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Administrative Resource Center (ARC)

Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition > $25K

What’s Needed in the Package

  • Purchase Request
  • Statement of Work
  • Determination of Nonpersonal Services sheet
  • RFQ
  • Background Information, Project, Purpose/Brief History

Time Frames

Plan on AT LEAST a 6-week time period from the time the ARC receives the FINISHED package to the time the purchase order arrives to the Project Officer.

  • Submit EIN /ACH for the vendor;
  • Submit finished package (see above) to ARC;
  • ARC enters order for Centralized Procurement Offices; (1 week)
  • They type up a posting for the Project Officer’s review and acceptance. If there are no issues, they must post this purchase; (2 weeks)
  • After posting, if there aren’t any disputes, they enter the contract;
  • About later, the paperwork arrives to the ARC;
  • Copies of the P/O go to the Project Officer;
  • The Project Officer is responsible for turning in signed invoices to the ARC;
  • The ARC enters receiving until the invoice is fully paid.