By virtue of Procurement Directive, you must follow the Procurement Decision Chart below when preparing to acquire goods or services.
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Action |
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Step 1: Define Needs and ensure budget availability |
Describe in clear and concise terms, suitable for public scrutiny, what you need to purchase (Goods or Services) |
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Step 2: Check if an internal supplier is available |
Yes: Submit a Purchase Requisition in MMP with the internal supplier. No: procure from an external supplier |
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Check if an external supplier is under contract |
Yes: Submit a Catalog Purchase Requisition in MMP. No: Proceed to Step 3 |
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Step 3: Determine Purchasing Tier |
McGill MarketPlace (MMP) |
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$0-$9,999 |
External Supplier Active in MMP: Submit a Purchase Requisition in MMP with the external supplier No External Supplier in MMP: First consider Using P-card. If PCard is not a suitable procurement method for your needs, submit a request for new supplier record. Once the new supplier record is active in MMP, submit a Purchase Requisition in MMP with the external supplier. |
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$10,000-$138,999 |
External Supplier Active in MMP Available: Submit a Purchase Requisition in MMP with the external supplier. No External Supplier Active in MMP: submit request for new supplier record. Once the new supplier record is active in MMP, submit a Purchase Requisition in MMP with the external supplier. In all cases, provide backup that demonstrates that a competitive search for the best supplier offer was performed, or that no competition existed, for one of the reasons listed in the Standard on Procurement Exceptions. |
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$139,000 and over |
Submit a contract request in MMP |