Contract/Procurement Process

Can you describe the C/P process and how do you determine the requirements?

The C/P Process

·      From the acquirer's point of view

·      Preparing for and undertaking an acquisition

·         Consists of six sequential contracting processes

·         As shown on the next page

·      The descriptions of the six processes that follow

·         Are written from the acquirer's perspective

·      The role and processes conducted by the supplier

·         Will follow a complementary pattern

The Contract/Procurement Processes

The processes, or workflow, shown

·         Will be described in the following pages and Issacons

Requirements determination - 1

Activities for determining requirements include

·         Assemble and document contract objectives/technical requirements

·         As best known at the time

·         Assess availability of appropriate skill resources

·         I.e. whether in-house or in the market place

·         Determine best delivery options

·         E.g. buy, build, rent, lease or license

·         Determine who will be responsible for

·         Architecture and/or engineering design

·         I.e. in-house, or under contract

Requirements determination - 2

·         Make preliminary determination of single or multiple contracts

·         And/or in-house work packages

·         Make preliminary determination

·         Of most suitable project organizational structure

·         Based on the foregoing information and decisions

·         Make preliminary determination of contracting risk

The result should be

·         A documented set of contracting objectives

Work content

Note: The contract scope or work content

·         May be specified in the form of

·         A functional description

·         Performance description or

·         Technical product description

·         As described in Issacon #1417