Section 10333 Of Article 3. Competitive Bidding And Other Acquisition Procedures From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The department shall delegate purchasing authority, as
specified in Section 10332, to any state agency that does all of the
following:
(1) Designates an agency officer as responsible and directly
accountable for the agency's purchasing program.
(2) Establishes written policies and procedures, including
procedures for ensuring and documenting competitive purchasing,
complying with purchasing standards established pursuant to Section
10307, inspecting acquired products for compliance with
specifications, reporting contractor failures to deliver products as
specified in contracts, ensuring that agency contracting personnel
are free from conflict of interest, and complying with other
provisions of law as the department may require.
(3) Establishes procedures for complying with the provisions of
the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act. The procedures shall
include procedures for meeting the goals for the extent of
participation of small businesses in state contracting as established
by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14838 of
the Government Code.
(4) Establishes policies for training personnel in purchasing law
and procedures, controlling and reviewing purchasing practices,
auditing purchasing activities, and delegating purchasing authority
within the agency.
(5) Reports the data to the office that the department may
require.
(b) The department shall conduct an audit of each state agency to
which purchasing authority has been delegated at least once in each
three-year period. The authority to acquire goods may be withdrawn by
the department at any time that the department finds that the state
agency to which authority has been delegated is not in compliance
with the requirements of this section.