2023-0003 Tips and Trends Piggyback.pdf

The document discusses the concept of piggybacking in procurement, which allows a public entity to access goods or services based on contracts of other entities. It emphasizes the importance of fair and open competition in public procurement and provides guidelines for validating the procurement process for piggybacked contracts. The benefits of piggybacking include sharing contract pricing, saving time and costs, and expediting the receipt of goods/services. However, factors to consider before piggybacking include legal compliance, potential protests, and ensuring the originating contract meets the entity's needs. Best practices for piggybacking include obtaining informal quotes, using actively solicited contracts, limiting piggybacking to similar goods/services, ensuring the original contract validity, and using a checklist for guidance.