Procure to Pay Business Rule and SPCC Manual publication

Procure-to-Pay PMR/L2: Business Rule and Manual Publication

Date:          February 6, 2025

Subject:       Business Rule and Manual Publication

Attention:        SSC Management Council Members; VPs of Finance; Business Managers; All eVA End Users

Dear Colleges,

We are pleased to share newly published Procure-to-Pay business ruleand publication of the updated Small Purchase Charge Card (SPCCManual, developed in support of our Level 2 initiative. You can click on the links in the sections below to access each business rule and the manual, or you can find all the published Procure-to-Pay content by visiting the Content Library and entering your myVCCS or my(College) login credentials. Please take some time to visit the Content Library and become familiar with the growing list of resources.

Contact SSC Customer Engagement at 877-340-5577 or help@ssc.vccs.edu if you have any questions.

The following business rules have been published.

Confirming Orders is a new business rule that provides a definition for confirming orders and identifies allowable instances of Confirming Orders (previously only allowed for Emergencies).

Unsealed Bidding (Invitation for Bid – IFB) replaces Unsealed Bid and has been updated to provide clarification and call out the option to have multi-year unsealed bid contracts.

Single Quotation is a previously published business rule that has been republished with formatting changes.

Three Way Match is a previously published business rule that has been updated to provide additional guidance and information.

VCCS Approved Waivers is a new business rule that answers the distinct VCCS need for approved modification of the standard rules for competition in the VPPA and APSPM.

When specific factors prevent the VCCS from strictly adhering to the competition requirements set by the Commonwealth’s procurement law, the VCCS has requested waivers.

The new business rule details the three waivers that currently filed with and approved by the Division of Purchases and Supplies (DPS).

The Small Purchase Charge Card (SPCCmanual has been updated and republished.

VCCS SPCC Manual The SPCC Policies and Procedures manual provides a detailed description of the SPCC program and outlines the ruleand regulations of SPCC purchasing. The newly published version includes,

  • Addition of responsibility for SSC PA to monitor compliance to PCard and procurement requirements through monthly random sampling and collaborate with College PA to carry out consequences
  • Addition to list of items for compliance review
  • Change to the period a card must be inactive before requesting cancellation
  • Clarification to existing and addition of new violations and actions
  • Clarification that the guidelines apply to Shared Services Center managed SPCC programs
  • Minor formatting changes
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