The Agency Procurement Liaison will fully perform the administrative duties of procuring equipment, services, supplies, information technology, and other needs, which must be obtained through the competitive or negotiated procurement process. Examples of some of the procurement responsibilities of this position are assisting with developing contract specifications including performance and acceptance standards, payment terms, contract management elements, contract modifications, contract renewals and advertisement requirements in accordance with State procurement procedures, laws and regulations; conducting pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences; preparing minutes of pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences, addenda to Requests for Proposals (RFP) and Information for Bids (IFB) and answers written questions from potential bidders and offerors; examining proposals to determine issues of responsiveness and responsibility; conducting bid or proposal openings for competitive procurements to determine whether offerors are reasonably qualified to be selected for an award and may recommend proposals for awards; assisting with or conducting debriefings; generate the proper purchase order using the Advanced Purchasing and Inventory System (ADPICS) portion of Financial Management Information Systems (FMIS); track and record invoices and payments to contractors; track record prime contractor payments to MBE and VSBE subcontractors; and provide procurement advice and guidance to other MHCC staff as neede