Title
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA): Office of State Purchasing records, 1981
Date Original
1981
Description
Many items and services procured by state agencies must go through a bid and contract process. This collection contains six files related to state contracts for purchasing from 1981. The contracts relate to the purchase of items such as food and paper products.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) was created by Act 38 of 1971 allowing a substantial reorganization of sixty government agencies into just thirteen cabinet departments. The DFA's mission, according to its website, is to carry out its statutory responsibilities in a service-oriented manner while maintaining a high degree of fiscal integrity and to strive to improve management of financial resources statewide by providing all activities of State government a fully adequate accounting and reporting system, reducing administrative paperwork and the time required to comply with the policies of the Department of Finance and Administration. The Office of State Purchasing, now known as the Office of State Procurement (OSP) has a mission "to serve the citizens of Arkansas by ethically, efficiently, and transparently procuring commodities and services for the State of Arkansas."
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.001033
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA): Office of State Purchasing records, MS.001033
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA): Office of State Purchasing records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
