8.2. State Entity’s Designated Procurement Officer
Each state entity is required to have a designated procurement officer. The state entity’s designated procurement officer, also known as the Agency Procurement Officer (APO) or College or University Procurement Officer (CUPO), has the authority to procure goods and services within the state entity’s Delegated Purchasing Authority (DPA) and is primarily responsible for coordinating the state entity’s procurement activity.
The APO
/CUPO serves as the primary point of contact between SPD and the state entity and the APO/CUPO is responsible for promptly distributing any communications from SPD to the APO/CUPO’s procurement staff. In addition, the APO/CUPO must promptly distribute any relevant communications concerning statewide contracts to other internal staff as appropriate.