WSR 97-08-008
INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
[Filed March 24, 1997, 1:53 p.m.]
Document Title: Administrative Policy 13.08.
Subject: Information technology (IT) purchased goods and services.
Effective Date: March 1, 1997.
Document Description: This policy provides department staff with direction on purchasing information technology goods, equipment, and services. Specifically, how to request an IT purchase and who must authorize certain purchases based upon dollar amount.
This issuance will ensure that information technology purchases are made in accordance with law, policy, and the Department of Social and Health Services IT plans, and that purchases are approved by the appropriate authority based upon dollar amount. The policy increases the dollar threshold for Information System Services Division (ISSD) and assistant secretary approvals from $10,000 to $50,000.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Christy Gullion, Office of Contracts and Asset Management, P.O. Box 45811, Olympia, WA 98504-5811, phone (360) 902-7649, TDD (360) 753-4542, FAX (360) 586-8487, e-mail cgullion@dshs.wa.gov.
March 14, 1997
Philip A. Wozniak
Director