State of Colorado Procurement Officials
SPCO Procurement Training Classes & Resources
- Keep Jobs in Colorado
- Public notice postings for contract performance outside the US or Colorado
- Form for vendor reporting to governmental body
- See eSubmissions webpage for 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)
- Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Contracting Goal
- Keep Jobs in Colorado
Colorado Procurement Guidance is issued on a periodic basis.
- The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT)'s Accessibility for Procurement Guide
- Accessibility language is included in the SPCO Solicitation Templates (below) and Contract Templates.
- Documented Quote (DQ) Template (Updated for Accessibility March 2025)
- Invitation for Bid (IFB) Template (Updated for Accessibility March 2025)
- IFB Appendix A (Updated for Accessibility March 2025)
- Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) Template (Updated for Accessibility March 2025) (See COPROU for additional documentation related to ITNs)
- Request for Information (RFI) Template (Updated for Accessibility March 2025)
- Request For Proposal (RFP) Template (Updated for Accessibility March 2025)
- RFP Appendix A - Administrative Information (Updated for Accessibility March 2025)
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.
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
For more information contact:
Barbara Musick
barbara.musick@state.co.us