Permit the Division of Purchasing to delegate authority for purchases to other state agencies. Ensure that fair and open competition exists in all procurement activities in order to avoid the appearance of and prevent the opportunity for favoritism and to inspire public confidence that contracts are awarded equitably and economically. The individual state agencies use state issued contracts from the Department of Management Services for purchases of goods and services that are ongoing and are common to several state agencies. The Division of Purchasing issues state contracts that tell an agency purchasing office who the vendors are, what the prices are, and how to order. Agencies issue purchase orders and contracts to the vendors to fill their needs from these contracts.
Payment is made directly by the ordering entity.
These contracts are available for use by county, municipality or other local public agencies. Almost all of the commodities purchases are made from private companies. Most of the contractual services are made from non-profit organizations. Some of these commodities purchases and contracts are from Florida Certified Minority businesses. Contents Understanding Buying Selling Levels Levels of purchasing are used to simplify the process.