What is a Low Value Purchase Order (LVPO)?
(Department Purchasing Delegation “D”) (http://cpbc.ucsf.edu/files/files/Purchasing_Guide.pdf) Low Value Purchase Order (LVPO) is a limited purchasing authority delegated to departments for purchases of supplies or services that are not available from an established vendor agreement or contract. (Note: Equipment over $5,000 is excluded from this delegated authority. See below for correct NCAs for equipment costing less than $5,000.) When a Speedchart number is accompanied with department delegation “D” followed by a unique four digit departmental reference number (e.g. xxxxxDnnnn or xxxxxDnnnn/NCA# if declaring a natural class account (NCA) number), it can be used as a Low Value Purchase Order (LVPO) number to purchase supplies and services for amounts less than $2,500 per vendor per day, including sales tax and excluding freight.
