Journal of Public Procurement: Volume 3 Issue 2

Assessing federal procurement reform: has the procurement pendulum stopped swinging?

Joseph A. Pegnato

Nearly $200 billion a year is funneled through the federal procurement system to buy everything from paper clips to stealth fighters. This procurement system can be thought of as…

Managing the italian healthcare system: the viewpoint of the purchasing and marketing office

Emidia Vagnoni

Beginning in the early 1990s, reform of the Italian Healthcare Service (NHS) led to a controlled competition system. Consequently, managers had to face a new institutional…

A review of state procurement and contracting

John R. Bartle, Ronnie LaCourse Korosec

Are states effectively managing contracting and procurement activities? Are they striking the right balance between central administrative control and empowerment through…

The use of qualifications-based selection in public procurement: A survey research

Yuhua Qiao, Glenn Cummings

Public agencies have started to shift away from the traditional lowest responsive and responsible bid to other approaches in purchasing certain items and services. These…

Procuring expertise: the case of local government water and sewer rate analyses

Gerasimos A. Gianakis, XiaoHu Wang

Local governments are often forced to purchase expertise for non-recurring analyses, such as rate setting for water and sewer services, because it is not cost-effective for these…

Va and defense health care: potential exists for savings through joint purchasing of medical and surgical supplies

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spent $500 million and the Department of Defense (DOD) spent $240 million for medical and surgical supplies in fiscal year 2001. Since the…