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Manual Revision Record (MRR)

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

2012

Date Policy Summary of Change
4/16 401-007 Non-Negotiable Public Contracts removed section
     

2011

Date Policy Summary of Change
12/21/2012

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.
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