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Statutory Requirements

Statutory Requirements: The thresholds for contracts which must be competitively bid, which are governed by applicable sections of the Connecticut General Statutes, are as follows:

  • Purchases estimated at $10,000.00 or less: Competitive bidding is not required for purchases with an anticipated value (including shipping and handling) of $10,000.00 or less.
  • Purchases estimated at greater than $10,000.00 but less than $50,000.01: All purchases estimated at greater than $10,000.00 but less than $50,000.01 must be made in the open market and shall, when possible, be based on at least three competitive quotations. Competitive quotations may include quotations submitted within a safe and secure electronic environment.
  • Purchases estimated at $50,000.01 or greater: Such purchases must be based, when possible, on competitive bids or proposals. The chief executive officer, or his/her designee, shall solicit competitive bids or proposals by sending notice to prospective suppliers and posting notice on a public bulletin board in his office. The notice must contain a notice of state contract requirements pursuant to section 4a-60 of the General Statutes. Requests for competitive bids or proposals must be posted on the DAS Purchasing Portal at least five (5) calendar days before the final date for submission of bids or proposals. The issuance of addenda may postpone the dates for submission and/or opening of bids or proposals.

Substantive addenda to any request for competitive bids or proposals must be issued at least five (5) calendar days prior to the date set for the submission of bids or proposals. Addenda which merely extend the date set for the submission of bids or proposals must be issued at least three (3) calendar days prior to that extended submission date. Each bid or proposal shall be kept sealed until opened publicly at the time stated in the notice soliciting such bid or proposal. Sealed bids or proposals shall include bids or proposals sealed within an envelope or maintained within a safe and secure electronic environment until such time as they are publicly opened.

Note: Vendors debarred by the State of Connecticut may neither be solicited nor considered for award.

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