Procurement
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Chapter 7D Summary
Management of the Procurement Process
SO60 The State Must Create a New Procurement Organizational Structure to Maximize Efficiency and Minimize Costs
SO61 The State Needs to Professionalize its State Procurement Workforce
SO62 Eliminate a Major Source of Conflict Between the Central Procurement Agency and its Clients
SO63 Consolidate and Simplify Procurement Statutes and Policies
SO64 Streamline and Reform the Vendor Protest Process Used in the Procurement of Goods and Services
SO65 Remove Bidding Preferences From State Contracting Programs
SO66 Eliminate Duplicative Reports

Make the Procurement Process More Efficient and Cost Effective
SO67 Procurement of Prison Industry Authority Products
SO68 Establish Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Set-Asides
SO69 Create Efficiencies and Cost Savings by Establishing a Central Supplier-Based Management System
SO70 Taking Steps to Contain State Drug Costs
SO71 Increase the Use of Performance-Based Contracting
SO72 Implementing More Strategic Sourcing Procurement Strategies
SO73 Create a Statewide Contract Management Policy
SO74 Alternative Service Delivery Techniques and Competition in the State’s Procurement of Goods and Services
SO75 California Can Save Millions of Dollars by Modernizing its Procurement System
SO76 State Needs To Reduce Late Payment Penalties, Increase Early Payment Discounts
SO77 Using the Reverse Auction Procurement Method to Save Millions
SO78 California Can Save Millions by Utilizing the General Services Administration’s Advantage Program to Purchase Goods and Services
SO79 Make Use of All Purchasing Methods Available to Ensure Lowest Costs
SO80 Using Innovative Techniques to Enhance Sale of State Surplus Property