OIG Public Procurement Forms, Guides and Advisories

The Chapter 30B Manual contains information about procurement requirements and recommendations. Chapter 30B establishes procedures to follow for most agreements for acquisitions of supplies and services, dispositions of surplus supplies, and real property acquisitions and dispositions by local governmental bodies.

The Office of the Inspector General created the procurement charts as a guide on public procurement procedures that must be followed pursuant to the Massachusetts General Laws. Contact your chief procurement officer or legal counsel for advice on your jurisdiction's rules and procurement procedures.

This guide provides information on writing and organizing good, clear invitations for bids (IFBs) and requests for proposals (RFPs) for supplies and services contracts. It includes general tips, a model IFB, and instructions on how to modify that model to create an RFP.

This guide helps local officials understand the procurement rules for hiring Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) under Chapter 30B.

This guide helps local officials understand the procurement rules for banking services under Chapter 30B, the Uniform Procurement Act.

This advisory provides guidance on disposing of surplus supplies through online auctions while complying with Chapter 30B, the Uniform Procurement Act.

This advisory was issued to assist municipalities in preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in the use of fuel for motor vehicle fleets.

This advisory provides information on hiring insurance consultants, including that insurance consultants must be licensed and free from financial ties with insurance brokers.

This advisory contains guidance on procuring services relating to snow hauling and procuring snow and ice-control supplies. It clarifies that snow plowing is exempt from Chapter 30B, but snow hauling is not.

A local jurisdiction that wishes to use Chapter 30B’s request for proposals (RFP) process to procure supplies or services ($50,000 or more) must appoint a CPO.