Procurement Resources

State of Colorado Procurement Officials

SPCO Procurement Training Classes & Resources

SPCO Publications

Colorado Procurement Newsletter

Legal Procurement Resources

• Colorado Purchase Order Terms & Conditions
• Procurement Code (Title 24, Article 101-Article 112)
• Note that the Procurement Code has been modernized through HB17-1051, effective August 9, 2017. For access to the signed act, an index, overview webinar, and background visit our Procurement Modernization Initiative page.
• Procurement and Fiscal Rules
• Unofficial Code and Rules Updated 8/2022

Reporting

• Keep Jobs in Colorado
  • Public notice postings for contract performance outside the US or Colorado
  • Form for vendor reporting to governmental body
  • Form for governmental body reporting to DPA
• Services Set-Aside List (Agencies using vendors from this list should report to state_report2spo@state.co.us upon entering into a new contract or upon renewal of contract with vendors)

Colorado Procurement Guidance

Colorado Procurement Guidance is issued on a periodic basis.

• Mandatory and Permissive State Price Agreements
• Cooperative Purchasing Agreements
• Grant Guidance
• Procurement Conflict of Interest Policy

Solicitation Templates

• Request For Proposal (RFP) Template
• RFP Appendix A - Administrative Information
• Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) Template (See COPROU for additional documentation related to ITNs)

Purchasing Thresholds

Goods & Services	Threshold / Bidding Tools
Up to $50,000	Discretionary	No Competition Required*
$50,000 to $250,000	Small Purchases	Documented Quote (DQ)
$250,000 and Over	--	Request for Proposal (RFP) Invitation for Bid (IFB) Invitation to Negotiate (ITN)**

Special circumstance procurements, emergency procurements, reverse auctions, and sole source procurements may be used at any threshold, with approval from the agency procurement official or Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), as required.

* A governmental body without delegated purchasing authority may purchase goods or services with no competition required up to a limit of $5,000.

** The CPO may approve or deny a request to use a DQ process when the estimated cost would exceed the small purchase threshold.

Purchasing Thresholds - Effective July 1, 2022

Colorado Commitment Voucher Types & Thresholds

Commitment Voucher Type	Threshold
Small Purchase Documentation	Goods, Services, and Grants $10,000 or less
Purchase Order	Goods over $10,000 Services between $10,000 and $250,000 Construction up to $150,000 (FR 4-1)
State Contract	Services over $250,000 Construction over $150,000 Professional Services, any amount Real Property leases/licenses, any amount
Small Dollar Grant Amount	Grants between $10,000 and $250,000
Grant Agreement	Grants over $250,000

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Commitment Voucher Thresholds - Effective July 1, 2022

Colorado Procurement Related Policies

• Commercial Card Program Administrator Policy
• Procurement Conflict of Interest Policy and Technical Guidance
• Contract Policies Issued by the State Controller
• Competition for Grants Policy and Technical Guidance

Additional Resources

• Green Purchasing
• Procurement Advisory Council (PAC)
• Resident Bidder Preference Information (Maintained by NASPO)
• SBA - Dynamic Small Business Search
• Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Directory