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Procurement Reform

Procurement Reform. Ensured value for the State of Arizona. Background. Several states have embarked upon procurement reform over the past 10 years Arizona has conducted similar initiatives at the agency/administrative level, but without a comprehensive legislative and organizational focus

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Procurement Reform

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  1. Procurement Reform Ensured value for the State of Arizona

  2. Background • Several states have embarked upon procurement reform over the past 10 years • Arizona has conducted similar initiatives at the agency/administrative level, but without a comprehensive legislative and organizational focus • Arizona is ready for a reform initiative to gain greater value, efficiency, quality, consistency, and cost savings for our taxpayers

  3. Procurement ReformArizona Procurement Code (APC) Current Law Reform Expand definition for lobbying to include attempting to influence the procurement of materials, services, and construction Prohibit vendors from soliciting state employees for employment during defined procurement period Prohibit specific actions for state employees, even if employing agency is exempt from APC • Lobbying Regulations and Registration limited to legislative actions with no provisions for procurement lobbying activities

  4. Procurement ReformArizona Procurement Code (APC) Current Law Reform Expand exemptions to include products/services where competition is not available or feasible: Textbooks (School for Deaf and Blind) Entertainment (State Fair) Utilities (all agencies) Certifications, professional memberships, conference registrations (all agencies) • 29 whole or partial APC exemptions for 24 different agencies

  5. Procurement ReformArizona Procurement Code (APC) Current Law Reform Expand authority to: Establish compliance program Establish mandatory procurement training/ certification program Transfer agency Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) positions to ADOA for administrative control; CPOs physically remain at agencies (similar to Personnel Reform) Establish centralized Procurement Attorney unit Newspaper advertisement requirement removed; continue posting solicitations on ProcureAZ and notifying registered vendors (27,758 active vendors) • Limited authority at ADOA for procurement management • Newspaper advertising required for service procurements

  6. Procurement ReformArizona Procurement Code (APC) Current Law Reform Establish flexible approach regarding determinations including: Change to Pre-Offer Conference Schedule Adapt contract clauses to solicitations Refine use of cost-reimbursable contracts Remove need for written determinations to use other procurement methods, i.e. Request for Proposals and Alternative Delivery Methods • Excessive written determinations* required • Low bid procurements required for all purchases unless otherwise justified (written determination) * A determination is a written justification stating the basis for a particular action.

  7. Procurement ReformArizona Procurement Code (APC) Current Law Reform Increase informal bid limit* to $100,000 for all procurements Increase Small Business set-aside requirement for all procurements up to $100,000 • Informal bid limit* of $50,000 for all procurements • Small Business set-aside requirement for all procurements less than $50,000 *A small dollar procurement that is solicited electronically or by phone to three vendors.

  8. Procurement ReformArizona Procurement Code (APC) Current Law Reform Eliminate actions duplicated by other processes, i.e. Project Investment Justification (PIJ) Establish vendor performance standards to use in procurement evaluations Expand cooperative program: Allow limited “piggyback” purchases from other political entities and cooperatives Allow all 501(c)(3) companies to utilize statewide contracts • Extensive information systems and telecommunications procurement evaluation requirements • Lack of clear authority to consider vendor performance • Cooperative Purchases • Lack authority to “piggyback” – purchase off other contracts • Participation in cooperative purchases limited to political subdivisions, educational and health institutions

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