4.A2.0 The California State Contracts Register (CSCR) was established to maximize California competition through advertising State purchasing and contracting opportunities. See GC Sections 14825 et seq. The CSCR is used for the Contracts following solicitation functions: Register Posting Solicitations Posting of contractor ads to seek prime or sub-contractors. 4.A2.1 When Solicitations must be advertised in the CSCR. A copy of the published advertising is advertisement must be included within the procurement file. The following required describes the requirements for advertisements. Advertising is required if the purchase is classified as follows: 4.A2.2 Solicitations shall not be released prior to publication in the CSCR and must Solicitation be released after or simultaneously with the contract advertisement Release Date publication. 4.A2.3 Bid opportunities must be advertised (published in the CSCR) for at least 10 Publish Date working days prior to the bid due date, per GC 14827.2. and PCC 10302. vs. Bid or Requests for a shorter timeframe for the advertisement of the solicitation of goods, shall be submitted in writing as follows: Proposal Due Departments with delegated purchasing authority must submit written Date justification signed by their Purchasing Authority Contact to the CSCR staff. DGS/PD One Time Acquisitions (OTA) buyers making purchases on behalf of other State Agencies requesting a shorter timeframe must submit a written justification signed by their respective Branch Chief to the CSCR staff. 4.A2.4 An exemption from advertising in the CSCR for services may be obtained if a Contract Contract Advertising Exemption Request (STD.821) is submitted to DGS/PD Advertising for review and approval through FI$Cal (refer to chapter 6 for more Exemption for information on the STD 821 process). This form is used when a competitive Services acquisition is requested to be exempted from advertising or is neither feasible nor possible. When a competitive acquisition will be conducted, but an advertising exemption is being requested, a Non-Competitive Bid (NCB) contract
4.A2.0 California Contracts Register The California State Contracts Register (CSCR) was established to maximize competition through advertising State purchasing and contracting opportunities. See GC Sections 14825 et seq. The CSCR is used for the following solicitation functions: Posting Solicitations Posting of contractor ads to seek prime or sub-contractors. 4.A2.1 When advertising is required Solicitations must be advertised in the CSCR. A copy of the published advertisement must be included within the procurement file. The following describes the requirements for advertisements. Advertising is required if the purchase is classified as follows: 4.A2.2 Solicitation Release Date Solicitations shall not be released prior to publication in the CSCR and must be released after or simultaneously with the contract advertisement publication. 4.A2.3 Publish Date vs. Bid or Proposal Due Date Bid opportunities must be advertised (published in the CSCR) for at least 10 working days prior to the bid due date, per GC 14827.2. and PCC 10302. Requests for a shorter timeframe for the advertisement of the solicitation of goods, shall be submitted in writing as follows: Departments with delegated purchasing authority must submit written justification signed by their Purchasing Authority Contact to the CSCR staff. DGS/PD One Time Acquisitions (OTA) buyers making purchases on behalf of other State Agencies requesting a shorter timeframe must submit a written justification signed by their respective Branch Chief to the CSCR staff. 4.A2.4 Contract Advertising Exemption for Services An exemption from advertising in the CSCR for services may be obtained if a Contract Advertising Exemption Request (STD.821) is submitted to DGS/PD for review and approval through FI$Cal (refer to chapter 6 for more information on the STD 821 process). This form is used when a competitive acquisition is requested to be exempted from advertising or is neither feasible nor possible. When a competitive acquisition will be conducted, but an advertising exemption is being requested, a Non-Competitive Bid (NCB) contract
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