Common Business Rules in the CPSS ePortal

Standing Offers:

• $0-25K = 1 Supplier is selected from the search results.
• $0-250K = Right of first refusal must be followed.

Supply Arrangements (rates are no longer included in CPSS):

• $0-25K = 1 Supplier is selected from the search results.
• $0-NAFTA [$89,600] = Minimum of 2 suppliers are selected from the search results.
• NAFTA [$89,600] - $2M = Minimum of 15 suppliers are selected from the search results.
• Perpetual (Quarterly) refreshes

Common to Standing Offers and Supply Arrangements:

• 6 regions and 12 metropolitan areas (previously referred to as sub-regions);
• "Remote/Virtual Zone" is available (for work at Suppliers' location);
• An indicator that the Supplier has a "Local office" is included under certain thresholds;
• Searches conducted at the metropolitan area are automatically rolled up by the system to the regional level if there are less than 3 suppliers in the metropolitan area search result. Under the Standing Offer, Clients are encouraged to use the metropolitan area.