A beverage company buys large quantities of aluminum, which it uses to manufacture cans to package its products.  They would like to periodically take advantage of spot markets for recycled aluminum.  They can use numerous approaches to buy recycled...

5.3.9.1 Exemptions from the Competitive Process In certain unique circumstances, organizations will not have the ability to go through a competitive process for their procurement activity. This section covers non-competitive purchasing when an...

Once again, my good friend Dr. John Tantillo of Fox New’s The Strategy Room has written a piece for Fox News that inspires discussion and serious contemplation relative to whether the Obama Presidency is in fact a bust. Titled “Will Obama Ever Become...

Winston Churchill is someone for whom I had and have a great deal of admiration. From the determined “Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor...

The use and breadth of preference policies seems to be increasing.  Twenty-seven states provide a legal preference for in-state bidders, one more than reported that preference in 2007. Thirty-one states (compared to twenty-seven in 2007) reported that...