Purchases from Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs - 410

Purchasing products and services from rehabilitative or sheltered workshops pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC), Section 19403 is encouraged.  In accordance with WIC, Section 19404, purchases using these programs are exempt from advertising requirements, conducting a competitive bid and dollar threshold limits.  These transactions are also exempt from the non-competitively bid (NCB) contract requirements.

The procurement file must be documented to support that the price offered by a community rehabilitation program is fair and reasonable.