Guides

Procurement guides

Plain explanations of the rules governing how government software purchases actually get made, written for the person who has to run the procurement.

The streamlined route California departments use for purchases under $250,000.

Certification, the 3% participation goal, and what it means for a buying agency.

Two different programs, two different administrators, two different effects.

The dates moved in April 2026. The obligation did not.

The main routes — and which one your purchase actually fits.