One-Time Acquisitions

OTA conducts IT Goods and Services procurements not related to a non-delegated IT Project as well as Non-IT Goods procurements.  These are executed using formal and informal methods, including:

• Requests for Proposals
• Invitations for Bids
• Requests for Quotes
• Requests for Offers against existing Leveraged Procurement Agreements (LPAs)

OTA also reviews and approves STD 213s, including Interagency Agreements (IAAs), that are not related to a non-delegated IT Project and have an approved Non-Competitively Bid (NCB) justification.

OTA works collaboratively with the department’s staff and Procurement Division (PD) engineers and management to conduct these procurements in accordance with the State Contracting Manuals (SCMs), State Administrative Manual (SAM), State Information Management Manual (SIMM), and other applicable codes, regulations, and guidelines.

Departments begin the procurement process by submitting a requisition to PD.  Departments transacting in the Financial System for California (Fi$Cal) submit their requisitions through Fi$Cal and non-transacting departments submit their Purchase Estimates (STD 66) directly to OTA.