Appendix C (02/05/2002)
                                              Unauthorized Purchase List___________________________________
Written permission (email) from Procurement is required before purchase.  Keep a hard copy of the email in your file.  Annotate approval date on the purchase record or obtain an approval signature.  Call Procurement for possible exceptions @ 7-3308._________________________________________________________
-Cash advances
-Rental or lease of land or buildings
-Telecommunications (telephone) services and equipment [e.g. beepers, cellular phones, fax  machines, etc.]
-Purchase of airline, bus, train or other travel related activities
-Purchase of meals, drinks, lodging, or other travel or subsistence cost
-Purchase of gasoline or oil
-Repair of GSA vehicle
-Hazardous Materials- Exception:  Materiel Safety Data Sheet-MSDS on file @ J-BOSC Receiving (7-1698) or MSDS supplied with the shipment of the hazardous material.
-Janitorial, yard and maintenance services other than repair services
-Personal clothing or footwear ( Does not include safety shoes and safety glasses)
-Printing or copying services
-Telephone calls
-Calling/Greeting Cards
-Construction Work
-Personal Service Contracts
-Training
-Maintenance Agreements
-Library Subscriptions or Library Books
-Quality Sensitive Items Requiring Functional Testing
-Information Technology Purchases -- not meeting the requirements
-Microwaves and Refrigerators (For Exceptions call Ms. Denise Flanigan/TA-E1, 7-4544)
-Extended Warranties
Carol Cavanaugh/TA-A/7-2239 and Procurement must approve the following:
- Television Sets, VCR's
- Executive Furniture (Carpet, Rugs, Floor covering, Window Covering, Drapes, Verticals, Lamps, Pictures, etc.)
(End of items requiring Carol Cavanaugh's approval).
- Office Furnishings. If you can't find a usable item in surplus or if it is not available on  Center, please remember:
Office supplies (After receiving Procurement's approval to buy) must be purchased from the Federal Prison Industries (Unicor), The Blind and Severely Disabled, or the General Services Administration respectively.  The only time purchasing such items from an outside source would be if none of the above sources could meet your minimum needs or they were out of stock for an unreasonable amount of time.  If you cant find a usable item in surplus or if it is not available from the next mandatory source (See FAR Part 8. ), you must purchase the furniture from the next mandatory source of supply.
Note Purchase of Ergonomic Chairs require approval of Debbie Houston/TA-C2/7-6923.  Specific documentation is required.
Link: UNICOR Product Search
The Cardholder should screen the purchase of furniture through GSA Advantage. GSA Advantage!^(TM) offers on-line shopping that enables the cardholder to place orders for items on an optional Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) and assists the cardholder with the requirements of FAR Part 8.
-Silk or Live Plants
-Miscellaneous (Flags, Baseball Caps, Shirts, Pens w/ logos, Patches, Decals, Umbrellas, Specialized Pins, Mission Tie Tacks, personal convenience ['fun to have'] items or any item to be presented to an employee or individual as a gift.