New Furniture Purchase Roadmap

Procurement Bulletin Bulletin 2020-01
February 3rd, 2020

The Chief Financial Officer Branch (CFOB), Real Property and Asset Management (RPAM) has noticed an increase in furniture purchases that do not align with standards and do not meet our value for money expectations. As a result, CFOB-RPAM has published a new Furniture Purchase Roadmap that is now available on iService.

The roadmap is presented in a step-by-step format with four main phases to follow when requiring furniture. CFOB-RPAM is now required to review and approve all furniture requests prior to purchasing.

As of February 1st, 2020, clients must submit their furniture requests' to their regional RPAM, following the process under section 2 - Initiation, in the Furniture Purchase Roadmap. CFOB-RPAM regions will assess, determine options, assigned reference number, and make final approval before clients can proceed with their furniture purchase. Once approved, the appropriate method of procurement must be applied (see section 4.1 on the roadmap).

Reminder to use the appropriate General Ledger (GL) Account that corresponds to your furniture requirement.

Questions

Questions and comments related to the contents of this bulletin can be directed to your regional RPAM. Questions regarding the method of procurement can be directed to Procurement at NC-PURCHASING_PORTAL-PORTAIL_D'ACHATS-GD.

Distribution:

  1. Procurement Requisitioners
  2. Business Reference Network Members
  3. Administrative Professionals Network
  4. Requisitioners
  5. Acquisition Cardholders
  6. Branch and Regional Management Services