In Stage One, Need Identification, the procurement process begins with the identification of a purchasing need.
Getting Started
To get started, procurement professionals must complete key critical steps in stage one, as described in the Georgia Procurement Manual, including the following:
Identify your organization’s purchasing needs
Determine whether the State Purchasing Act applies (review exemptions in the Georgia Procurement Manual)
Analyze existing sources of supply, including mandatory statewide contracts, state entity contracts and statutory sources
Assess available sourcing options, such as piggyback purchases, cooperatives or open market sources
Determine whether a competitive solicitation is required for purchases of $25,000 or more
Collaborate with the State Purchasing Division’s Agency Sourcing team for complex, high-risk or high-dollar purchases
Review special approvals or restrictions, such as trading in used equipment
Stage One Related Documents
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Use the fact-finding agenda during the Need Identification process to gather information necessary from internal…
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Guide to logon to the DOAS Customer Hub to submit an online request for a waiver from a mandatory statewide contract …
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Mandatory form to document and justify emergency purchases. Please reference the Georgia Procurement Manual for more…
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Mandatory form to provide public notice of a state entity's intent to utilize a cooperative purchasing agreement.
Stage One Related Forms
Statewide Contract Waiver Request Logon to the DOAS Customer Hub to submit an online request for a waiver from use of a mandatory statewide contract.
Piggyback Contract Request Logon to the DOAS Customer Hub to submit an online request to piggyback on another state entity's contract.
