Original article published on Linkedin by Dustin Lanier, CPPO, Founder/Principal at Civic Initiatives
As procurement professionals across the Southeast support emergency response and recovery during the hurricane season, it is timely to refresh on best practices in disaster response procurement.
FEMA has produced a fantastic repository of information for just such an instance, including this infographic (pic above) of "Top 10 Procurement under Grants Mistakes" to stay aware that relaxed rules don't mean no rules.
Understanding where and how to take action now to document and deliver will help out for quarters and years down the road.
The link to the FEMA repository is here, and in the coming days I'll share an article on the core preparation and execution fundamentals.
