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Northern Arizona University
Purchasing Policy and Procedure

Procurement Regulations

POLICY:

University procurements, regardless of funding source, will be made in accordance with applicable state statutes, federal regulations, Board of Regents' policies, and University policies. Purchasing Services will ensure policy compliance. The Director of Procurement has the central responsibility for establishing procedures and guidelines that will assist users in complying with procurement policies.

The Arizona Board of Regents is exempt from the provisions of the Arizona Procurement Code. State law, however, required the Board of Regents to adopt rules prescribing procurement policies and procedures that are substantially equivalent to those established for the State of Arizona. Therefore, the ABOR University Procurement Code was adopted.

The sources listed below govern University procurement procedures.

1. Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual - §3-800, "Procurement Procedures"; §7-100, "Building Construction and Repair"; §7-300, "Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Real Property."



2. Purchasing Services Policies and Procedures Manual.



3. University policy.



4. United States. Office of Management and Budget. OMB circular A-110 (revised), Procurement Standards, Attachment O.



5. Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 15 United States Code Annotated §661-697 (West Supplement 1987).