Procurement Review
Texas Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle D, Section 2155.325, and TPASS Rule 34TAC 20.48, authorizes the TPASS to perform audits on documents submitted into the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS). The Procurement Review is now conducted by the Expenditure Audit section of the Comptroller's office in conjunction with the Post-payment Audit Program.
Expenditure Audit
Cheryl P. Scott, CPA
Expenditure Audit Section Manager
(512) 463-4894
Fax (512) 475-5476
E-mail: cheryl.scott@cpa.state.tx.us
Guidelines and Checklists
Procurement Plan:
- State Agency Annual Procurement Plan Template (Word)
- Please submit plans to TPASS by November 30th via email to:
mark.kaspar@cpa.state.tx.us - Email is preferred, but you may also submit via interagency mail or regular mail to:
TPASS
Procurement Review
P.O. Box 13186
Austin, TX 78711
Questions from the Brown Bag Series
- When searching the EPLS, do you have to do a printout of the salesman's information as well as the company he represents?
- Per the Managers and Directors Broadcast E-mail message dated February 25, 2005, "TPASS requires purchasing entities to development and implement their own desk procedures addressing Executive Order (EO) 13224". Executive Order 13324 prohibits any government entity from doing business of any kind with people, organizations, businesses, countries and other entities that are on the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.
- If a state agency or other governmental entity submits a response to a solicitation that was formally advertised on the open market, would a cross-reference be required of the EPLS prior to a contract award if they were best value?
- An EPLS check is not required for a state agency or other governmental entity.
- Is an ESBD posting required for Proprietary Purchases over $25,000? The Procurement Manual does not address this in the section.
- Although Sections 2.21, Proprietary Purchases, of the Procurement Manual does not address the ESBD posting requirement for purchases over $25,000, it is required. Per Section 2.31, Bid Advertisement Requirements, "In accordance with Texas Government Code, Title D, Subtitle D, Section 2155.074 and the Texas Administrative Code, Title 10, Chapter 199, the requirement to advertise solicitations using the Texas Market applies to all purchases exceeding $25,000 regardless of source of funds used for the procurement, (including delegated purchases), emergency, construction projects, professional or consulting services, proprietary or purchases exempt from TPASS's purchasing authority. Verification of the Electronic State Business Daily advertisement is required in the purchase file."