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U.S. Procurement Law and Practice. Professor Christopher Yukins The George Washington University Law School London January 23, 2009. Introduction. Professor Christopher Yukins is a former Justice Department lawyer, with many years of experience in U.S. public procurement
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U.S. Procurement Law and Practice Professor Christopher Yukins The George Washington University Law School London January 23, 2009
Introduction • Professor Christopher Yukins is a former Justice Department lawyer, with many years of experience in U.S. public procurement • He serves as an adviser to the U.S. delegation to the UNCITRAL working group on reform of the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law • He is co-director of the Government Procurement Law Program at The George Washington University Law School, in the leading government procurement law program in the United States • He is also of counsel to the firm of Arnold & Porter LLP
Procurement Law Academic Centers Birmingham Nottingham. Bochum Paris Beijing Washington, D.C. Montpelier Buenos Aires
Other Professors in Program Fred Lees (emeritus) Ralph Nash (emeritus) John Cibinic (d. 2005) Joshua Schwartz
Steve Schooner’s Desiderata • Transparency • Integrity • Competition • Uniformity • Risk Avoidance • Wealth Distribution • Best value • Efficiency (administrative) • Customer Satisfaction
Historical Progression:U.S. Procurement Sealed Bids Negotiated Procurements (Competitive Dialogue) Task Order Contracting (Frameworks)
Procurement Lawyer Public Contract Law Journal www..pclj.org g Colloquia Resources in U.S. Procurement Law Textbooks Quarterly Conferences LL.M. Program Year in Review Conference BNA Federal Contracts Reporter Lexis-Nexis Pubklaw.com Westlaw, Briefing Papers, Government Contractor, Int’l Government Contractor, Seminars, Etc. World Bank Judge Advocate General’s School DAU General Services Administration Office of Federal Procurement Policy / acquisition.gov House/Senate Armed Services Committees
Conclusion Professor Christopher Yukins cyukins@law.gwu.edu Tel. 202-994-9992