Dictionary of Procurement Terms

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  • Solicitation Protest


    See Also: Protest

  • SOR

    See Statement of Requirement.

  • Source List

    A record of prequalified, prospective bidders for the purchase or sale of specific goods or services.

    See Also: Bidders List

  • Source of Goods and Services

    CANADIAN Principal location where goods or services are produced or where economic activity is generated.

  • Sourcing

    The identification and selection of the supplier whose costs, qualities, technologies, timeliness, dependability, and service best meet the organization’s needs. (Burt, Dobler, & Starling, 2003, p. 16)

  • Sourcing Strategies

    Alternative procurement plans that give guidance to assess, evaluate, and manage the supply base in ways that are consistent with overall entity objectives.

  • Sovereign Immunity

    A legal doctrine that precludes a litigant from asserting an otherwise meritorious cause of action against a sovereign or a party with sovereign attributes unless the sovereign consents to suit. Sovereignty is the supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power to make laws, regulate, collect taxes, wage war, or make peace. (Nash, Schooner, & O’Brien, 1998)

  • SOW


    See Also: Statement of Work

  • SP2


    See Also: Strategic Procurement Planning (SP2)

  • SPC


    See Also: Statistical Process Control (SPC)

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