MBA FP6235 1 1.docx MBA-FP 6235 MBA-FP 6235 Assessment 1-1 Procurement Planning Capp

MBA FP6235 1 1.docx    MBA-FP 6235  MBA-FP 6235 Assessment 1-1  Procurement Planning  Cappella University  Introduction  I work for a large aerospace and defense company that primarily focuses on the development and services of cutting-edge technology that must meet U.S. Government and Department of Defense acquisition and procurement regulations.  Many of the procedures and processes follow industry norms with added control to ensure material conformance and quality standards are obtained while adhering to programs run under full earned value management system guidelines. This report will assess the general procurement process within my organization while identifying key participants and summarizing the stages of the company procurement cycle. The company procurement process uses common documentation such as Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), Statement of Work (SOW), and an additional internally generated control referred to as a Material Order Request (MOR).  Procurement Documentation  An RFI is used to obtain used to receive information from vendors to find options in fulfilling a need when a final solution is still unknown. A recent example is when new information assurance requirements were given to the program and networking personnel with certain cyber certifications were needed to fulfill the requirement. An RFI was released to several suppliers in order to receive find interested companies willing to provide the service. The responses