Operational Services Division

MISSION

OSD administers the procurement process by establishing statewide contracts for goods and services that ensure the best value, provide customer satisfaction, support the socio-economic and environmental goals of the Commonwealth, and by providing specific operational services.

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Governing Laws

Statutes

MGL C. 5 s. 1: Supervision of state printing; printing contracts; payment of prevailing wages; penalties
MGL C. 5 s. 6: Printing of official and departmental reports.
MGL C. 5 s. 8: Distribution of text books, case books and technical reports; determination.
MGL C. 6 s. 134: Purchase of articles made by blind persons for use in state and other public institutions; release.
MGL C. 7 s. 4A: Departments and divisions of the Executive Office of Administration and Finance.
MGL C. 7 s. 4L: State agency for surplus property; duties.
MGL C. 7 s. 9A: State passenger vehicles and light duty pickup trucks; regulations governing use; report; personal use prohibited.
MGL C. 7 s. 15: State purchasing agent; examination of printing bills.
MGL C. 7 s. 22: Purchase of supplies and equipment; rules and regulations; duties of state purchasing agent.
MGL C. 7 s. 22A: Collective Purchasing by commonwealth and political subdivisions
MGL C. 7 s. 22C: Purchases by state agencies from facilities in Northern Ireland
MGL C. 7 s. 25: Advising state institutions as to suitable products for state departments.
MGL C. 7 s. 25A: Transfer of supplies between state agencies; approval of amount purchased.
MGL C. 7 s. 26: Advisory Standardization Board
MGL C. 7 s. 27: Furnishing paper to reformatory by purchasing agent.
MGL C. 7 s. 27A: Travel-related services; purchase coordination.
MGL C. 7 s. 29: Expenditures for documents; approval; filing; sales.
MGL C. 29 s. 29A: Consultants; employment and compensation; legislative reports.
MGL C. 29 s. 29B: Contracts with organizations providing social, etc., services.
MGL C. 29 s. 29G: Utility expenses of commonwealth; recoupment of overcharges.
MGL C. 30 s. 35: Special reports to state purchasing agent; appeals.
MGL C. 30 s. 36: Motor vehicles owned by commonwealth; use and marking; regulations and restrictions, enforcement; transfer.
MGL C. 30 s. 51: Materials, supplies, etc.; purchasing by state departments
MGL C. 30 s. 52: Approval of purchases.
St. 1993 C. 110 S. 274: Division of Purchased Services
St. 1993 C. 151 S. 113: Division of Purchased Services
St. 1993 C. 296 S. 3: Division of Purchased Services
St. 1993 C. 495 S. 99: Division of Purchased Services

Regulations

801 CMR 21.: Procurement of Commodities or Services, Including Human and Social Services
802 CMR 3.0: Disposition of Surplus State Property (Personal)
808 CMR 1.0: Compliance, Reporting and Auditing for Human and Social Services