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New Procurement Guidelines
Published April 19, 2023
Recent legislation signed into law by New York State Governor Hochul has significantly changed the procurement flexibility of all SUNY schools.
Summary of Changes to State-Funded Procurements
- All transactions of $75,000 or more must be pre-approved by the Attorney General as well as the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC).
- All purchases (one-time or aggregate over a 12-month period) of $200,000 or more on an Office of General Services (OGS) centralized contract require the pre-approval of the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC).
- SUNY and OSC have the ability to annually negotiate higher pre-approval limits.
- New York State Contract Reporter advertising is still required for any purchase of $50,000 or more (this has not changed).
- These changes do not apply to purchases made with Research Foundation and UB Foundation funds.