Duties

The Council is authorized to perform the following duties:

(a)to conduct studies, research and analysis on all matters relating to the effectiveness, responsiveness and timeliness of government procurement, including the review and comparison with model procurement code legislation and consultation with division heads, school principals and other mid-level managers, and end users of government procured goods and services; CH. 5 GUAM PROCUREMENT LAW

(b)to critically examine the substantive and procedural aspects of the Guam Procurement Act and existing administrative rules and regulations governing procurement, including the legal authorities, composition, and effectiveness of the Procurement Policy Office;

(c)to review the legal infrastructure of the government procurement system to ensure the uniformity of law, regulation and practice;

(d)to propose recommendations for the improvement, streamlining, and modernization and the use of “best value” and “performance based” methods as the basis for evaluation of government procurement activities;

(e)to make recommendations and identify methods to address new industries and technologies and financial systems, while maintaining the general principles of procurement law;

(f)to review and provide advice on any aspect of law, regulation or policy that affect procurement, including laws and processes not directly found in the Guam Procurement Act;

(g)to review the statutes and process for procurement appeals and recommend improvements;

(h)to make recommendations for best practices and standard operating procedures for planned procurement, writing specifications, market research, solicitation, drafting and managing contracts, maintenance of procurement records, and other aspects of the procurement process;

(i)to make recommendations for training and/or certification of procurement professionals, including, but not limited to, developing and updating curriculum, developing online training of the trainer programs, and establishing a Guam Procurement Institute for the training and education of public and private sector participants in government contracting;

(j)to make recommendations for implementing green procurement within the government of Guam under the advisement of the Guam Energy Office, the Guam Power Authority, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability, and/or other government of Guam entities; and

(k)to make recommendations for policies and procedures pertaining to procurement that utilize federal funds.