State and Local Government Procurement
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State and Local Government Procurement

A Practical Guide, 4th Edition

  1. 332 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

State and Local Government Procurement

A Practical Guide, 4th Edition

About this book

A comprehensive guide to state and local government procurement best practices. This updated 4th Edition identifies the current and rapidly changing forces encountered by state and local government procurement officers and suggests ways to address them. The text describes the principles and practices at the heart of a procurement system that must remain flexible and accountable.

Whether you are a seasoned procurement professional or new to the field, this guide provides a valuable reference tool. This edition features changes, improvements, and additional content, including:

  • Procurement leadership, organization, and value
  • The importance of competition
  • Strategies and plans
  • Non-construction specifications and scopes of work
  • Sustainable procurement considerations and strategies
  • Competition: solicitations and methods
  • Noncompetitive and limited competition procurements
  • Bid and proposal evaluation and award
  • Contracting for services
  • Procurement of construction and related services
  • Cooperative purchasing
  • Quality assurance
  • Contract management and contract administration
  • Procurement program integrity and credibility
  • Surplus property management
  • Protests, disputes, and claims
  • Emergency preparedness
  • eProcurement
  • Procurement of information technology
  • Professional development
  • Emerging issues in state and local procurement

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Foreword
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction
  8. Chapter 2: Procurement Leadership, Organization, and Value
  9. Chapter 3: Importance of Competition, Ethics, and Compliance
  10. Chapter 4: Procurement Planning
  11. Chapter 5: Solicitation Methods
  12. Chapter 6: Development Techniques for Purchasing Goods and Services
  13. Chapter 7: Proposal Evaluation and Award
  14. Chapter 8: Protests
  15. Chapter 9: Negotiations
  16. Chapter 10: Contract Management and Administration
  17. Chapter 11: Contract Disputes, Claims, and Debarment
  18. Chapter 12: Noncompetitive and Limited Competition Procurement
  19. Chapter 13: Emergency Procurement and Preparedness
  20. Chapter 14: eProcurement
  21. Chapter 15: Sustainable Procurement
  22. Chapter 16: Procurement of Construction and Related Services
  23. Chapter 17: Cooperative Purchasing
  24. Chapter 18: Procurement of Information Technology
  25. Chapter 19: Professional Development
  26. Appendix A: Procurement Cycle Diagram
  27. Appendix B: Checklist for Statutory Coverage
  28. Appendix C: Surplus Property
  29. Appendix D: Studying for Certification

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Information

Publisher
J. Ross Publishing
Edition
4
Year
2023
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Government & Business
eBook ISBN
9781604278477
Index
Business

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