Section R33-4-104 - Small PurchasesSmall purchases shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 63G-6a-408. This administrative rule provides additional requirements and procedures and must be used in conjunction with the Procurement Code.
(1) "Small Purchase" means a procurement conducted by a procurement unit that does not require the use of a standard procurement process. (2) Small Purchase thresholds: (a) The "Individual Procurement" threshold is a maximum amount of $1,000 for a procurement item; (i) For individual procurement item(s) costing up to $1,000, an entity subject to these rules may select the best source by direct award and without seeking competitive bids or quotes. (a) The single procurement aggregate threshold is a maximum amount of $5,000 for multiple procurement item(s) purchased from one source at one time; and (b) The annual cumulative threshold from the same source is a maximum amount of $50,000. (3) Whenever practicable, the Division of Purchasing and General Services and entities subject to these rules shall use a rotation system or other system designed to allow for competition when using the small purchases process. Utah Admin. Code R33-4-104
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-18, effective 8/21/2015