Dictionary of Procurement Terms

An automatic mailing list server targeting a specified group. When email is addressed to a LISTSERV mailing list, it automatically broadcasts to everyone on the list.

e party to a contract bringing suit against the other party in a court of law. See also: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

A theoretical income wage that will allow a worker, or a worker and their family, to afford basic necessities (e.g., food and shelter).

See Tie Bid Preference, Buy Local, Preference.

Any county, city, town, school district, special authority, or any other subdivision of the state, or public entity of any such subdivision, or educational, health, or other institution spending public funds for the procurement of services, supplies, or construction.

A visual representation that represents the shared relationships among outputs, outcomes, activities, resources, and impact for a program.

The process of planning, moving, routing, distributing, transporting, and coordinating activities that apply to the delivery of goods or service performance.

The discipline responsible for the movement, routing, distribution, transportation, and coordination activities that apply to goods delivery or service performance.