The Director of Administration shall establish minimum qualifications for the position of Chief Procurement Officer consistent with the critical procurement and management requirements of that office. Such qualifications shall consist of theoretical and practical knowledge of and experience with the specialized subject matter of governmental procurement activities, and the Guam Procurement Law in particular, as well as theoretical and practical knowledge of and experience with management and best practices of the internal operational practices and responsibilities of the General Services Agency.

SOURCE: GC § 6954.1. MPC modified. Amended by P.L. 18-026:17 (Dec. 31, 1985). Effective January 1, 2006, reference to the “”Civil Service Commission,”” amended to “”Director of Administration”” pursuant to P.L.
28-068:IV:45 (Sept. 30, 2005). Amended by P.L. 34-132:3 (Oct. 17, 2018).

COMMENT: While the Chief Procurement Officer is a part of the Department of Administration, this Chapter places procurement responsibilities with this Chief Procurement Officer, rather than with the Director of Administration, who still remains his superior. Nonetheless, the Chief Procurement Officer must make the decisions and, to this end, it is he, not the Director of Administration, who must have the qualifications in the specialized area of public procurement.