Business objectives associated with procurement include to:

• Standardize the collection of procurement data to better leverage state spending;
• Provide electronic tools and controls to streamline Minnesota’s procurement processes;
• Allow agencies and the Department of Administration to manage all types of individual agency and statewide contracts from point of creation through expiration;
• Promote transparency in government by providing buyers, requestors, vendors and the public an array of on-line self-service tools;
• Integrate procurement and financial processes; and,
• Embrace the opportunity to re-examine current business processes, rethink current policies and procedures and apply lean philosophies while taking advantage of governmental best practices.

• eProcurement
• Strategic Sourcing
• eSupplier Connection
• Item Maintenance
• Catalog Maintenance
• Purchasing
• Inventory
• Supplier Contract Management* (includes commodity, service, professional technical, building construction, leases and road construction types)