Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 34 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY CONTROL › Part XIII - University Pilot Procurement Code › Chapter 5 - Competitive Solicitations › Section XIII-505 - Competitive Thresholds

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Procurements. Single procurements of goods or services utilized within a twelve
				month period estimated to cost less than $50,000 shall be made using procedures
				determined by the CPO. Procurement of goods and services utilized within a
				12-month period estimated to cost in excess of $50,000 or an amount as
				determined by the management board to be in the best interest of the university
				or to offset volatile economic conditions shall be made using the competitive
				methods set forth by the CPO unless exempt elsewhere in this UPPC.
B. Information Technology. Single
				procurements of information technology software, installation, license,
				modifications, integration, training, hosted software, software subscriptions,
				support, etc. and hardware/software maintenance estimated to cost less than
				$100,000 during a 12-month period shall be made using procedures determined by
				the CPO. Procurement of information technology software and hardware/software
				maintenance estimated to cost in excess of $100,000 or an amount as determined
				by the management board to be in the best interest of the university or to
				offset volatile economic conditions during a 12 month period shall be made
				using the competitive methods set forth by the CPO unless exempt elsewhere in
				this UPPC.
C. Professional
				Services. Procurements of professional services shall be made using procedures
				determined by the CPO. These include services that are rendered by an
				independent contractor who has a professed knowledge of some department of
				learning or science used in practical applications to the affairs of others or
				in the practice of an art founded on it, which independent contractors shall
				include and not be limited to lawyers, doctors, dentists, psychologists,
				advance practice nurses, veterinarians, architects, engineers, land surveyors,
				landscape architects, accountants, actuaries, claims adjusters, pharmacists,
				visiting professors and scientists.
D. Specialty Services by Individuals.
				Procurement of services rendered by individuals which require the use of
				graphic artists, sculptors, musicians, entertainers, photographers, and writers
				or which require the use of highly technical or unique individual skills or
				talents, such as, but not limited to, paramedics, therapists, handwriting
				analysts, foreign representatives, expert speakers, trainers within a
				continuing education program and expert witnesses for adjudications or other
				court proceedings shall be made using procedures determined by the CPO.
E. Artificial Division. Under no
				circumstances may a procurement requirement be artificially divided so as to
				avoid the application of competitive thresholds under this Section.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3139-3139.7 as amended by Act 749 of
				  2014.