{"id":795,"date":"2023-05-11T09:14:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T13:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/procurement\/?page_id=795"},"modified":"2023-05-11T09:14:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T13:14:58","slug":"purchasing-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/procurement\/faculty-and-staff\/purchasing\/purchasing-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Regulation governing The Citadel&#8217;s purchasing policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>S.C. Consolidated Procurement Code&nbsp;&#8211; The Citadel is a State Agency and must abide by the S.C. Consolidated Procurement Code.&nbsp;It governs the expenditure of all funds regardless of the source unless specifically exempted.&nbsp;This includes expenditures from grants, The Citadel Foundation, and federal funds.<\/li>\n<li>Certification&nbsp;&#8211; The Citadel is certified to make direct purchases of up to $500,000 for goods and services, and consulting services, while, for information technology and construction management we currently are certified to purchase up to $100,000.00.&nbsp;The Materials Management Office, the CIO (Chief Information Office) and the State Engineers in Columbia completes purchases exceeding these limits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Competitive Requirements and&nbsp;Thresholds for Purchases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following limits apply to all purchases not otherwise exempted regardless of the fund source. Note the dollar limits at which competition is required.<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"2\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Up to $10,000 &#8211; No competition required.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Departments determine if price is fair&nbsp; &amp; reasonable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>$10,000.01 to $25,000<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three written quotes<\/li>\n<li>Faxes are acceptable<\/li>\n<li>Quotes obtained by buyer<\/li>\n<li>Written specifications are recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>$25,000.01 to $100,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formal written Request for Quotation<\/li>\n<li>Purchase must be advertised in SCBO<\/li>\n<li>Written specifications required<\/li>\n<li>Processed by buyer<\/li>\n<li>Protests are allowed over $50,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Over $100,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formal sealed bid\/proposal<\/li>\n<li>Written specifications required<\/li>\n<li>Purchase must be advertised in SCBO<\/li>\n<li>Processed by buyer<\/li>\n<li>Protests are allowed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Purchases Exceeding $500,000<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formal sealed bid\/proposal<\/li>\n<li>Prepared and contract administered by the Materials Management Office in Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Allow&nbsp;90 to 120&nbsp;days before award<\/li>\n<li>Protests are allowed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regulation governing The Citadel&#8217;s purchasing policy S.C. 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