Worked in the US Embassy as Procurement and Contracting Agent. Some of the major duties were as follows: Consult bidders’ lists for probable sources of supply and requests bids or quotations by telephone, correspondence, or advertisement. Reviews responses and prepares summaries and analysis, including recommendation for best offer, considering price and known quality of supplier’s product, bidder’s capabilities, reputation and similar actors. In routine purchases, may have authority to select lowest bidder; in other cases, obtains approval of immediate supervisor or contracting officer. May have to make extended searches in local and non-local area to find suppliers of certain technical items. Prepares Contract solicitations, advertisements and coordinate site visits.

Worked in the US Embassy, Sana’a as Procurement Agent. Some of the major duties were as follows: Reviews procurement requests for completeness and necessary technical information, conferring with the requestor if necessary. Obtains or prepares technical specifications estimates probable cost and identifies financial accounts to which purchase is to be charged. Consults bidders’ list for probable sources of supply and requests bids or quotations by telephone, correspondence, or advertisement. Reviews responses and prepares summaries and
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price and known quality of supplier’s product bidder’s capabilities, reputation and similar factors. Prepares purchase orders, and when approved, makes the purchase, often visiting the supplier’s establishment to pick up the item directly when urgent delivery is needed. Typical items purchased include hardware, office supplies, equipment, furniture, construction supplies, maintenance supplies, tools, and any item which can be purchased “of the shelf”. Local and offshore purchases. May procure certain services such as translation, newspaper advertisements, and maintenance repairs.

Worked in the US Embassy, Sana’a, as a Procurement Clerk. Some of the major duties were as follows: types purchase orders, contracts vouchers, miscellaneous procurement documents and supportingpaperwork,correspondenceandreportsfrom brief instructions, standing procedures. Searches office records for information and references to be incorporated in material to be typed. Assembles information for reports. Takes and places telephone calls. Receive visitors to the office and provides information readily available from office records. Prepares the purchase order, and once approved make the purchase, and sometimes visiting the supplier’s establishment to pick up the item when urgent delivery is necessary. In routine purchases, may have authority to select lowest bidder, in other cases, obtains approval of procurement supervisor or the GSO.