Blanket Delegation of Authorities | Buildings and General Services

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Blanket Delegations of Authority (BDAs) are issued by the Department of Buildings and General Services delegating authority to Agencies and Departments to directly purchase specific types and classes of items with limited or variable availability considerations. BDAs are specific to an Agency/Department(s) except those identified as "all Agencies".

BDA Index	Departments	Description
BDA-1	All Agencies or Departments	Small or unanticipated purchases. The delegation limit for a single, one-time purchase or an aggregate purchase of the same items is $10,000.
BDA-3	Vermont Veteran’s Home	Food replenishments from the U.S. Food Service.
BDA-6	All Agencies or Departments	All copyrighted items including: Special films, video tapes, and slides. Pamphlets, booklets, posters, and maps. Educational and vocational textbooks, workbooks, training manuals, and other instructional aids’ only available from specific publishers. Subscription services, such as for newspapers, journals, and magazines, including in paper or electronic and web-based form. *BDA 6 does not include purchasing or licensing information technology services.
BDA-8	Department of Libraries	Book Categories Multi-media books Legal continuations All-in-one books (print books that contain audio) High contrast books Braille books Large print books Standing order publications Essential Accessories and Supplies to get books into circulation Book covers & magazine protection supplies Library book repair supplies Library shelf organization products Labels and label protectors’ products Custom labels (book awards, etc.) Media packaging and storage Circulation products Due date supplies Archival supplies Label printers & dispensers (including specialty i.e., braille) Library furniture products (shelves, carts, etc.) Lamination film (multiple sizes) Lamination equipment
BDA-9	Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living	Eyeglasses Dental work Orthotics Prosthetic devices (artificial limbs)
BDA-11	Department of Corrections, Vermont State Hospital, Vermont Veterans’ Home	Fresh fruits Vegetables
BDA-15	Agency of Transportation Military Department, Agency of Natural Resources - All Departments, Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Department of Buildings & General Services	Road aggregates Rip rap stone Winter sand Bank run gravel Sand Gravel Crushed stone Bales of hay Rough cut lumber Topsoil Brick/block Precast drainage structures Frames and grates for structures Ready-mix concrete Concrete repair materials Temporary bridge components and hardware *Steel/aluminum for in-house fabrication have been added on a temporary basis.
BDA-22	Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation	Firewood for use at state parks.
BDA-36	Agency of Commerce & Commercial Development	Items for resale in historic sites gift shops at Mount Independence, Plymouth, Bennington, Chimney Point, and Hubbardton Battlefield.
BDA-51	Department of Corrections, Vermont State Hospital, Vermont Veterans’ Home	Candy Soda Soft drinks To obtain the proper machines and dispensers for the same.
BDA-59	Department of Health	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DPT) Polio, Oral (OPV) Polio, Injectable (IPV) Yellow Fever Meningococcal Measles/Rubella (MR) Measles Rubella Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) TD, Adult DT, Pediatric Hemophilus (HIB) Influenza Immune Serum Globulin (ISG) Cholera Typhoid Hepatitis B Vaccine Hepatitis B immune Globulin Hepatitis A Vaccine
BDA-65	Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living Department of Libraries	CCTV’s: Manufacturer examples: Optelec, Telesensory, OVAC, EVS, Clarity Solutions, Ash Technologies, Innovations, Vision Technologies Speech Output Software: Examples: Jaw’s by Freedom Scientific, Window-Eyes by GW Micro, Connect out Loud by Freedom Scientific Large Print Programs: Examples: Zoom Text by Ai Squared, MAGic by Freedom Scientific, Lunar Plus by Dolphin Systems Braille Displays: Manufacturer examples: Humanware, Freedom Scientific Braille Printers: Manufacturer examples: Enabling technologies, Freedom Scientific, Robotron OCR Software: Examples: OpenBook by Freedom Scientific, K-1000 by Lernout and Hauspie, Scan and Read by Premier Programming. Scanning Equipment: Manufacturer examples: Robotron, Freedom Scientific Braille and Speech Notetakers: Manufacturer examples: Freedom Scientific, Humanware
BDA-69	Department of Environmental Conservation	Items from Sigma-Aldrich to be used in sample collections and handling, standards, and chromatography.
BDA-82	Department of Health	Wheelchairs and adaptive equipment for the Division of Children with Special Health Needs (CSHN)
BDA-84	Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living Division of the Blind & Visually Impaired Department of Libraries	Personal computer hardware and software for client use only. This BDA also covers clients and patrons served by VTLIB’s ABLE Library.
BDA-89	Department of Health	Condoms Lubricants Dental dams Female condoms
BDA-91	Department of Forest, Parks & Recreation, Department of Environmental Conservation	Wildland firefighting tools Personal protective equipment from Defense Logistics Agency
BDA-93	Department of Health	Media and reagents (products used in a chemical reaction to detect and measure results)
BDA-98	Department of Health, Department of Public Safety	Nutritional products that are covered under this BDA are products that are not found on any contract including the Minnesota Multi-state Contracting Alliance for Pharmaceuticals (MMCAP) contract.
BDA-100	Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Buildings and General Services, Agency of Transportation, Department of Liquor and Lottery, Department of Public Safety, Military Department, Agency of Human Services, Department of Health, Vermont Veterans Home	Purchase parts and services on motorized vehicles as described within BDA
BDA-102	Department of Environmental Conservation	Aldehyde analysis cartridges
BDA-107	Department of Corrections, Vermont State Hospital, Vermont Veterans’ Home	Dairy Products