DIRECT-BUY LIMIT FAQs
What is the direct-buy limit?
Is the limit $10,000 per item, or $10,000 per order?
How can I purchase goods costing less than $10,000 ?
Departments are encouraged to make direct-buy purchases from contract vendors or obtain informal quotes from 2 or more vendors. Either a purchasing card with $10,000 single transaction limit, or a department order form is acceptable for these purchases. How to:PCard: to request a single transaction limit increase on a purchasing card account, complete a PCard Change Request form and email it to mailto:purchasing.card@wsu.edu
Notes on tax and shipping for PCard: if merchant charges Washington Sales Tax and/or shipping, bringing the transaction total amount over $10,000 , this will cause the transaction to decline. However, comp tax is not charged by merchant, so a comp tax amount is not included in the $10,000 limit.
Department order: The revision of BPPM 70.07 Department Orders is not yet published, however the Department order form had been reprogrammed to accept line items totaling up to $10,000 and may be used immediately.
Notes on tax and shipping for department order: On department orders, neither sales nor comp tax is included in the $10,000 limit. When a line item for shipping puts the total order over $10,000 , delete it. Departments are not required to add shipping on department orders. This guidance is written into the current policy version of BPPM 70.07.
How can I purchase goods costing more than $10,000 ?
Can I collect three quotes attach them to a requisition and have Purchasing Services place the order over $10,000 ?
State procurement rules for price competition make such a collection of quotes incomplete:1) At least one certified minority-owned business and one certified women-owned business must be solicited for each quote or bid. Purchasing Services has access to the database of these certified businesses. RCW 43.19.1906(2)