As the new fiscal year begins, the State is without an approved budget.
Purchasing has resumed, however, these spending limitations will be
in effect until enactment of the fiscal year 2010-11 budget:
- No vendor payments can be made for invoices related to purchases made or services received after July 1, 2010. In light of this, purchasers should use CALCard whenever possible. There are certain vendors who do not accept credit cards, such as our mandatory fuel vendor, and it will be necessary to use a STD 65. There is no shopping at Costco until a budget is approved.
- During fire season, the Department has 90 days from the date of the invoice to make payment on CALCard purchases. Purchasers should be able to continue using CALCard into September before the bank may cancel the State's accounts for lack of payment. A contingency plan is being worked on to keep us operational. As a result, it continues to be imperative that purchasers and approvers remain diligent in processing CAL Card packages to ensure prompt payment once a budget is enacted
- And, finally … as of July 1, Attachment Fs will no longer be required for purchasing and/or contracting
Effective July 1, 2010
Fiscal Year Designation changes to 10
for CALSTARS coding used on CALCard monthly logs
and purchase documents replace 9 with:
0
for document numbering (i.e. 1PA0V001)
CAL FIRE’s Purchasing Authority Number changes.
The number to use for all purchasing authority purchases
(STD-65 and CALCard purchases in excess of $100.00) is:
9G-0611-FFP-HQ1
The standard mileage rate is 51 cents per mile
effective for travel that takes place on or after January 1, 2011.
*This is applicable to all employees.
The GENERAL PROVISIONS for non-IT commodities have been revised as of
JUNE 8, 2010
Please make sure you use the correct revision date on all
STD. 65 and CALCARD purchases $100.00 or more.
Purchase documents issued beginning JUNE 8TH should reflect these new GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Anything purchased JUNE 7TH and prior should still refer to the
04/12/2007 revision.
See link to DGS if you’d like to review them: http://www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/modellang/GeneralProvisions.htm