Justifying Procurement Acquisitions

Description
This procedure is used to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze the procurement needs to justify the acquisitions of procurement goods or services.

Procedure
  1. Evaluate and document procurement alternatives by price, time, quality, quantity, and vendor relationship (for example, the consistency of source or integrity of relationship).
  2. Define the quantitative justification for the procurement, including any internal rate of return or other cost/benefit analyses.
  3. Define the qualitative justification for the procurement, including directions from management, references to policies, historical experiences, and proof of deficiencies.
  4. Prepare a final qualitative and quantitative analysis and justification. Verify that each justification makes references to the Logistics Plan and Workplan.
  5. Clearly define the objectives and purpose of the procurement.
  6. Evaluate and document the competitive advantage of acquiring the good or service.
  7. If the good or service is not acquired, evaluate and document the lost opportunity.
  8. Define the strategy and tactics for utilization that are necessary for implementation.
  9. Gather the supporting information related to the good or service.
  10. Complete and document a cost analysis, including an executive summary of the cost analysis findings.
  11. Evaluate and document the financial terms that may affect the implementation.
  12. Evaluate and document the quality considerations of the good or service.
  13. Succinctly document the use of the good or service.
  14. Consider how the procurement contract type affects project risks.


Key Considerations
  • The types of procurement contracts and prices can create reasonable contractor risk and provide the contractor with an incentive for efficient and economical performance.
  • The final qualitative and quantitative analysis and justification can be presented in a summarized graphical form.


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