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Purchasing division lays out FY26 'Metro procurement way' with focus on training, supplier management
Summary
Purchasing Agent Dennis Rowland presented a FY26 strategy that builds on FY25 gains in buyer standardization, cycle‑time reduction and new COI software, and outlined a 'Metro procurement way' roadmap that emphasizes training, supplier relationship management, a 180‑day solicitation target and a 2030 vision for national leadership.
Dennis Rowland, purchasing agent, presented the department’s FY26 strategy and said the effort builds on “significant wins” from FY25, including reduced cycle time, buyer standardization and a new certificate-of-insurance tracking system. He told the Procurement Standards Board the team developed a stringent cost‑savings methodology and targeted, department-specific training, which the division calls "procurement personal training (PPT)."
Rowland flagged staffing constraints as a major limit on implementation last year, citing personal and military leaves and health‑related absences that reduced bandwidth and, at times, led to solicitation errors, protests and cancellations. He said four new procurement…
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