60A-1.002. Purchase of Commodities or Contractual Services

(1) Agencies are delegated the conditional authority to purchase commodities or contractual services (except insurance, unless permitted pursuant to Section 287.022, F.S.). The conditions of this delegation are (i) that the agencies comply with the requirements of Section 287.042(12), F.S.; (ii) that State Purchasing retains the full supervisory authority provided by that subsection; and (iii) that State Purchasing reserves the right to rescind the authority delegated to all agencies by amendment to this rule and reserves the right to rescind the authority delegated to an agency for failure to comply with that subsection.

(2) Purchases with value below $2,500 shall be carried out using good purchasing practices. Such practices include but are not limited to the receipt of written quotations or written records of telephone quotations.

(3) Purchases which meet or exceed $2,500, but are less than or equal to the threshold for Category Two may be made using written quotations, written records of telephone quotations, or informal bids to be opened upon receipt, whenever practical. If the agency receives verbal quotations, the name and address of each respondent and the amount quoted shall be a part of the written documentation. If the agency receives less than two quotations, it must include a statement as to why additional quotes were not received. If the agency determines that commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, or that conditions warrant negotiation on the best terms and conditions, the agency may proceed with the procurement. The agency shall document the conditions and circumstances used to determine the procurement method.

(4) In accordance with Chapter 287, F.S., all purchases for which the total contract value is in excess of the threshold amount for Category Two for a Commodity or group of Commodities or Contractual Services shall be made by first issuing a Competitive Solicitation, unless an exemption applies. The following purchases are not subject to Competitive Solicitation requirements.

(a) Regulated Utilities and government franchised services.

(b) Regulated Public communications, except long distance telecommunications services or facilities.

(c) Artistic services, which include any artistic work performed by an artist, as defined in Section 287.012(3), F.S., including cases in which the acquisition requires that the artist furnish a commodity created through the artistic work.

(d) An academic program review, defined as a structured evaluation of the relative merits of an established university or secondary educational program or program component conducted by recognized experts in the field of study and resulting in a written report with specific recommendations.

(e) Lectures by individuals. A lecture is a formal or methodical reading or presentation on any subject, but it is not intended to be used for the purpose of, or in connection with, training of personnel.

(f) Auditing services, which are services provided by a licensee under Chapter 473, F.S., in which the licensee attests as an expert in accountancy to the reliability or fairness of presentation of financial information or utilizes any form of disclaimer of opinion which is intended or conventionally understood to convey an assurance of reliability as to matters not specifically disclaimed.

(g) Promotional services and events purchased from donated funds by the Secretary of State for purposes provided in Section 15.18(7), F.S.

(h) Payments for membership dues pursuant to Section 216.345, F.S.

(i) Examinations approved in accordance with Section 455.217(1)(c), F.S.

(j) Adoption placement services licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services.

(k) Other purchases identified in Section 287.057(5)(f), F.S.

(l) Purchases from Enterprise and Agency Alternate Contract Sources.

(m) Purchases made by agencies pursuant to Section 287.056(1), F.S., from state term contracts competitively procured by the Department.

(5) When determining the amount or amounts of purchases for the purpose of applying the threshold categories, agencies shall follow the definitions and classes and groups of commodities or contractual services established by the Department. Acquisitions shall be reviewed and considered on an agency-wide basis, except that acquisitions by agencies with decentralized purchasing functions shall be considered and reviewed on the basis of each purchasing office that maintains full-time purchasing staff. A purchasing office shall not divide its purchases or its purchasing operations to circumvent these requirements. Determination of the threshold amount for Category Two for lease or rental is based on a twelve (12) month period of time. Extension of a contract for an additional period of time is not subject to this provision.

(6) If applicable, the attestation required by section 287.057(21), F.S., shall be placed in the Agency file.

(7) When an Agency issues a Competitive Solicitation, the Agency shall include the standard “General Contract Conditions” Form PUR 1000 (07/24), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16731; the PUR 1000’s Form PUR 7801, Vendor Certification Form (07/24), http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16725; and the standard “General Instructions to Respondents” Form PUR 1001 (11/04); each of which is hereby incorporated by reference. The forms are available on the Department’s website at https://www.dms.myflorida.com/purforms. Except as modified by an Agency pursuant to the following subsections, these instructions shall apply to all Competitive Solicitations and these conditions shall be part of all resulting Contracts.

(a) PUR 1001 contains instructions explaining the solicitation process and the actions necessary to respond. The agency shall attach additional materials specific to each particular solicitation, including but not limited to contact information, a solicitation timeline, a location for the public opening, evaluation criteria, required information regarding renewal of the contract, and any other necessary information. These additional instructions are commonly referred to as “Special Instructions to Respondents.” In the event of any conflict between Form PUR 1001 and the additional instructions attached by the agency, the additional instructions shall take precedence over the Form PUR 1001 unless the conflicting term is required by any section of the Florida Statutes, in which case the term contained in PUR 1001 shall take precedence.

(b) The PUR 1000 contains standard terms and conditions that will apply to the Contract which results from the Competitive Solicitation. The PUR 1000’s attached PUR 7801 contains certifications regarding statutorily required vendor criteria. For Competitive Solicitations seeking to establish a State Term Contract the PUR 1000 will be applicable to Customer purchases made off the State Term Contract. The Agency may attach additional contract terms and conditions specific to its particular Competitive Solicitation or purchase made off a State Term Contract. These additional terms shall bereferred to as “Special Conditions.” In the event of any conflict between the PUR 1000 or 7801 form and any Special Conditions attached by the Agency, the Special Conditions will take precedence over the PUR 1000 or 7801form unless the conflicting term in the PUR form is required by law, in which case the term contained in the PUR 1000 or 7801 will take precedence or purchase made off a State Term Contract

(8) In addition to including the PUR 1000, 1001, and 7801, all Competitive Solicitations issued by an Agency shall include any other statutorily required terms, including those set forth in section 287.057, F.S., a Special Conditions Section, and a Technical Specifications or Scope of Work Section. As provided in paragraph (7)(b), above, the Special Conditions Section may be used by Agencies to supplement or supersede the General Contract Conditions contained in the PUR 1000. The Technical Specifications or Scope of Work Section shall be used by Agencies to provide detail regarding the scope of Contractual Services sought or Commodities to be procured by the Agency through the Competitive Solicitation.

(9) Agencies, state universities, and Florida College System institutions, or any contracted food service providers thereof, shall report the total expenditures and quantity of Food Commodities which were grown or produced according to the requirements pursuant to section 287.0823(4), F.S., by submitting Forms PUR 1279, “Food Commodities Grown or Produced in Florida,” and 1279A, “Spreadsheet Template,” both effective 07/24 and hereby incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16729 and http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16728, respectively, or on the Department’s website at https://www.dms.myflorida.com/purforms. All Food Commodities expenditures and quantities purchased must be reported to the Department no later than August 1, 2024, and each August 1 biennially thereafter. This section applies to expenditures made by an Agency, state university, or Florida College System institution pursuant to its purchase of Food Commodities.

(a) For purposes of this subsection, “Food Commodities” means either raw agricultural commodities or processed commodities, provided that they are the forms that are sold or distributed for human consumption, including farm products as defined in section 823.14, F.S., of any class, variety, or use thereof in their natural state or as processed by a farm operation or processor for the purpose of marketing such product.

Rulemaking Authority 287.032(2), 287.042, 287.0823 FS. Law Implemented 287.042, 287.057, 287.0823 FS. History–New 5-20-64, Amended 4-4-67, Revised 2-6-68, Amended 2-8-69, Revised 5-20-71, Amended 7-31-75, 10-1-78, Revised 11-14-79, Amended 8-18-80, 8-6-81, 10-13-83, 3-1-84, 3-14-84, 11-12-84, 2-28-85, 12-17-85, Formerly 13A-1.02, Amended 6-5-86, 2-9-87, 11-3-88, 1-18-90, 4-10-91, 9-1-92, Formerly 13A-1.002, Amended 4-24-94, 1-9-95, 1-1-96, 3-21-96, 9-23-96, 7-6-98, 1-2-00, 10-3-04, 12-22-04, 10-15-06, 7-22-24.