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Date Range	Report Type	Format
August 4^th, 2008 to Present	Qualified Personal Service Contract
April 1^st, 2008 through March 31^st,2009	Single Source Contract

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Definitions

Qualified Personal Services Contract ("QPSC")

shall mean any contract entered into by a state agency with any private party pursuant to State Finance Law 163, under which: (a) the agency believes that a majority of the costs of the contract are attributable to compensation of the contractor's personnel; and (b) the agency can reasonably anticipate it will incur costs for the compensation of personnel of $1 million or more over any twelve-month period. QPSCs shall include contracts whose primary purpose is evaluation, research and analysis, data processing, computer programming, engineering, environmental assessment, health and mental health services, accounting, auditing, or similar services. A QPSC shall not include any contract for the provision of legal services or any other services used in or in preparation for the conduct of litigation, including any contract with any consultant or expert witness.

Bulletin G-234/ Definition

A new subparagraph was added to section 163(10)(b) to limit the use of Single Source procurements to circumstances where a formal competitive process is not feasible and provide that the term of the Single Source Contract shall be only for a period of time until such circumstances are ameliorated, Furthermore, State agencies must document in the Procurement Record why competition is not feasible and publish these reasons on its website within 30 days of awarding a Single Source Contract. This is in addition to the requirement that Single Source contract be let in only unusual circumstance where material and substantial reasons exist.

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