.04 Procurement Agency Responsibility.

A. Each procurement agency shall make its procurements in accordance with this chapter.

B. The Department of General Services, in executing its responsibility over procurement of information technology equipment and related services, shall require procurement agencies to make those procurements in compliance with this chapter.

C. When delegating procurement authority to procurement agencies, the Department of General Services shall condition the delegation on compliance with this chapter.

D. Procurement agencies shall use the forms and affidavits developed by the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs for reporting procedures required by this title.

E. Before awarding a contract that includes a VSBE goal, the procurement officer shall use the Database to confirm that the VSBE vendor named to fulfill an established VSBE contract goal is certified by the Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA).