gpm archives policies and official announcements
The Georgia Procurement Manual (GPM) provides operational and administrative rules derived from the laws set forth by Georgia code. The rules are an authorized legal extension, bearing the same weight, significance and effect as Georgia law.
The GPM is updated annually for the convenience of its users and in accordance with changes in Georgia laws and to implement improvements to procedures. Between annual updates, the State Purchasing Division might issue Official Announcements to provide procedural and informational guidelines and instructions. Official Announcements might result in revisions to the GPM. The purpose of the GPM is to:
- Make as consistent as possible the procurement regulations among the various state agencies.
- Provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement.
- Foster effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system.
You can access a searchable version of the GPM by clicking the Georgia Procurement Manual online to search by topic, or you can access and print the PDF version below. You can also review archived versions of the GPM (PDF versions only) and related Official Announcements. Use the "Sort by" drop-down list to sort by Date or Alphabetically.
CONTACT
Mary Chapman
Director of Policy, Training and Outreach
Phone
RELEVANT LINKS
GPM Documents
Georgia Procurement Manual
Georgia Procurement Manual Archives and Related Official Announcements
Official Announcement 22-07 Revised Georgia Law Governing Scrutinized Companies and Anti-Boycott of Israel Activities
Official Announcement 22-06 Revised Emergency Purchasing Policy
21-03 Georgia Procurement Manual Updates January 4, 2021
Georgia Procurement Manual (GPM) Effective August 31, 2020 - January 3, 2021
21-02 Georgia Procurement Manual Updates August 31, 2020
Emergency Purchasing Memo/FAQs Issued March 16, 2020
Other Official Announcements
Official Announcement 22-04 Fiscal Year 2022 Cut-Off Dates
Official Announcement 22-03 Announcing new electronic bidding tool for the University System of Georgia
Official Announcement 22-02 Revised Payout to Local Political Subdivisions for Purchasing Card Rebate
Official Announcement 22-01 Small Business Definition and Tiers
Official Announcement 21-01 Amazon Seller Screening Features
19-03 Requirements Under the Statewide Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy for Independent Contractors
Official Announcement 18-01 Statewide Contract (SWC) Waiver Requests and Supplier Performance Report
Official Announcement pertaining to the new credit check process for all State Entities participating in the State's P-Card Pro...
Official Announcement 17-03 Deadlines for State Entities to submit RFP solicitations for FY 2017
Official Announcement 16-04 Deadline for submitting RFP's to State Purchasing Division for FY 16 funds
Official Announcement 15-02 Deadline for SPD to accept entity RFP solicitations for FY 2015
Incorporation of Anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaign against Israel) legislation in Agency and Statewide Cont...
Announcement of new Contract Management Course, related GPM change, deadline for annual spend reports
04-11: Memorandum was received from the Attorney General’s Office in response to our request, which provided a final determinat...
Revisions to the Statewide Purchasing Card Policy effective July 1, 2015
02-13: Announcing end-of-year deadline for RFPs to be submitted to State Purchasing.
02-11: Alternatives to Convenience Statewide Contracts
02-09: Changes to Sole Source procedures detailed in the Georgia Procurement Manual (GPM) and the Georgia Vendor Manual (GVM)
01-11: eSource: new functionality, revised policy and new forms. Also includes information regarding Team Georgia Marketp...
01-10: Clarification regarding various State Purchasing procedures and Team Georgia Marketplace™
03-10: ARRA guidance available on the State Purchasing web site and GPR enhancement for complying with ARRA Federal requirement...