Competency Module: Legislation and Legal Environment

In order to successfully achieve a digital badge, learners must:

• Identify, define, and apply legal terms, concepts, and principles in public procurement functions.
• Distinguish between legislation and regulations governing general procurement, budget and finance, federally funded contracting, and public works and other special procurements.
• Examine the role of the attorney in public procurement and contrast it to the role of the procurement professional.
• Explain how the laws establish the rights and obligations of all parties

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

• Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

• Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.   

• Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

• Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.