Policy and Guidelines

Attention! We’ve Moved! The Supply Manual has moved to the CanadaBuys website. Check out the new landing page for the Supply Manual.

As part of the Acquisitions Program’s transformation agenda, PSPC is planning to archive and migrate the SACC manual to the CanadaBuys website. The SACC manual will continue to be available on the BuyandSell website to ensure continuity of service during this transition period. At this time, an initial version of the archived version of the SACC has been posted on CanadaBuys. We encourage you to go visit the site and get comfortable with the new format of the SACC at the following:

Archived - Standard Acquisition Clauses and Conditions Manual | CanadaBuys

We appreciate your continued feedback and cooperation during this transition.

Government of Canada procurement activities are principally carried out pursuant to a governing framework comprised of:

Latest Policy Changes

What's New

June 8, 2023 - The Supply Manual (version 2023-2) and SACC Manual (versions 2023-1) have been updated in support of the following Policy Notifications, as applicable:

Additional updates were done to update and improve content. The complete details of the revisions can be viewed in the Supply Manual Synopsis and the Standard Acquisition Clauses and Conditions (SACC) Synopsis.

March 30, 2023 - The Supply Manual (2023-1) has been updated to remove and update refences to the Automated Buyer Environment (ABE) and its functionalities.