La. Admin. Code tit. 34 § XIII-505

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XIII-505 - Competitive Thresholds

A. Procurements. Single procurements of goods or services utilized within a twelve month period estimated to cost less than $50,000 shall be made using procedures determined by the CPO. Procurement of goods and services utilized within a 12-month period estimated to cost in excess of $50,000 or an amount as determined by the management board to be in the best interest of the university or to offset volatile economic conditions shall be made using the competitive methods set forth by the CPO unless exempt elsewhere in this UPPC.

B. Information Technology. Single procurements of information technology software, installation, license, modifications, integration, training, hosted software, software subscriptions, support, etc. and hardware/software maintenance estimated to cost less than $100,000 during a 12-month period shall be made using procedures determined by the CPO. Procurement of information technology software and hardware/software maintenance estimated to cost in excess of $100,000 or an amount as determined by the management board to be in the best interest of the university or to offset volatile economic conditions during a 12 month period shall be made using the competitive methods set forth by the CPO unless exempt elsewhere in this UPPC.

C. Professional Services. Procurements of professional services shall be made using procedures determined by the CPO. These include services that are rendered by an independent contractor who has a professed knowledge of some department of learning or science used in practical applications to the affairs of others or in the practice of an art founded on it, which independent contractors shall include and not be limited to lawyers, doctors, dentists, psychologists, advance practice nurses, veterinarians, architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, accountants, actuaries, claims adjusters, pharmacists, visiting professors and scientists.

D. Specialty Services by Individuals. Procurement of services rendered by individuals which require the use of graphic artists, sculptors, musicians, entertainers, photographers, and writers or which require the use of highly technical or unique individual skills or talents, such as, but not limited to, paramedics, therapists, handwriting analysts, foreign representatives, expert speakers, trainers within a continuing education program and expert witnesses for adjudications or other court proceedings shall be made using procedures determined by the CPO.

E. Artificial Division. Under no circumstances may a procurement requirement be artificially divided so as to avoid the application of competitive thresholds under this Section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 34, § XIII-505

Promulgated by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Office of Procurement and Property Management, LR 41545 (3/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3139-3139.7 as amended by Act 749 of 2014.