ACPS Procurement Administration
Procurement Methods
Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA)
Solicitations
Miscellaneous
100

The name of the P-Card Administrator

Who is Chandra Wilson

100

Can be awarded for up to 2 years

This method requires a quote 

Only on practicable provider

Sole Source

100

Ture/ or False: All public entities in the Commonwealth are required to follow these policies when taxpayers' dollars are being utilized. 

True

100

Another name for competitive negotiations

Request for proposal

100

A minimum of 3 quotes is required 

$10,001-$30,000

300

All work requests for Procurement begin once your request/ quote is entered into this?

The Procurement Service Request  Portal (PSR) 

300

Preferred method when the health and welfare of students and staff are at risk

Emergency

300

True/ False: Dollar thresholds, procurement methods, allowable, and prohibited purchases are defined here and it is the duty solely of the Procurement Office to adhere to these rules.

False: Dollar thresholds, procurement methods, allowable, and prohibited purchases are defined here, and it is the duty of every public entity, at every level, to adhere to these rules.  This duty does not rest with Procurement alone. 

300

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Request for Information (RFI)

are both forms of 

Informal Competitive Solicitations

300

Procurement policies are located here on the ACPS website

School Board Policies 

Section D: Fiscal Management

500

The only office that can authorize, approve, and negotiate price increases with the vendors for existing contracts.

Who is the Procurement Office

500

$80,000

Professional Services Threshold

500

It is a subsection of the Code of Virginia that defines and regulates the process and policies associated with the expenditure of public funds at the local and state level.

The Virginia Public Procurement Act 

500

All formal solicitations are posted here, Virginia's e-procurement system

eVA

www.eva,virginia.gov

500

Exceptions to Competition

Sole Source

Emergency

Cooperative Procurement (Riders)

700

The name of the Capital Projects Buyer

Maryam Zahory

700

The purchase from another public body's contract, which does not include construction.

Cooperative Contracts or Riders 

700

The inspection of records, contracts and other public records relating to procurement transactions shall be open to the inspection of any citizen, in accordance with this 

Virginia Freedom of Information Act

700

Formal document found in Canvas and the PSR to initiate all competitive solicitations, includes the statement of needs/ scope of work, and the funding type 

Solicitation Request Form
700

VITA is also known as

Virginia Information Technology Agency

1000

The only individuals who have signing authority to execute contracts and agreements; that bind ACPS.

In the exact order

Procurement Director

Assistant Procurement Director

Superintendent

Chief Financial Officer

1000

Bulk purchases of commodities used in road and highway construction and maintenance, aggregates shall not be made by______ or _____ 

Public auction or reverse auction

1000

It is the intent of the General Assembly that _____

be sought to the maximum feasible degree, that procurement procedures involve openness and administrative efficiency, that individual public bodies enjoy broad flexibility in fashioning details of such ___.

Competition, Competition

1000

Specification, statement of work or needs, issue solicitation, review responses received, contract and award, purchase order, receipt of goods or services, evaluation. 

Procurement Cycle

1000

Staff signing contracts or authorizing work without a valid purchase order 

Unauthorized Purchases