1. A. Special DPA. A DPA set by the Office of State Procurement above the Standard DPA for purchases and/or contracts, or a DPA set below the Standard DPA for purchases and/or contracts, shall be referred to as a “Special DPA.”

   1. 1. An agency or department head may present a request to the State Chief Procurement Officer for a special DPA under the categories of “purchases” and/or “contracts” or for specific items or categories of purchases or contracts.
   2. 2. Additionally, the State Chief Procurement Officer may take the initiative to assign a special DPA by increasing or decreasing an agency’s existing purchases DPA or contracts DPA to a level above (or below) the standard DPA.
   3. 3. Any special DPA may place additional or specific allowances or conditions upon purchasing or contracting by an agency.

2. B. Master List. An agency’s Special DPA shall be placed on a master list.

   1. 1. Any Special DPA, along with any other specific allowances, conditions or limitations, will be documented on a Master List maintained by the Office of State Procurement.
   2. 2. The master list will be made available (when requested) to an agency, department, the Legislative Auditor or to any other person deemed appropriate by the State Chief Procurement Officer, or as may otherwise be required by the Public Records Act.
   3. 3. Any agency not listed on the master list should operate under a standard DPA equal to the amount provided in Section 4(A) in the Governor’s Executive Order on Small Purchase Procedures for purchasing and $5,000 for contracts, excepting specific agencies’ special categorical delegations, if applicable.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1566.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of State Procurement, LR 42:3 (January 2016), amended LR 47:199 (January 2021).