Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

• 1 - Commerce, Management and Public Administration
• 11 - Commerce, Management and Public Administration
• 52.02 - Business Administration, Management and Operations

52.0202 - Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to manage and/or administer the processes by which a firm or organization contracts for goods and services to support its operations, as well as contracts it to sell to other firms or organizations. These programs include courses in contract law, negotiations, buying procedures, government contracting, cost and price analysis, vendor relations, contract administration, auditing and inspection, relations with other firm departments, and applications to special areas such as high-technology systems, international purchasing, and construction.

• Example Program Names:

  • Procurement
  • Procurement management
  • Purchasing
  • Purchasing administration
  • Purchasing management

• Exclusion

  • Logistics and materials management(52.0203)
  • Retail buyer(52.1802)