Procurement 101 &
SharePoint
Sole Source &
Consortium
Pre-approvals Entry & Bonfire Intake
MWBE &
Board Reports
Requisitions &
Buying Plan
100

Spending threshold limit for informal procurements

What is less than $25,000

100

Number of days a Sole Source item must be posted publicly before it can go to Board for approval

What is 14 days

100

Who initiates the PS Pre-Approvals Entry?

Who are all authorized PS users

100

The minimum MBE % goal requirement and WBE % goal requirement for the District

What is 25% MBE & 7% WBE

100

Purchase threshold $ amount that would require Procurement to approve your requisition and sign off on the PO

What is purchases over $25,000

200

T/F: Not only can you learn about how to read and understand a Board Report, but you can also learn how to Create a Board Report on the Business & Procurement Services SharePoint site.

What is True?

200

Name two (2) Board Reports numbers that authorize CCC to spend with consortium vendors

What is BR 29816 & BR 32583

200

Who is responsible for approving Bonfire Intake requests?

Who is Procurement Leadership

200

What Board Report types do you submit to Procurement?

What are Purchases & Agreements

200

MC: You are trying to place an order for Balloons to decorate for the graduation ceremony, which item code is the correct item code to use?

A. 037-00 (Amusement, Decorations, Entertainment)

B: 037-34 (Decorations) 

C: 037-84 (Balloons)

What is C: 037-84 (Balloons)

300

MC: Which types of Procurement processes are discussed on the SharePoint Site? 

a. Bids/RFP’s/RFQ’s 

b. Consortium Purchases 

c. Joint Procurement 

d. Piggybacks 

e. Sole Source 

f. All of the above 

What is F: All of the above

300

Consortium website will you NOT find contract information

What is IPHEC

300

T/F: I can upload a placeholder document in PS Pre-Approvals until I’ve gathered all information/documents.

What is False; Procurement requires that only legitimate information be uploaded in PS Pre-approvals

300

T/F: There is a MWBE compliance reporting requirement in Bonfire following contract execution.

What is False; There is a MWBE compliance reporting requirement in B2Gnow following contract execution

300

T/F: When creating an Annual PO, in the distribution details tab and the requisition defaults, the “distribute by” type should be Amount not Quantity.

What is True

400

Dollar value you will need an Agreement Board Report regardless of commodity

What is $250,000

400

T/F: A company that has a trademarked commodity automatically qualifies as a Sole Source.

What is False; a trademark is only to protect a specific brand; there may be other brands with the same commodity 

400

MC: Which of the following Procurement Types is the User Department not required to obtain Compliance Schedules from the Vendor when submitting a request in the PeopleSoft Pre-Approvals module?

a. Consortium 

b. Renewal 

c. Sole Source 

d. Exempt/Exception 

e. All of the above 

What is B: Renewal

400

What sections of the Board Report does Procurement complete?

What are Vendor Selection Criteria & MBE/WBE Compliance

400

MC: When creating a requisition that is linked to a contract, which attachments are necessary to include: 

A: Board Report and draft PSA 

B: Board Report and executed PSA 

C: Board Report, executed PSA and Quote 

D: Board Report, Quote and Consortium contract

What is C: Board Report, executed PSA and Quote 

500

MC: Which is not part of the Procurement Services SharePoint Site? 

a. How to Start a Requisition 

b. Trackers 

c. Annual Buying Plans 

d. None of the above 

What is D: None of the above

500

What two reasons would prompt you to take a consortium purchase to the Board for approval?

What is 1) purchases over $25K that require agreements or warranties that need to be reviewed by Legal; 2) any consortium purchase over $250K 

500

T/F: Requesters can automatically proceed to the Board portal after approval of their PS Pre-Approval Intake.

What is False, the assigned Contract Administrator will inform them when they can proceed to the Board portal 

500

The execution of a distinct element of work with ACTUAL performance, resources, management, and supervision

What is Commercially Useful Function?

500

What is a Buying Plan?

What is a planning tool