Hi, I'm Brigadier General Ted Harrison. I'm pleased to announce the fielding of a new tool in your contracting tool kit, Mapping the Acquisition and Procurement Process Application, or the MAPP APP.

Material procurement explained: Process, strategies, and benefits Getting the right materials at the right time and price is incredibly important for any successful business. Material procurement ...

Material procurement covers the entire process from need identification through receipt and payment for goods, including supplier management. Sourcing focuses on identifying, vetting, and establishing ...

Used with permission from the Maine Office of Information Technology Over a period of nine days and multiple sessions, Office of Information Technology (OIT) staff along with representatives from the ...

Procurement operations are vital to building a resilient supply chain, and sourcing is critical to that success. Disruptions, shortages and unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters and war are ...

As a result, it’s critically important for procurement officials to protect the procurement process from bias. Yet their efforts to do so often fall short, leaving them vulnerable to a bid protest. As ...

Bid protests against a procurement process often center around claims of bias that result in flawed selection decisions. For example, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) put out a report in ...