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12 Pub. Cont. Newsl. 1 (1976-1977)

handle is hein.journals/procurlw12 and id is 1 raw text is: SECTION OF PUBLIC CONTRACT LAWi. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Vol. 12, No. 1, October 1976 FEDERAL STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Copyright © 1976 American Bar Association Martin J. Harty, Editor, 14227 Georgia Ave., No. 104, Silver Spring, Md. 20906 Ronald Wartow, Assistant Editor COUNCIL SUPPORTS GREATER EMPHASIS ON STATE AND LOCAL PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY by Roy S. Mitchell, Chairman Crowning the activities of a busy and productive Con- vention in Atlanta last month, the Section Council unanimously endorsed the concept of greater empha- sis on state and local procurement during the coming year. Meeting on August 10 at the Marriott Motor SHotel, the Council passed the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Council endorses and supports the Chairman's program for greater Section activity in the areas of state and local procurement law, as well as fed- eral procurement law, and urges that the Chairman of the Section emphasize such programs in all practicable ways during the 1976-77 program year. Toward that end a number of organizational changes have already been made, and it is anticipated that many more programs will be held in various sections of the country throughout the year than has been true in the past. State and Local Contract Matters To Be Coordinated by Bob Wallick Under the Section reorganization which was accom- plished in early Summer, all State and Local Contract matters will be handled during the 1976-77 program year by Robert D. Wallick, 1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. He is assisted by a number of Committee Chairmen in areas of func- tional responsibility such as State and Local Construc- tion Contracts, Supply Contracts, etc., and is further assisted by a network of Regional Vice-Chairmen as follows: REPORT NO. 1 ON THE MODEL PROCUREMENT CODE PROJECT by F. Trowbridge vom Baur* of the District of Columbia Bar I. Introduction During the 1976-77 program year, the Section plans to increase its emphasis on state and local procure- ment. As part of this shift in direction, a series of four articles on the Model Procurement Code Project are scheduled to appear in the Newsletter. The purpose of the series is to provide Section members with in- formation as to the most recent developments in the Project for a Model Procurement Code for State and Local Governments. Although the majority of Section members may already be familiar with the Project,I this first article contains a short background section for the benefit of those who are learning about the Project for the first time. The three subsequent articles will only contain material on the current developments. It is hoped that these articles will encourage in- creased participation by Section members in this important Section Project,' and in state and local procurement. For it appears to be clear that in the future there will be an increasing participation by lawyers in state and local procurement generally. II. Background of the Project A. The Needfor a Code While the period of fifty years from 1920 to 1970 was one of major developments in federal procure- ment, modernization of the procurement process by the states has moved at a slower pace. Now, however, with their expanded role under the concept of New Federalism, state procurement organizations have found themselves confronted with new procurement responsibilities of a heretofore unforeseen magnitude and complexity. (continued on page 2) (continued on page 3) Produced by the ABA Press

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