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What are the current budget amount thresholds for purchases?

The Buyer will conduct a procurement process for any requisition that is over $999.

The procurement hierarchy is followed for all procurements:

  • NYS Preferred Sources
  • NYS OGS Contracts
  • CUNYwide contracts
  • Other Centralized contracts (NYS, NYC, Federal)
  • Campus procurements, Piggybacking, Set-Aside Contracts
  • Sole and Single Source Procurements.

Items with an aggregate cost of more than $50,000 are subject to advertising. Items with Terms and Conditions are subject to approval by the Office of the Attorney General as appropriate. Items with an aggregate cost of more than $75,000 are subject to additional oversight and approval by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Review and approval by OSC can take up to 90 days in addition to the procurement process.

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