ContractLeveraged Procurement Agreement • May 5th, 2020
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020Introduction This chapter describes the various types of the State’s leveraged procurement agreements (LPAs) that provide for information technology (IT) goods and services and how to use them. The categories of IT LPAs include: California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Software Licensing Program (SLP) Statewide Contracts (SC) State Price Schedules Master Agreements (MA), Cooperative Agreement – Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) Some of the topics discussed include using LPAs to order IT good and services, order limits, obtaining offers, best value determination and amending orders. Unless identified as a mandatory contract, the use of LPAs is optional, although departments are encouraged to take advantage of the benefits of these pre-established contracts. Note: Departments must have approved purchasing authority for the applicable category in order to place orders against that category. Refer to Chapter 1 for information on how to obtain purchasing authority to use LP