The Departmental Confirming Purchase Order (DCPO) System is one of the University's two recommended methods for making small dollar purchases of needed supplies and services.
The essence of the DCPO System is the delegation of authority to University personnel to order supplies and services directly from vendors when the total cost of the order is less than $2,500. Such authority is delegated to those persons designated by their department chairperson to commit the expenditure of department funds.
With this delegation of authority comes the responsibility for departments
to observe all University purchasing policies and procedures. A DCPO is
not appropriate for all your purchasing needs. The University has a number
of purchasing methods. To learn more about them visit the following websites.
- http://www.jhu.edu/~purchasing/dcpo_intro.html
- http://www.jhu.edu/~purchasing/DCPO/DCPO_main.html
- FITT
Training Workshops
- JHU
Guide to Internal Controls
