From Pandemic to An Emerging Regional Local Agency Contract Exchange

Academy Fellow Stephen Hamill and his co-authors, Jack Pellegrino, Sean Behan, and Gerald Plummer, believe that the nation needs modern procurement processes. The COVID-19 pandemic represented the single most difficult period in modern Public Procurement history. Still, it ultimately led to the development of a regional joint local agency purchasing effort between San Diego County (COSD) and Los Angeles County (LACo). This collaboration represents a paradigm shift – a regional local agency intergovernmental initiative to establish a new and transformative cooperative purchasing model.

To learn more about this collaboration and Local Agency Contract Exchange (LACE), read the paper by clicking the "View Standing Panel Report" button above, or contact the Center's Miles Murphy with any questions.