Section R2-7-201. State Procurement Administrator: Duties and Qualifications

A.      The director shall hire a state procurement administrator with executive and organizational skills and relevant, recent experi- ence in public procurement.

B.       The state procurement administrator shall:

1.        Administer the procurement of materials, services, and construction needed by the state;

2.        Establish procurement policy and procedure;

3.        Establish procurement training standards;

4.        Designate if an Arizona state contract is mandatory;

5.        Delegate procurement authority under R2-7-202; and

6.        Monitor  compliance  of  state  governmental   units  with state procurement laws.

C.      The state procurement administrator shall maintain a record of each contract awarded under A.R.S. §§ 41-2536 (sole source procurement) and 41-2537 (emergency procurement) that exceeds the amount prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-2535(A). The record shall be maintained for a minimum of five years. The state procurement administrator shall ensure that the record is available for public inspection and contains all of the follow- ing:

1.        Each contractor’s name;

2.        The estimated amount of each contract; and

3.        A description of the item or service procured.

Historical Note

Adopted as an emergency effective January 1, 1985, pur- suant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 84-6). Emergency expired. Permanent rule adopted effec- tive April 3, 1985 (Supp. 85-2). Amended effective April

2, 1993 (Supp. 93-2). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 508, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1).