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100			_aSadiq, Abdul-Akeem and Kessa, Ruth _928001
245			_aU.S. Procurement in the age of Covid-19: Challenges, Intergovernmental collaboration, and recommendations for improvement
260			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
300			_a50(6-7), Aug-Oct, 2020: p.635-641
520			_aThis article discusses U.S. government’s procurement of medical supplies and equipment during COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges posed by COVID-19 to U.S procurement system. The article also examines how the U.S. government, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations are working together to address procurement challenges. This article notes that the global pandemic has drained the strategic national stockpile of medical supplies and equipment and that the United States is struggling to meet the demand of these critical resources. The good news is that the U.S. government is partnering with the private sector to ramp-up the much-needed supply. This article underscores the need for the U.S. government to continue to look for efficient and productive ways to procure necessary medical supplies and equipment that are essential for health care professionals and those affected by the COVID-19. This article offers some recommendations to improve U.S. procurement system and outlines an agenda for future research. – Reproduced
650			_aPublic procurement, COVID-19, Collaboration, Medical supplies and equipment, Pandemic, Coronavirus _925773
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
906			_aPUBLIC PROCUREMENT
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