The designated individual should be at a sufficient level within the organization to affect the acquisition strategy relative to procurementopportunities.
The UUP's David McNarry said access to procurementopportunities for small businesses was an important way to regenerate the economy and keep as much public money in NI as possible.
Pursuant to Section 4 of Executive Order 13157, Departments and Agencies are required to take specific steps in working with the SBA to enhance procurementopportunities for women-owned small businesses.
The small businesses will still have to bid on specific vendor contracts, but the site aims to make it easier for them to find vendor opportunities and connect with procurement officials.
We believe this was an opportunity to respond to concerns, particularly from small and medium sized businesses, that the current procurement process is still too complex and offers too few opportunities for local businesses to gain contracts from local public sector agencies.
The Defense Department lays itself open unnecessarily to criticism of duplication in its airborne elements to the extent it fails to exploit opportunities for "joint" or multi-service approaches to procurement of aircraft and other weapon systems.
These benefits include cost savings, such as from procurement and sourcing efficiencies available to the enlarged group, and substantial new business opportunities.