According to OPRPM Circular 13-001 (dated Oct. 22, 2012), UH departments have been reinstated to utilize certain State Procurement Office (SPO) price and vendor list contracts. UH departments may purchase computer equipment, peripherals and related services using the WSCA contract (SPO Vendor List Contract 10-01) through August 31, 2014, except as noted.

"This contract is not for the purchase of major, large hardware or hardware and software offerings. In general, individual units/configurations for servers and storage should not exceed $300,000.00 each. Desktops per unit/configuration costs should not exceed $100,000. Printers of all types and monitors per unit/configuration costs should not exceed $50,000 each. This is not a restriction on how many units/configurations can be purchased, but on the value of each individual unit/configuration." (SPO Vendor List Contract 10-01, p 5)

General Procedure

1. Specify a computer from WSCA vendor website(s).
   
   • Contact ITS if you need assistance with specifying a computer.
2. Obtain written quotes from WSCA vendors (one quote per WSCA vendor).
   
   • minimum of two (2) written quotes for purchases under $100,000
   • minimum of three (3) written quotes for purchases from $100,000.00 or greater
3. If the computer (including tax and shipping) is less than than $2,500, submit vendor quote to your Fiscal Admiinistrator for processing.
4. Award the purchase to the WSCA vendor whose offer provides the best value in terms of quality of product, pricing, configuration, warranty coverage, technical support, lead time, etc. to the University.

Notes:

• Purchase orders shall be issued and payments shall be made directly to the vendor.
• pCards may be utilized if the order is within the pCard holders purchasing limits.
• Any orders of $25,000.00 or more shall be submitted to OPRPM for approval.
• OPRPM Form 95 (Determination of Cost or Price Reasonableness, rev. 07/2012) must be completed for purchases exceeding $2,500.00 whenever applicable. See APM A8.285.
• Form SPO-010 (Record of Procurement) available from http://hawaii.gov/spo is required for all purchases, regardless of amount.

FAQ

Q: What are acceptable forms of written quotes?
A: A written quote could be an e-mail quote from the vendor's representative (preferred), printed copy of the vendor's website price, or a FAX copy of a written quotation.

Q: If I get an e-mail quote from one vendor, do I need to get an e-mail quote from the second vendor?
A: No, if you get an e-mail quote from one vendor, you can get a printed website quote from the second vendor as a second quote.

Q: How do I get a written quote?
A: Email the vendor's higher education representative.

Q: How do I specify a computer?
A: Go to the vendor's website to configure an appropriate system or contact your college or departmental IT specialist or ITS* for assistance.

• ITS recommends Dell or Apple computers for desktop systems.
  • Go to UH Dell page.
  • Go to UH Bookstore, scroll to the bottom and click on Apple banner.

If the department would like to configure their own systems, the department should provide the same specifications to all vendors from whom quotations are being solicited.

Q: Who determines if specified models from different vendors are comparable?
A: The department or individual is responsible to determine comparable models between manufacturers.

Supporting Links

• WSCA Vendors, SPO Vendor List Contract 10-01
• UH Administrative Procedure for Small Purchases (A8.250, July 2012)
• Form 95, rev. 07/2012 (PDF, form fillable online)
• SPO-010, Record of Procurement
  • Under Toolbox/Quicklinks on the right, click "For State & County Personnel"
  • Under Toolbox, click "SPO Forms".
• ITS Computer Recommendations

* If you need help deciding on a system, please contact Jocelyn Kasamoto (x68295, jocelyn@hawaii.edu) or Byron Watanabe (x66969, byronw@hawaii.edu) for PCs and Teresa Sakata (x62399, teresa@hawaii.edu) for Macs.

• Contact ITS