STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

To fulfill its mission, the Procurement Division will seek the following objectives:

1. To make all purchases in the best interest of Princeton University and the Government.
2. To insure that courteous and ethical treatment is accorded all suppliers and potential suppliers.
3. To accept no gratuity or any thing of value from Laboratory suppliers or potential suppliers.
4. To obtain the quality product needed for delivery at the time and place required.
5. To obtain maximum value for all expenditures by all ethical and reasonable means, including the effective use of competition.
6. To buy from responsible sources of supply.
7. To organize the Procurement Division to serve the needs of PPPL, to staff it with qualified personnel, and to insure that it is properly supervised.
8. To foster opportunities for small businesses to become Laboratory suppliers, consistent with the annual PPPL small business, small disadvantaged business and women-owned small business subcontracting plan.