Chapter 4 – Information Technology

45020.4.3 Leveraged Procurement Agreements

• Leveraged Procurement Agreements (LPA) are purchasing agreements established by the Department of General Services'(DGSDepartment of General Services) Procurement Division (PD), enabling streamlined State purchases by removing repetitive, resource intensive, costly and time-consuming bid processes by departments, per PCCPublic Contract Code, sections 10290, et seq. and 12101.5. The following are the LPAs offered by the DGSDepartment of General Services:

  • California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) – refer to CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation PAAL for maximum threshold.

  • Cooperative Agreements (such as National Association of State Procurement Officials, Value Point which is consolidated with the former Western States Contracting Alliance, etc.) – refer to CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation PAAL for maximum threshold.

  • Master Agreement/Master Service Agreement (MA/MSAMerit Salary Adjustment) – refer to CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation PAAL for maximum threshold.

  • Software Licensing Program.

  • State Price Schedule (SPSState Price Schedule) – refer to CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation PAAL for maximum threshold.

  • Statewide Contracts.

• Some LPAs are mandatory; therefore, buyers must know how to find LPAs and verify whether the specific goods and or services they require are available on a mandatory LPA. DGSDepartment of General Services maintains a State Contracts Index Listing, refer to DGSDepartment of General Services’s PD webpage for additional information. Buyer shall refer to LPA user instructions for details on procurement.

• For detailed information on each of these LPA methods, refer to the individual LPA user instructions.