UCD Directives

UC DAVIS:  MATERIEL MANAGEMENT:  PURCHASING

May 13, 1998

DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSONS, AND CAMPUS/UCDMC ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICERS

RE:     Procurement of Foreign-Made Equipment, Materials, or Supplies Produced
by Forced Labor, Convict, or Indentured Labor

In March 1997, The Regents instituted the following University Policy on the
Procurement of Foreign-Made Equipment, Materials, or Supplies Produced by
Forced Labor, Convict, or Indentured Labor.

It is the policy of the University of California that no foreign-made
equipment, materials, or supplies furnished to the University of California
shall be produced by forced labor, as defined in Section 1307 of Title 19 of
the United States Code and Section 6108 of the California Public Contract
Code,convict labor, or indentured labor under penal sanction.

Pursuant to The Regents’ action, implementing administrative guidelines were
issued by the University of California, Office of the President, on April 7,
1998.  In accordance with these guidelines, the Purchasing Department will
immediately incorporate appropriate contract provisions into all requests for
quotations, purchase orders, and purchase contracts.  Any seller contracting
with the University who knew or should have known that the foreign-made
equipment, materials, or supplies furnished to the University were produced in
whole or in part by forced labor, convict labor, or indentured labor under
penal sanction, when entering into a contract, may have sanctions imposed
including voiding the contract and/or removing them from consideration for
other University contracts for up to 360 days.

The UC Davis Policy and Procedure Manual, Section 350-10, is being revised to
incorporate this new policy.  If you have any questions regarding this policy,
please feel free to contact me at 757-8701.

Steven A. Frost
Director, Materiel Management

98-045

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