NECCC E-Procurement Overview

E-Procurement Work Group

Chair: Dick Thompson, Purchasing Director - Maine
Communications Committee Liaison: Dick Ross - New York

The Electronic Procurement Systems Work Group will develop work products that will support state efforts to establish electronic procurement systems. A goal is to share information and experience. Work Group work products will include the following:

A session at the NECCC Annual Conference that will highlight current efforts by states to allow government procurement activities to be transacted electronically using electronic commerce technologies. The initial plan for the session is to have a panel of presenters from states and the private sector who have leading edge applications in the area of online procurement systems. A specific focus will be on results and lessons learned.
A published survey of supplier products and services which support electronic procurement systems. This catalog of providers and their solutions will include the supplier name contact information, the name of the product, the platform(s) supported, the operating systems requirements and the functions performed and a description of each solution. Detailed survey responses are also provided.
A published survey of State initiatives. This survey will address electronic commerce projects within the states that have to do with procurement and purchasing systems. The survey will include the name of the contact person and the division, department or agency of the state; a description of project; the timeline of the project; results to date, if any; the size and/or scope of the project; business case information where available; and website links.
A short list of definitions of electronic procurement terms.