Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 813 - OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Division 6 - GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR PROCUREMENT
Section 813-006-0005 - Purpose, Application, and Basic Policy

(1) The Department requires the services and partnerships of outside parties to accomplish its mission and goals. Although ORS 279A.025(2)(o) and ORS 456.625 provide that certain types of procurement by the Department are exempt from all provisions of the Oregon Public Contracting Code as contained in ORS Chapters 279A, 279B, and 279C, the Department adopts the Attorney General's Model Public Procurement Rules, Chapter 137, Divisions 46, 47, 48, and 49 (Model Rules), with limited exceptions as described herein, to govern Department procurement activities. Agreements under ORS Chapter 190, grants, and the Department's Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA) process for affordable rental housing development projects, are not subject to this Division.

(2) The Department has its own procurement authority. The Department is exempt from the Public Contracting Code for all procurement activities relating to the exercise of the Department's duties prescribed in ORS Chapters 456 and 458; and for procurements of information technology products, systems, and related goods, services, and personal services.

(3) The Department is subject to the Public Contracting Code for the procurement of other goods, services, and personal services that are unrelated to the Department's mission-specific duties described in ORS Chapters 456 and 458.