Legal Aspects of Public Procurement Third Edition provides a glimpse into the relationships between the legal ethical and professional standards of public procurement outlining not only the interconnections of federal state and local law but also best practice under comprehensive judicial standards. The book addresses the ever-changing legal structures that work in conjunction and define the public procurement profession providing recommended guidance for how practitioners can engage in the function while staying ethically aligned. Instead of trying to address every issue at the heart of public procurement however the book seeks to establish the history and spirit of the law outlining how practitioners can engage proactively and willingly to not only perform their function but to also become advocates for procurement law modernization. This third edition features new chapters on competitive sealed proposals and contract administration as well as a thoroughly revised and updated chapter on procurement of information technology to better relate to an increasingly digital world. Promoting a start-to-finish guidance of the procurement process Legal Aspects of Public Procurement explores the relationships between solicitation proposals contract administration and the cutting-edge aspects of technology procurements providing a theoretical and case-study driven foundation for novice and veteran practitioners alike.
Legal Aspects of Public Procurement Third Edition provides a glimpse into the relationships between the legal ethical and professional standards of public procurement outlining not only the interconnections of federal state and local law but also best practice under comprehensive judicial standards. The book addresses the ever-changing legal structures that work in conjunction and define the public procurement profession providing recommended guidance for how practitioners can engage in the function while staying ethically aligned. Instead of trying to address every issue at the heart of public procurement however the book seeks to establish the history and spirit of the law outlining how practitioners can engage proactively and willingly to not only perform their function but to also become advocates for procurement law modernization. This third edition features new chapters on competitive sealed proposals and contract administration as well as a thoroughly revised and updated chapter on procurement of information technology to better relate to an increasingly digital world. Promoting a start-to-finish guidance of the procurement process Legal Aspects of Public Procurement explores the relationships between solicitation proposals contract administration and the cutting-edge aspects of technology procurements providing a theoretical and case-study driven foundation for novice and veteran practitioners alike.
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