Manual Revision Record (MRR)

Procurement and Contract Services Manual
Section: Manual Revision Record
Effective: 04/27/2005

2013

Date Policy Summary of Change
01/11 203-002: Ratification of Unauthorized Purchases or Contracts Updated entire section
01/11 003: Exhibits

Updated exhibits for

01/11 103-003: Purchase/Payment Fragmentation Added Payment to title and text
3/12 301 Added reminder that departments and BC should have their agreements vetted for other department policies
3/12
301-007 minor updates 
 3/12 301-012 Deleted.  Public Entities Outside the State of Oregon - Chapter 190 approval removed due to SB 242.  legal review no longer required.
 3/12 301-012 Added new policy "Audit Services".
 3/12 301-013 Changed to reflect post SB 242 changes
 3/12 301-001 Updated to reflect BOLI PWR considerations
 3/12 303-002 Updated to reflect BOLI PWR considerations.  Reference made to exceptions.
 3/12 303-003 Updated to reflect BOLI PWR considerations.    
 3/12 303-005 Changed to reflect Banner system limitations
 3/12 303-006 grammatical changes
 3/12 303-110 "Generally" added at beginning of sentence
 3/12 303-012 This section was broadened to include more categories as allowed.  Procedure was added and 
 3/12 304 Corrected grammatical errors and clarified invoice "Completion".
 
Department titles updated.  Linked to FIS Policy 1108 Approval Routing 
 3/12 305 website links updated
 3/12 306 Clarification added
 3/12 306-001 Procurement card link added
 3/12 306-002 clarifications added
 3/12 306-003 grammatical changes and clarification of the process added
 3/12 306-005 Links added and department name clarified
 3/12 306-005 department name clarified
 3/12 307-003 Grammatical changes
 3/12 308 Grammatical changes
 3/12 308-001 grammatical changes
 3/12 309 Grammatical changes
 3/12 309-002 Grammatical changes
 3/12 312-002 Changed to reflect SB 242 changes
 3/12 312-005 website links updated
 3/12 312-007 grammatical changes
 3/12 312-008 Clarification added 
 3/12 312-010 grammatical changes
 3/12 312-011 grammatical changes and clarification of the process added
 3/12 313 removed listing and referenced Oregon Administrative Rule since the listing was confusing
 3/12 315 Clarification added
 3/12 315-001 Grammatical changes
 3/12 315-003 website links updated
 3/12 315-005 Clarification added
 3/12 315-006 Clarification added and changed made to reflect SB 242 changes
 3/12 316 Grammatical changes
 3/12 316-001 Changes made to reflect OUS MWESB policy now in place
 3/12 316-002 grammatical changes
 3/12 317-001 reference to smoke-free-campus policy made
 3/12 317-002 minor updates to reflect TAPS parking policies for vendors
3/19 500: Construction Updated all sections under 500
3/19 003: Exhibits Removed link for Request for Ratification of an Unauthorized Commitment Form
4/30

312-006: Legal Review

updated entire section

2012

Date Policy Summary of Change
4/16 401-007 Non-Negotiable Public Contracts removed section
11/20 000: Introductory Material Updated PaCS Manager title to Chief Procurement Officer.  Added and removed some definitions
11/20 100: Introduction Updated PaCS Manager title to Chief Procurement Officer.  
11/20 200: Authority and Records Removed references to pre-Senate Bill 242 requirements.  Updated PaCS Manager title to Chief Procurement Officer. 

2011

Date Policy Summary of Change
12/21/2011

200: Authority and Records

Updated content throughout entire section
10/04/2011 001: Introduction Removed 1st paragraph
09/23/2011 000: Introductory Material 8/5/11 Updated some introduction and  definitions.  Removed some definitions that aren't utilized in the Policies and Procedures Manual.  Removed some exhibits from 002 and added Exhibit "NOTICE OF POTENTIAL OR REAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST" and "COMMODITY LEASE INTAKE FORM".  Removed 004 Frequently Asked Questions. UPDATE- 09/23/11 Added definition for Trade Services
08/05/2011 100: Purchasing and Contract Ethics Section 101-002 Contracting with Current and Past OSU Employees previously under development was added under new title "Purchasing from or Contracting with OSU Employees, Relatives of OSU Employees or Member of the OSU Employee's Household.  101-003 OSU Employee Honorarium Guideline updated.  Added a Notice of Potential or Real Conflict of Interest form.  101-006 Personal Purchases using OSU Contracts updated.  102-004 Endorsement added.  103-001 Authority to Purchase changed to Authority to Purchase or Enter into Contracts and moved to 103-002.  103-001 now Ethics Statement for Employees in the Procurement Process - new policy and procedure per OAR and new process facilitated through OUS.  Subsequent titles moved down and renumbered.  104-001 Declaration of Conflict or Potential Conflict of Interest updated.  104-003 Conflict of Interest Violations Pertaining to Use of Federal Funds added

2010

Date Policy Summary of Change
01/04/2010 All Complete revision of all policies and procedures implemented due to new Oregon Adminstrative Rules in 2008 and removal of Research Contracts from PaCS in 2006

2008

Date Policy Summary of Change
10/17/2008

PaCS 303
Bidding Process

Updated link to Microsoft Work-AT-Home Distribution Procedures.

2/01/2008

PaCS 302-02
Bidding Process

Corrected dollar level under "Guidelines for Procurements."

2007

Date Policy Summary of Change
4/19/2007

PaCS 200
Research Contracting & Subcontracting

This section has been removed from the PaCS.

Policy and Procedures manual as it is now under the administration of the Office of Sponsored Programs. (Please see their manual for guidance.)

2/28/2007 PaCS 101-04
OSU Internal Controls Policy
Changed language from "Purchasing Authority Guidelines and Purchasing Authorization" to "Departmental Purchasing Guidelines" in the Departmental Expenditure Authorization section, and made minor textual edits. 

2006

Date Policy Summary of Change
11/09/2006 PaCS 101-04
OSU Internal Controls Policy
Updated compliance guidelines for department authorization designations.
9/13/2006 PaCS 403
Personal Service Invoice (PSI) vs. Personal/Professional Services Contract (PPSC)
Changed "FY" in the first bullets under Policy to "calendar year."
7/17/2006 PaCS 101-02
Department of Justice (DOJ) and Other Reviews and Thresholds
Added or updated the information in the first two bullet points in the POLICY section under "For Construction Processes" pertaining to "$25,000 - formal construction process threshold" and $50,000 - Bureau of Labor & Industries (BOLI) threshold per project (not per contract).
PaCS 304-02
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Prevailing Wage Law (PWR)
Updated the APPLICABILITY section.
PaCS 304-04
Bidding Process
Updated the DEFINITION section and the POLICY section for contracts for projects using a non-standard (RFP, Design/Build or CM/GC) procurement process.
PaCS 304-012
Timelines
Revised what types of contracts need to be sent to the Department of Justice for legal sufficiency review in PROCEDURE section under "A".
PaCS 304-14
BOLI / Prevailing Wage Rate Payment Bonds
Integrated information into 304-02: Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Prevailing Wage Law (PWR) and Payment Bonds.
5/01/2006 PaCS 101-03
Signature Authority
Updated the list of personnel who have signature authority.

2005

Date Policy Summary of Change
12/22/2005 PaCS 301
Preferred Purchasing and Payment Methods for Small Dollar Purchases (Procurements Under $5,000)
Added information that prohibits personnel from using purchasing methods for the sole purpose of obtaining personal rewards (e.g. airline mileage on personal credit cards, rebate programs including personal Costco accounts and other credit cards, etc.).
6/30/2005 PaCS 302-06
Procurements not Requiring a Purchase Order (PO)
Added additional commodities and services to the list of items not requiring a purchase order (PO) in the policy section.
PaCS 304-14
BOLI / Prevailing Wage Rate Payment Bonds
Added policy to PaCS manual.
4/27/2005 All PaCS policies and procedures Combined Purchasing Manual & Contracts Handbook to create the PaCS Manual. Updated all policies and procedures and reformatted contents to comply with the PPMM Program.