A contract is any type of documented agreement or order for the
procurement of goods, services, or any item which is binding on the
contractor and the one purchasing or procuring the goods, services,
etc.
Procurement descriptions of requirements, selection and solicitation
of sources, evaluation of offers, preparation, and award of contract for goods
and services.
Websites
Databases
Business & Company
Resource Center
Provides periodical articles, detailed information on companies including
chronologies and corporate histories, investment reports, industry and company
rankings, and financial and industry overviews.
Business
Source Elite
Full text articles from business journals in areas, such as business, management,
economics, banking, finance, and accounting.
Baltimore
Sun 1990-present
Business coverage includes state and regional economic news.
Rapid - Available only at the
Rockville Library
Procurement opportunities from Montgomery County Government, Montgomery
County Public Schools, and more than a dozen other agencies and municipalities. Please ask a librarian at the Information Desk about
how to access this database.
Reading List
Drilling
for Gold: How corporations Can Successfully Market to Small
Business by John Warrillow. 2002 (658.94 WAR).
This
book takes the reader through a four-step action plan for profiting in the
small business market. One will discover
how to segment the small business market and learn the best
way to win new small business contracts. Drilling for Gold
shows how to address the small business market and presents
numerous case studies.
Maryland
Contract Weekly by Maryland Division of State Documents.
(Reference)
Weekly print publication that lists bids and award notices for the state
of Maryland.
Procurement
Quality Control edited by James Bossert. 1988 (R658.72
PRO).
This volume is a combination of philosophy and methodology written in everyday
language to help the reader develop a customized purchasing or procurement
program with all the elements of a good quality system. There is a complete
index for convenient cross-referencing.
Regional
Industrial Buying Guide by Thomas Regional Directory Company.
2005 (R670 C244).
This guide to industrial procurement focuses on the Mid-Atlantic region.
It features business-to-business establishments generating at least 60%
of their revenue through the industrial, commercial, governmental, and
institutional marketplace. The featured companies are contacted yearly
to ensure accuracy. The volume is divided into three easy-to-use sections
- Products & Services, Locations, and Suppliers.
The Local Small Business Reserve Program ensures that all County departments
set aside
a minimum of 10% of procurements for small
businesses. It also provides for the website
posting of procurement opportunities. The LSBPR website will have links to all
procurement opportunities posted on the County's
Procurement site.
