Competitive Solicitation Requirements

Competitive solicitations must be obtained on all procurements of goods and services above $50,000 unless the goods and services are on a State of Texas or federal contract or a purchasing cooperative contract (see University Regulations and Procedure 04.360) or they cannot be properly justified as a proprietary procurement, emergency procurement, or exempt procurement.

The $50,000 limit applies to either a one-time procurement or repetitive purchases from the same supplier during a fiscal year (ex: procuring toner cartridges throughout the fiscal year).

• State and federal laws and TWU operating policies and procedures prohibit splitting procurement transactions to circumvent the requirements outlined.