, and procure goods and services on behalf of the University using the procedures established by Legislative regulations, State law, and the policies and directives of the CSU Board of Trustee and the President of California State University, Fullerton. (Standing Orders of the Board of Trustees, Chapter III, Section 4-e, Executive Order 775)
CSU Policy Manual for Contracting & Procurement
Purchase Requisitions
All requests for procurement of goods or services must be submitted on a purchase requisition. The purchase requisition must be completed and approved through the CMS requisition process. A purchase requisition is not an authorization to make the purchase, only the official request to Contracts and Procurement to issue a purchase order. Below is a sample of a CMS purchase requisition.
Purchase Orders
A purchase order, issued through Contracts and Procurement, is the official agreement (i.e. legal document) between the University and the vendor to provide the goods and/or services. Below is a sample of a purchase order.
Change Orders
A change order is a form used to request a change to an existing purchase order. The change order must be complete and have all appropriate approvals before being submitted to Contracts and Procurement, CP-300. A change order is not to be used as a substitution for the purchase requisition process.
Delegation of Authority
The following programs delegate a very specific procurement authority pursuant to the policies and/or procedures of the specific programs.
- Procurement Card Program – The procurement of goods and limited services allowed by the Procurement Card Policy.
- Office Supply Program – The procurement of office supplies and furniture offered through the OfficeMax Online Catalog pursuant to the Office Supply Program Procedures
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