Authority Delegated To State Agencies

(1) A Delegated Authority to procure goods or services, award grants, issue loans or enter into revenue or no cost contracts shall be effective upon the approval of the Chief Procurement Officer and the Comptroller of the Treasury. No grant, loan, purchase, or contract shall be initiated and no obligation shall be incurred on behalf of the State by a State Agency unless a Delegated Authority is granted by the Chief Procurement Officer and the Comptroller of the Treasury. The approval process requirements for a Delegated Authority shall be more particularly prescribed by Central Procurement Office Policy. The general requirements for each Delegated Authority are as follows: (a) Delegated Grant Authority: 1. A Delegated Grant Authority may be approved where: (i) The program requirements are such that guidelines can be developed to give direction to the agency that issues a number of similar grants. (ii) The individual grants involved are of such uniformity and standardization of processes, procedures and contract terms and conditions that there is little necessity or practicality for individual review. 2. Delegated Loan Authority: A Delegated Loan Authority shall set forth the terms and conditions for making a loan and include all provisions required by Central Procurement Office Policy. 3. Delegated Purchase Authority: (i) A Delegated Purchase Authority may be approved for procurement of goods or services, provided that such purchases and any resulting contracts from such purchases are subject to applicable provisions of these Rules and Central Procurement Office Policy. (b) A Delegated Purchase Authority for the procurement of goods or services shall set forth all criteria, provisions and limitations consistent with Central Procurement Office Policy. (2) General Requirements of Delegated Authorities: (a) Each State Agency receiving a Delegated Authority shall file such documentation with the Chief Procurement Officer, in a form prescribed by Central Procurement Office Policy, which details the request for a Delegated Authority and the authorized signatories for the State Agency. (b) All Delegated Authorities shall set forth all requirements prescribed by Central Procurement Office Policy. (c) No changes shall be made to any Delegated Authorities without a written amendment to the Delegated Authorities requiring the same approval as the initial request. (d) Records of the approval of the delegated authority shall be maintained by the Central Procurement Office