Procurement Responsibilities and Authority by Agency

DAS

The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is charged with the purchase and provision of supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services, as cited in C.G.S. 4a-51 and the purchasing, leasing and contracting for all information system and telecommunications system facilities, equipment and services as cited in C.G.S. 4d-8(a) for executive branch state agencies. DAS carries out these functions through the Procurement Services Division by establishing state contracts and administering a variety of other related functions. 

Link here to statutes:

http://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/Chap_058.htm 

http://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_061.htm#sec_4d-2