Fiscal_Year 2008 Deadlines for Submission of WY Purchase Requisitions

United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Wyoming State Office

P.O. Box 1828

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1828

In Reply Refer To:
1510 (951) P
January 23, 2008
EMS TRANSMISSION DATE: 1/23/2008
Instruction Memorandum No. WY-2008-020
Expires: 09/30/2009
To: All Employees
From: State Director
Subject: Fiscal_Year 2008 Deadlines for Submission of WY Purchase Requisitions
Program Area: Acquisition.
Purpose: In coordination with the National Business Center, this IM establishes a FY 2008
deadline for submission of Wyoming purchase requests/complete packages. These deadlines
will ensure that State Office and Zone Procurement Staff have the necessary time required to
provide quality and timely service to customers.
This IM also establishes the deadlines for submitting construction projects that require
engineering review. Per Instruction Memorandum WY-2008-010, a ll construction and service
projects over the $25,000 threshold must be reviewed by the State Engineer. It is policy that
draft packages be submitted to the State Engineer at least three weeks prior to the deadline dates
shown below. The State Office or Field Office Engineers will provide the review and comments
to the requisitioners within 10 working days from the time the project is received for review.
Policy/Action: Type of Acquisition: Deadline ALT *
Inter-and-Intra Government Orders 6/16/08 4-8 weeks
New Assistance Agreements 6/16/08 8 weeks
Task Orders to existing agreements 6/16/08 4 weeks
Contracts between $25,000 and $100,000 6/16/08 8 weeks
Orders against an existing contract-technical
& price
6/16/08 6 weeks
8(a) Contract 6/16/08 6 weeks
Purchase Orders between $2,500 and $25,000
(Construction and Service)
6/16/08 6 weeks
Purchase Orders between $2,500 and $25,000
(Supplies)
7/16/08 4 weeks
* ALT = Acquisition Lead Time - The estimated time required to process the

acquisition from receipt of a complete acquisition package, including a purchase
requisition, statement of work and all required approvals. The acquisition lead times
are under optimum conditions, assuming no clarification and/or revision of the
procurement request is necessary. Additional lead time may be required if this is not
the case.
Time Frame: Effective immediately. AFM, Support Center Managers are requested to provide
a copy of this IM to all Zone Procurement and Budget Staff personnel.
Coordination: This IM was coordinated between the State Procurement Analyst and the
Business Manager, WY-951.
Contact: Please direct questions to Susan Nagel, Procurement Analyst, at (307) 775-6056, or
Janet Edmonds, Business Manager, at (307) 775-6007.
Signed by: Authenticated by:
Robert A. Bennett Rudy Torres
State Director Secretary (OA)