Overall Statutory Authority: |
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| The Mass General Law that creates the Operational Services Division and its procurement/sourcing, collective purchasing, surplus property, printing/reprographic and vehicle oversight authority. | MGL c. 7, § 4A |
Procurement/Sourcing: |
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| Purchase of supplies and equipment; rules and regulations; duties of state purchasing agent | MGL c. 7, § 22 |
| Collective purchasing by commonwealth and political subdivisions | MGL c. 7, § 22A |
| Requirements for doing business in Northern Ireland | MGL c. 7, § 22C |
| Preferential procurement of products or services within the commonwealth | MGL c. 7, § 22O |
| Preference for products grown in or produced from products grown in the commonwealth | MGL c. 7, § 23B |
| The Mass General Law that creates a Standardization Board | MGL c. 7, § 26 |
| Travel-related services; purchase coordination | MGL c. 7, § 27A |
| Consultants; employment and compensation; legislative reports | MGL c. 29, § 29A |
| Utility expenses of commonwealth; recoupment of overcharges | MGL c. 29, § 29G |
| Purchasing of goods, supplies, equipment and services for state departments | MGL c. 30, § 51 |
| Approval of purchases | MGL c. 30, § 52 |
| Purchase of articles made by blind persons for use in state and other public institutions | MGL c. 6, § 134 |
| Procurement of Commodities or Services, Including Human and Social Services - sets forth the rules that executive branch departments must use when purchasing commodities and services, including human and social services. | 801 CMR 21.00 |
| Executive Order Establishing Nutrition Standards for Food Purchased and Served by State Agencies | Executive Order 509 |
| Establishing an Environmental Purchasing Policy | Executive Order 515 |
| Enhancing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Executive Department Procurements and Establishing a Municipal Procurement Program | Executive Order 533 |
| OSD's Procurement Policies, Procedures and Forms: |
Best Value Procurement Handbook 12/21/22 Compliance Advisory: Complete Procurement Records OSD POLICY GUIDANCE 23 - 01 COMMBUYS CLM June 16, 2021 Compliance Advisory Best Value Evaluation of Responses to Small Procurements: A Guide for Strategic Sourcing Teams Best Value Evaluation of SDP Plan Forms: A Guide for Strategic Sourcing Teams |
| Links to Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) Resources for Goods and Services Procurements |
Supplier Diversity Office Statutory Authority, Regulations, Executive Orders and Policies |
OSD's Division of Purchased Services:
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| Bureau of purchased services; responsibilities; pricing methods; appeals; audits; rules and regulations | MGL c. 7, § 22N |
| Contracts with organizations providing social, etc., services | MGL c. 29, § 29B |
| Compliance, Reporting and Auditing for Human and Social Services - sets forth compliance, reporting and auditing requirements for human and social service programs purchased by state departments, as well as private special education programs subject to OSD's pricing. | 808 CMR 1.00 file size 1MB |
| Office of Audit and Quality Assurance webpage and policies and procedures: | Office of Audit and Quality Assurance |
| Special Education Pricing webpage, including policies and forms: | Special Education Pricing |
State Printing: |
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| State purchasing agent; examination of printing bills | MGL c. 7, § 15 |
| Expenditures for documents; approval; filing; sales | MGL c. 7, § 29 |
Surplus Property: |
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| State agency for surplus property; duties. | MGL c. 7, § 4L |
| Purchase of supplies and equipment; rules and regulations; duties of state purchasing agent | MGL c. 7, § 22 |
| Transfer of supplies between state agencies; approval of amount purchased. | MGL c. 7, § 25A |
| Disposition of Surplus State Property (Personal) - insures that the Commonwealth realizes the maximum benefit from surplus personal property by regulating the manner of handling such property. | 802 CMR 3.00 |
| Surplus Property Program Policies and Procedures | Surplus Property Program |
Office of Vehicle Management: |
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| State passenger vehicles and light duty pickup trucks; regulations governing use; report; personal use prohibited. | MGL c. 7, § 9A |
| Motor vehicles owned by commonwealth; use and marking; regulations and restrictions, enforcement; transfer. | MGL c. 30, § 36 |
| Office of Vehicle Management's Policies and Procedures | OVM Policies and Procedures |
| Electric Vehicle First Acquisition Policy | EV First Acquisition Policy |
| Electric Vehicle First Acquisition Policy Guidance | OSD Policy Guidance 23-02 |
| Fleet Rightsizing Notice | Fleet Rightsizing Notice |
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OSD Statutory Authority, Regulations, Executive Orders and Policies
Below is a list of applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders that form the basis for OSD’s oversight of each of these functional areas as well as the related policies: