Associated Policies and Guidance Links

This page provides resources related to the associated policies and guidance to OSD's Conducting Best Value Procurement Handbook.

808 CMR 1.00 Compliance, Reporting and Auditing for Human and Social Services

Employment and Training Specifications for Certain Requests for Responses

Human and Social Services/Purchase of Service (POS) Contracts

• Discharge Planning Specifications for Certain Requests for Responses
• General Audit and Compliance Requirements
• OSD Update 08-03, Purchase of Service (POS) Capital Items Procurement Policy
• Purchase of Service Attachment Instructions for Human and Social Services

Other Associated Policies and Guidance

• Glossary of Terms
• Guidelines for Ensuring Best Value Procurement
• Massachusetts Privatization Law (Chapter 296 of the Acts of 1993)
• How to Conduct a Procurement Debriefing
• EPP General Information Requirements and Guidance
• Request for Response/Contract Duration
• RFR-Required Specifications of Commodities and Services
• RFR Other Specifications
• RFR-Required Specifications for Information Technology

Contract Execution and Management

Vendor Debarment - All departments must check the debarred vendor lists before awarding or renewing a contract in order to ensure that they are not awarding a contract to a debarred vendor.

The following documents pertaining to contract execution and management have been jointly issued by the Operational Services Division and the Office of the Comptroller.

State Finance Law and General Requirements

Amendments, Suspensions or Terminations Includes Guidelines on Material Changes in a Contractor's Identity.

Date of issue: September 25, 2016 
Last revision date: May 01, 2021
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