These should not be confused with any other category. These are not for items covered by DOAS contracts nor available from mandatory sources such as Central Supply, Correctional Industries, Factory for the Blind, etc. These are not items that could be projected and combined for more economic buying methods. These are not for items that are categorized and covered by another FPO category of a higher order precedence. Normally your petty cash purchases fall into this category.
Petty cash is really a method of payment rather than a mode of purchase.
These purchases are non-competitive. A member of a minority race is defined as an individual who is a member of a race which comprises less than 50 percent of the total population of the State of Georgia. These are not for items covered by DOAS contracts nor available from mandatory sources such as Central Supply, Correctional Industries, Factory for the Blind, Sheltered Workshops, etc. Three telephone bids are required for these purchases. Emergency Purchase - These are the local purchases of an emergency nature authorized by DOAS by specific authorization number.