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1 online resource (359 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Edition Highlights; History and Organization of this Text; Changes in State and Local Public Procurement; Some Critical Issues; The Model Procurement Code for State and Local Governments; New to This Edition of the Practical Guide; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 2: Procurement Leadership, Organization, and Value; Recommended Best Practices; The Case for a Single Procurement Administrator at an Executive Level; Staffing for Strategic Procurement Services; Drafting a Comprehensive Procurement Law |
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Procurement Rules/RegulationsCreating Tools for Public Employees and Suppliers; Responsibilities of the Central Procurement Office; A Few Words on Performance Metrics; The Value of Procurement; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 3: The Importance of Competition; Recommended Best Practices; Why Competition Matters; Defining Adequate Competition; Procurement Practices That Encourage Competition; Practices and Laws That Restrain Competition; Combating Anticompetitive Practices; Detecting Antitrust Violations in Procurements; Cooperation with Enforcement Authorities; Federal and State Antitrust Laws |
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Business Practices That Unreasonably Restrain TradeState Antitrust Laws; Procurement Case Law; Immunities, Exemptions, Exceptions, and Defenses To Antitrust Laws; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 4: Strategies and Plans; Recommended Best Practices; Planning with Users and User Agencies; Procurement Office Planning; Research and Other Pre-Solicitation Groundwork; Devising Procurement Strategies; Planning for Negotiations; Managing Risks; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 5: Non-Construction Secifications and Scopes of Work; Recommended Best Practices |
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Objectives of the Procurement and the SpecificationsManagement of Specifications; Types of Specifications; Samples and Technical Data; Standardization of Specifications; Procedures for Developing Specifications; A Word About Specification Requirements When Using Federal Funds; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 6: Sustainable Procurement Considerations and Strategies; Recommended Best Practices; Overview of Sustainable Procurement; Public Policy Reasons for the Procurement of Sustainable Commodities and Services; Creating a Sustainable Procurement Program |
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Drafting a Policy for a Sustainable Procurement ProgramImplementing a Sustainable Procurement Program; Using Credible Standards, Third-Party Certifications, and Ecolabels; Measuring and Marketing Effectiveness; Benefits Calculators; Maintaining Your Sustainable Procurement Program; Conclusion; Endnotes; Chapter 7: Competition: Solicitations and Methods; Recommended Best Practices; Terminology and Overview; eProcurement Systems; Overview of Formal Competition Source Selection Methods; Competitive Sealed Bidding; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Multi-Step Bidding; Reverse Auctions |
| Notes |
Small Purchases |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Government purchasing -- United States -- States
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Government purchasing -- U.S. states
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781604278217 |
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1604278218 |
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