California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) have been in place for many years now. CMAS has proven an effective procurement tool for many State and local public sector entities. State and local government agency use of CMAS contracts is optional. A local government is any city, county, city and county, district or other local governmental body or corporation, including UC, CSU, K-12 schools and community colleges, that is empowered to expend public funds. While the state makes this contact available, each local government agency should make its own determination whether the CMAS program is consistent with their procurement policies and regulations

Public Contract Code (PCC) Sections 10290 et seq. and 12101.5 include approval for local government agencies to use CMAS for acquisition of information technology and non-information technology products and services. PCC Sections 10298 and 10299 authorizes local government agencies and school districts to use CMAS and other Department of General Services agreements without competitive bidding. However, each local government agency should make its own determination whether the CMAS program is consistent with their procurement policies and regulations.

The CMAS program allows Marketware Technologies to provide public agencies throughout California with information technology (IT) services at competitive prices. Through the CMAS process, the State assures that contractors offer competitively evaluated and cost-compared products and/or services complete with California contract terms and conditions, ordering procedures, and California procurement codes, policies and guidelines

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