Procurement roles and responsibilities​

Departmental Responsibilities

Department CA Department of Technology (CDT)
Engaged project sponsorship​ TMF/APMB services at no additional cost to departments
Complete appropriate planning, requirement analysis, and project baseline Review and approve project documentation
Lead and manage the project Facilitation of CDT acquisitions, contract and payment processing
Provide / dedicate all internal staffing resources​ N/A
Submit Project Status Report (PSR) to CDT on 5th of each month Problem escalation and liaison with CDT upper management
Report TMF approved projects to portfolio meetings Reporting to Department of Finance (DOF), Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) and other CDT stakeholders

Project Kickoff and Lifecycle

Department

  • Assist CDT with reports to DOF, JLBC and others as needed
  • Work with CDT’s Acquisitions Branch on procurements
  • Manage vendor(s), approve deliverables, timesheets and invoices
  • Take delivery and ownership of system(s) after the project ends
  • Demo implemented solution to CDT Leadership at the Project Delivery Advisory Council (PDAC)​
  • Submit Post-Implementation Evaluation Report (PIER) to CDT

CDT

TMF
  • General oversight, monitoring, partnering for problem escalation
  • Provide direction for any project schedule and scope​ changes
Acquisitions and IT Program Management Branch (APMB)
  • Run procurements and execute contracts required for TMF projects

Procurement and payment process

  1. CDT/TMF procurement team, known as APMB, conducts procurement because the funding is from the TMF bucket.
  2. Payment and Invoicing – After the completion of each task, the project manager:
    • Approves/signs vendor Work Order Authorization (WOA) and Work Authorization Acceptance (WAA).
    • Sends to TMF and CDT procurement for signature.
  3. The vendor sends approved WAA and invoices to CDT Accounts Payable for payment.
  4. Vendor resources must reside within the United States.

Required documentation

  • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Data Exchange Agreement (DEA) – required documentation between agencies and CDT.​
  • Statement of Work (SOW), GC19130, SIMM71B – required documentation for procurement.
  • Department or agencies pay any procurement processing fees not covered by TMF funds.

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