Section 60AER23-4 - Alternative Purchasing Methods(1) Agencies intending to purchase Commodities or Contractual Services in excess of CATEGORY TWO from a single source shall electronically post Form PUR 7776 "Description of Intended Single Source Purchase," revised 07/2022, which is incorporated herein by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14517, or on the Department's website at http://dms.myflorida.com/purforms. Form PUR 7776 requests that prospective vendors provide information regarding their ability to supply the Commodities or Contractual Services described.(2) Agencies shall provide notice of their determination that the Commodities or Contractual Services are available only from a single source by electronically posting Form PUR 7778 "Notice of Intended Decision to Enter Into a Single Source Contract," revised 07/2022, which is incorporated herein by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14518, or on the Department's website at http://dms.myflorida.com/purforms.(3) Agencies shall report all single source action(s) quarterly by submitting Form PUR 7779, "Single Source Action Agency Report Form," effective 07/2022, which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14519 or on the Department's website at http:dms.myflorida.com/purforms. All single source actions must be reported to the Department no later than ten (10) calendar days after the end of the quarter in which the action was completed, with the first quarter beginning on July 1 of each fiscal year.(4) Emergency purchases need not be posted electronically or by any other means.(5) An Agency must request approval from the Department to purchase Commodities or Contractual Services from contracts competitively established by another Agency, or let by the federal government, another state or a political subdivision, by submitting Form PUR 7102, "Agency Request for Approval of Alternate Contract Source (ACS)," revised 07/2022, which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14516, or on the Department's website at http://dms.myflorida.com/purforms. The ACS contract must contain specific language authorizing third parties to make purchases from the contract with the vendor's consent.(6) In addition, a list of current ACS contracts for use by all Agencies is available at http://dms.myflorida.com/ contracts.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 60AER23-4
Rulemaking Authority 287.032(2), 287.042(12) FS. Law Implemented 287.017, 287.042(9), (16), 287.057(3), (14) FS.
Adopted by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 173, September 6, 2023 effective 8/28/2023 (Emergency).