Purchase Methods

Regulations and Minnesota State Statutes. In addition, there may be locally established purchase thresholds. The five methods can be broken down into formal and informal methods. Formal methods are required for purchases over $175,000 for public entities and $250,000 for non-public entities.

Regulations in 2 CFR 200.319 require that solicitations include clear and accurate description of the requirements for the product and/or service to be procured. Resources to help develop specification are also found on this page.

 

Purchase Methods Overview

  • - 4/9/20
  • - 4/7/20
  • Procurement Methods and Processes  - 12/23/19
    Process to help food programs determine the most appropriate procurement method

Informal Purchase Methods

  • Small Purchase Quotation Worksheet  - 4/9/20
  • - 4/7/20
  • - 4/7/20
  • Micro-Purchase Log  - 4/7/20
  • - 10/16/18
    Step-by-step instructions on how to conduct micro-purchasing and small purchasing.

Formal Purchase Methods

  • - 4/8/20
  • Competitive Proposal Method   - 4/7/20
  • - 10/17/19
  • - 8/17/18
    Summary of required procedures for Child Nutrition Program purchases exceeding the small purchase threshold ($250,000 in federal regulations).

Specifications

  • - 8/1/18
    Areas to consider when writing equipment specifications.
  • - 7/9/18