Guidelines for Issuance of Cometitive Bids

Under the State of Alabama bid law any request(s) for like or similar products and/or services which total $7500.00 or more during a fiscal year must be competitively bid. The University of Alabama is considered to be one entity by State Law. Therefore, requests that can be anticipated by the University for like or similar items or items to like or similar vendors and cumulatively total $7500.00 or more within a fiscal year period are subject to the competitive bid law.

Note: Buyers within the Purchasing Department are assigned particular areas of concentration in which they develop expertise and are constantly monitoring anticipated needs or current trends on campus. Standing contracts for recurring purchase of supplies, equipment or services are often established to expedite the issuance of purchase requests, to obtain volume discounts, and to insure compliance with the State Bid Law. These contract areas are available for campus use. ( See Appendix for complete list of standing contracts.)