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State Level Procurement Procedures & Overview - United States

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Published: August 2009

123 Pages

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Summary

An in-depth look at the process for taking advantage of state procurement opportunities in the United States.

STEP members are regularly requesting information on the process for taking advantage of state procurement opportunities in the United States (U.S.). In response, the Market Intelligence Group at STEP has developed this document summarizing the process for registering with each state procurement group.

This document was originally developed in July 2004 and updated in July 2009.  It is our goal to do annual updates to capture any changes. However, companies are encouraged to check with the various state departments and web sites identified to ensure they have the most current information.

The following sources were used in the completion of this report:

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT):

U.S. Business Development Division:

County Executives of America (CEA):

  • Provided website links to States County Associations
  • At county websites, contact and directory information was found

National Association of Counties (NACO):

  • Provided website links to State County Associations
  • At county websites, contact and directory information was found

National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO):

  • Provided Government Purchasing Contact Information
  • Provided website links to State Procurement Websites

Other References:

  • Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers: http://www.aptac-us.org/new/
  • GOVERNING State & Local Sourcebook: http://sourcebook.governing.com/index.jsp
  • Government of Canada: sell2usgov.ca: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/sell2usgov-vendreaugouvusa/index.aspx?menu_id=2&menu=L
  • GovPro Media: http://govpro.com/
  • NAFTA Secretariat: http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/
  • Recovery.gov: http://www.recovery.gov/
  • State & Local Government Procurement - A Practical Guide. Lexington: The National Association of State Procurement Officials. 2008
  • Summit Insight: http://www.summitinsight.com/index.htm
  • U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance: http://www.uscommunities.org/

In addition to the above sources, at the end of each section focusing on a state, a reference list has been included for additional sources referenced in the compilation of information for that section/state.


Table of Contents

Overview

1

Overview of U.S. State Government Procurement Sector

2

Key Sectors

4

Cooperative Purchasing

6

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

8

NAFTA and State Level Procurement

10

Additional Support, Services and Resources

11

State Government Procurement Trade Events

13

Trade Publications

14

U.S. State Procurement Preferences

15

Alabama

16

Alaska

19

Arizona

22

Arkansas

24

California

26

Colorado

29

Connecticut

31

Delaware

33

District of Columbia

35

Florida

37

Georgia

39

Hawaii

41

Idaho

44

Illinois

46

Indiana

49

Iowa

51

Kansas

53

Kentucky

55

Louisiana

57

Maine

59

Maryland

61

Massachusetts

63

Michigan

65

Minnesota

67

Mississippi

69

Missouri

71

Montana

73

Nebraska

75

Nevada

77

New Hampshire

79

New Jersey

81

New Mexico

83

New York

85

North Carolina

87

North Dakota

89

Ohio

91

Oklahoma

93

Oregon

95

Pennsylvania

97

Rhode Island

99

South Carolina

101

South Dakota

103

Tennessee

105

Texas

107

Utah

109

Vermont

111

Virginia

113

Washington

115

West Virginia

117

Wisconsin

120

Wyoming

122



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