Section 10307 Of Article 3. Competitive Bidding And Other Acquisition Procedures From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.

. The director shall establish statewide acquisition standards, the purpose of which shall be to ensure the necessary quality of goods acquired by or under the supervision of the department and to permit the consolidation of acquisitions in order to effect greater economies in state contracting.