Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 2 – Fiscal Management

Article 12 – Materials Management

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22030.6.4.4 Material Services Section (MSS) Items

  • Items available from the DGSDepartment of General Services, MSSMaterial Services Section, shall be purchased from local vendors using the Delegated Purchase Program only when the following conditions are met:

    • MSSMaterial Services Section is out of stock (indicated by a back order notice).

    • The need for the item is immediate and the need can be substantiated.

  • A delegated purchase order shall be used to purchase a 30-day interim supply of items not to exceed the monetary limits of the delegated authority. However, the audit copy of the delegation order shall be clearly marked with a statement referring to the MSSMaterial Services Section stock outage and affixed with a copy of the back order notice.