The document is the Fall 2012 issue of the Journal of Public Procurement. It includes an editorial by K. V. Thai, an article by R. E. Lloyd on public contract writing systems, and a symposium on exploring the frontiers in public procurement. The symposium is divided into two parts, with the first part featuring an introduction by A. V. Roman, K. V. Thai, and C. McCue. The symposium also includes articles on management competencies in public sector procurement, post-disaster public procurement approaches and outcomes in the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina, the excessive profits of defense contractors, and an empirical analysis of combinatorial public procurement bidding of road maintenance. The contributions to this journal are published free of charge.