3.1 The Department of Supply and Services (SSC) is required to report annually the total number and dollar amounts of construction, goods and services contracts (as defined in the Government Contracts Regulations), including amendments, awarded within departmental authority on behalf of each government department or in support of SSC programs.
3.2 Data on contracting activities is to be broken down by Basic contracting limits (subdivided into construction, goods and services), Exceptional contracting limits (as defined in the Treasury Board Contracts Directive), and non-discretionary contracts. These categories are to be further organized into competitive, non-competitive, and amendments. Information on the following items is to be excluded from the report:
1. real property leases,
2. call-ups by departments against standing offers established by SSC (except for departmental call-ups for temporary help services, which are to be reported to the Treasury Board Secretariat by DSS),
3. contracts awarded by DPW on behalf of DSS,
4. emergency contracts (see note), and
5. contract proposals which received Treasury Board approval (see Note).