Section R23-1-503 - Small Purchases or CommoditiesSmall purchases shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 63G-6a-506. This administrative rule provides additional requirements and procedures and must be used in conjunction with the Utah Procurement Code.
(1) "Small Purchase" means a procurement conducted by the division that does not require the use of a standard procurement process.(2) Small Purchase thresholds for commodities:(a) The "Individual Procurement" threshold is a maximum amount of $2,000 for a procurement item and for individual procurement items costing up to $2,000, the division may select the best source by direct award and without seeking competitive bids or quotes;(b) The single procurement aggregate threshold is a maximum amount of $10,000 for multiple procurement items purchased from one source at one time; and(c) The annual cumulative threshold from the same source is a maximum amount of $100,000.(3) When practicable, the division shall use a rotation system or other system designed to allow for competition when using the small purchases process for commodities.Utah Admin. Code R23-1-503
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-06, effective 2/24/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-04, effective 2/8/2023