Legal Aspects of Public Procurement

Michael Flynn, Esq., is a professor of law at the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Professor Flynn received his undergraduate, magna cum laude, and his law degree, cum laude, from Gonzaga University in Washington. He was a trial lawyer and litigator in private practice and the Assistant Attorney General in the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. He served as the Chief of the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s Office in Eastern Washington. He has taught at the University of Washington, the University of Miami, and Stanford University; has authored over 35 articles; and has conducted or presented at seminars and conferences for various professional groups. Kirk W. Buffington, CPPO, C.P.M., is the Director, Procurement Services for the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to public service, he was employed in the private sector. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and earned his masters of business administration degree from Webster University. A strong supporter of the profession, he has served numerous positions of leadership in procurement associations on the local and national level. He sits on the NIGP Board of Directors. By invitation, he presented a paper at the first International Symposium on Supply and Public Procurement in Budapest, Hungary in 2003. He is a well-known speaker on government eProcurement topics. Richard Pennington, CPPO, was General Counsel to NASPO ValuePoint from 2013 until 2018. He is a retired Air Force colonel who specialized in government contract law as a judge advocate. With the State of Colorado, he served as an assistant attorney general, state purchasing director, and director of the Division of Finance and Procurement. He was also of counsel in the Denver government contracts practice of McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP. He received his Air Force commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a J.D. from the University of Denver, and an LL.M. (Government Procurement Law) from The George Washington University. His articles appear in NIGP’s Government Procurement and NCMA’s Contract Management magazines. He is the author of Seeing Excellence: Learning from Great Procurement Teams.

"This book belongs on the shelf of every public supply chain professional. The text is interesting, readable, and equally relevant to students, new buyers, and seasoned professionals. The many examples bring clarity and are often entertaining." John Adler, CPPO, Vice President of Procurement, Dallas Area Rapid Transit"In professional procurement we must continually add value to the procurement process. This revised book, designed to complement NIGP’s Public Procurement Competency Framework, will show you how to add that value." Edward J. Pabor, CPPO, CDT, C.P.M. "This third edition of The Legal Aspects of Public Procurement enhances earlier editions by adding real life scenarios, allowing students to relate the text to the procurement world they work in. The authors’ expansion of critical topics such as invitations for bid and requests for proposals makes this text more relevant to today’s procurement workload. These experts in procurement legal matters establish a solid foundation that should be a standard desktop reference for all emerging procurement leaders." Kristy D. Varda, CPPO, CPPB

• 1. The Essential Principles and Structure of the United States Legal System 2. The Fundamentals of Procurement Law and Procurement Authority 3. The Basic Components of a Common Law Contract 4. The Uniform Commercial Code 5. The Legal Context for Formal Solicitations 6. Legal Issues in Competitive Sealed Proposals 7. The Legal Context of Contract Administration 8. Legal Considerations in Information Technology Procurement 9. Ethics and Professionalism in Public Procurement 10. Relevant Procurement Case Law Appendix A. 2018 NIGP Code of Ethics Appendix B. 2018 UPPCC Code of Ethics Appendix C. Organizational Conflicts of Interest—Consultants