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Procurement

Welcome to the Procurement and Contracts Course!

Through this course, participants will become familiar with the Hawaii State Department of Education's procurement process to ensure that faculty and staff follow the proper policies and procedures. The purpose of this is course is to decrease the number of audit finds and procurement/contracting violations due to unclear expectation of roles and responsibilities and lack of understanding of procurement requirements. It is also to help increase the public confidence in the integrity of the procurement process.

Through this course, participants will:

Develop a working knowledge of procurement terminology
Develop an understanding of the overall procurement and contracting process
Know what you can and cannot do as it relates to the procurement and contracting process
Develop a working knowledge of small purchase procurement
Develop a working knowledge of the other procurement methods available

IMPORTANT: Please see the technical assistance section below for Office of Fiscal Services (OFS) updates

Module 1: Overview of Procurement

Module 2: State Code of Ethics

Module 3: Delegation of Procurement

Module 4: Good Planning

Module 5: Good Management

Module 6: Exempt Procurement

Module 7: Price and Vendor List Procurement

Module 8: Small Purchase Procurement

Module 9: Other Procurement Methods

Module 10: Acknowledge Completion

Technical Assistance Resources

Procurement and Contracts Branch (Intranet Page)

Office of Fiscal Services (OFS) Resource Page

OFS Intranet
OFS State Office
Landing Page

Procurement and Contracts

Forms

The learning modules in this course include: