Chapter 4 – Information Technology

45010.4 Goods and Services Contracts – Responsibilities

• Enterprise Information Services (EISEnterprise Information Services (formerly Information Services Division))/Information Technology Goods and Services Procurement Section (ITGSP) is responsible to ensure that all State Contracting Guidelines for both ITInformation Technology goods and services are followed.

• The department’s ITGSP shall supervise ITInformation Technology goods and services contracts entered into by CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in a manner that:

  • Conserves the financial interests of the department and the state.

  • Prevents, so far as possible, any wasteful or inefficient acts by employees of CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

  • Avoids unnecessary expenditures.

• ITGSP

  • The ITGSP is responsible for the purchase documents for all ITInformation Technology equipment and data-related items for use in all of CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

    • ITGSP shall ensure that all requests submitted for purchase are complete and the necessary documentation is included, such as, but not limited to, certifications or ITInformation Technology Project Authority documentation.

    • ITGSP is the departmental contact with the DGSDepartment of General Services and California Department ofTechnology (CDT) for all ITInformation Technology procurements processed for all of CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

• DGSDepartment of General Services

  • DGSDepartment of General Services is the state agency that grants purchasing authority and monitors ITInformation Technology goods and services contracts entered all other state agencies.

  • Department of Finance (DOFDepartment Of Finance) and DGSDepartment of General Services have general powers of supervision over matters concerning the financial and business policies of the state, and they are empowered to institute investigations and procedures deemed proper in the best interests of the state.

  • According to the SCM, the Purchasing Authority Unit (PAU) within the DGSDepartment of General Services Procurement Division (PD) is responsible for oversight of the purchasing authority program on a statewide basis, including review and approval of purchasing authority applications, monitoring of departments granted purchasing authority, and increases to, as well as decreases to purchasing authority dollar thresholds.

• California Department of Technology (CDT)

  • CDT is the state agency that has statutory authority to conduct and approve acquisitions for reportable ITInformation Technology projects for all state agencies.