Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 2 Issue 2

A strategy for firms facing offset obligations: The case of maryland

Travis K. Taylor

Offsets are contracts that require the seller to provide extra benefits to the purchasing government's economy as a condition for the sale of goods and services. The federal…

Choosing the open or the restricted procedure: A big deal or a big deal?

Govert Heijboer, Jan Telgen

The legislation in the European Union (EU) regarding contracts to be awarded to third parties allows for a free choice by public agencies between the open and restricted…

The economic context of government procurement: new challenges and new opportunities

Guy Callender, Darin Matthews

Using some experiences in the USA, the United Kingdom and Australia, this paper illustrates the nature of some contractual challenges that can be expected to transform the…

The market’s response to contract award announcements: government versus corporate contracts

Stephen J. Larson, Armand Picou

This paper examines the effects of contract award announcements on the stock returns of successful grantees. Contract awards are identified using Lexis/Nexis and classified…

County use of the RFP process to select joint venture developers of water-view property: a case study

Darla H. Herbold

Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are typically issued to solicit competitive proposals for a variety of professional services and commodities. The Baltimore County Purchasing Bureau…

Procurement reform in the ghana health sector

Rob Verhage, Johan van de Gronden, Kofi Awanyo, Samuel Boateng

In most countries procurement is undervalued compared to the attention paid to other key areas of Public Sector Reforms. Ghana represents a case in point. Under the health reforms…

State department: sale of unneeded overseas property has increased, but further improvements are necessary

In 1996, GAO reported that the State Department did not have an effective process for identifying and selling unneeded overseas real estate, and that decisions concerning the sale…