Operations Division

Welcome to the home page for the ABA Section of Public Contract Law Operations Division.

Two central themes provide the fundamental foundation for all activities of the Operations Division: the personal, professional growth of members and the sound development of the public contract law relating to operations topics. These two themes are captured in the many Operations Divisions committees' Mission Statements.

Officers

Chair

Operations Division Goals and Benefits:

The Division seeks to improve the functioning of public procurement by contributing to developments in procurement legislation and regulations; by objectively and fairly evaluating such developments; by communicating the Section's evaluations, critiques and concerns to policy makers and government officials; and by sharing these communications with Section members and the public.

Section members receive:

• The Procurement Lawyer, a quarterly newsletter containing substantive articles as well as information about Section activities and programs.
• the Public Contract Law Journal (George Washington University Law School), the public procurement periodical for lawyers by lawyers.
• discounts on an array of books, monographs, course materials and other publications outlined in the Public Contract Law Section's Publications Catalog.
• discounts on registration fees for members who attend any of the Public Contract Law Section's Educational Programs.
• the opportunity to join any three of the Public Contract Law Section's 35 substantive committees, free of charge. The committees have been organized into six separate divisions - the Federal Procurement Division, the State and Local Procurement Division, the Construction Division, the General Interest Division, and the Operations Division, each composed of several substantive committees.
• the opportunity to join any of the fifteen Operations Division committees. Select here to read a brief description about each of the Operations Division committees. The committees are:
  
  1. ABA Journal
  2. Annual And Quarterly Programs Committee
  3. Archives Committee
  4. Blanket Authority Committee
  5. Books and Monographs Committee
  6. Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession
  7. Commission on Women in the Profession
  8. Corporate Sponsorship & Support
  9. Electronic Access Committee
  10. Fellows Of The Public Contract Law Section Committee
  11. General Counsels Committee
  12. Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division
  13. Long Range Planning Committee
  14. Membership Diversity & Outreach Committee
  15. National Construction Disputes Resolution Committee
  16. Outside Funding Committee
  17. Procurement Principles Committee
  18. Public Contract Educators Committee
  19. Public Contract Law Education Project Committee
  20. Public Contract Law Journal Committee
  21. Public Contract Law Proceedings Committee
  22. Public Contract Law Proceedings
  23. The Procurement Lawyer Committee
  24. Section of Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee
  25. Section Officers Conference Committee on Professionalism and Ethics
  26. Section Officers Conference Council of Section and Division Legislative Representatives
  27. Section Officers Conference Technology Committee
  28. Task Force on Board of Contract Appeals Consolidation
  29. UNCITRAL Model Procurement Initiative
  30. Young Lawyers

The Operations Division is here to serve those involved in procurement law. It is committed to providing quality service and materials not found anywhere else. If you have suggestions on how the Division can better achieve this goal, please send an e-mail message to pubcontract@abanet.org .

If you would like to talk to a Division representative about the services and benefits of Operations Division in more detail, please contact the staff at 312/988-5599 or you can fill out an online membership application form and join us!

Public Contract Law Operations Division News:

Other Topics of Interest:

• Governance
• LAWlink - links to legal related Internet sites
• The ABA's State & Local Government Section's Home Page

For information about joining our Committee, contact one of the Officers above, or send e-mail to pubcontract@abanet.org

Created by PCLS Electronic Access Committee. Modified 2/22/05