Purchasing 101 for Everyone

Workshop Description:
This workshop explains and facilitates an understanding of the public purchasing process. It covers the principles of public purchasing, best practices, ethics and standards of conduct, the solicitation process, cooperative purchasing, and evaluation and award. The workshop contains lectures, discussions, small group exercises, and case studies.

Who Should Attend:

• Purchasers or buyers that make purchases under the competitive bid limit or through the informal bid process.
• Anyone who wants a better understanding of the public procurement process, e.g., department managers, administrative staff, user departments, auditors, HUB coordinators, and procurement card users.

Course/Workshop topics:

• Principles, roles, and best practices of public purchasing
• Ethical standards of conduct
• Purchasing authority and organization
• Purchasing methods
• Solicitation, evaluation and award process
• Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) requirements

Benefits of Attendance – participants will:

• Understand the principles of public purchasing, and the important role procurement plays in government.
• Learn the ethical standards and rules of conduct for government procurement.
• Recognize the different purchasing methods and determine the most appropriate method for individual procurements.
• Identify the dollar thresholds for informal and formal purchases.
• Understand the solicitation process and best methods for evaluation and award.
• Review the requirements for the use of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB).