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Introduction .......................................................................................................................4  \n1.1. Department’s Mission .........................................................................................................4  \n1.2. Vendor’s Role in Mission Delivery .......................................................................................4  \n1.3. Basic Principles of Working with Vendors ............................................................................4  \n1.4. Department Vendor Management Plan ...............................................................................5  \n1.5. Compliance Requirements ..................................................................................................5  \n1.6. Department Stakeholders Involved in Vendor Engagements ................................................5  \n1.6.1. Senior Procurement Executive.............................................................................................6  \n1.6.2. Heads of Contracting Activity ..............................................................................................6  \n1.6.3. Program/Project Manager (PMs) .........................................................................................6  \n1.6.4. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) ..........................................................................6  \n1.6.5. Contracting Officer (CO) ......................................................................................................7  \n1.6.6. Acquisition Innovation Advocate .........................................................................................7  \n1.6.7. Industry Liaison ..................................................................................................................7  \n1.6.8. General Counsel..................................................................................................................8  \n1.6.9. Ethics Officers .....................................................................................................................8  \n1.6.10. Small Business Technical Liaison..........................................................................................8  \n1.6.11. OSDBU................................................................................................................................9  \n1.6.12. Acquisition Policy Directorate and Business Operations .......................................................9  \n1.6.13. Other Officials.....................................................................................................................9  \n2. Vendor Management ..........................................................................................................9  \n2.1. Expectations of Our Vendors .............................................................................................10  \n2.1.1. Business Behaviors............................................................................................................10  \n2.1.2. Communications of Conditions of Performance .................................................................10  \n2.2. Department VM Initiatives ................................................................................................10  \n2.2.1. Strategically Engage at All Levels with Vendors Across the Department’s Portfolio .............10  \n2.2.2. Encourage Open Communication Between Vendors and Program Offices, COs, and CORs ...11  \n2.2.2.1................................................................................ Vendor Communication with COs/CORs  \n11  \n2.2.2.2..................................................... Vendor Communication with Customers/Program Offices  \n11  \n2.2.2.3.................................................................................................................. Vendor Feedback  \n11  \n2.2.2.4.........","cbCaipKeb8xH1ppq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipKeb8xH1ppq","pdf",318604,"English","# 1. Introduction\n## 1.1. Department’s Mission\n## 1.2. Vendor’s Role in Mission Delivery\n## 1.3. Basic Principles of Working with Vendors\n## 1.4. Department Vendor Management Plan\n## 1.5. Compliance Requirements\n## 1.6. Department Stakeholders Involved in Vendor Engagements\n# 2. Vendor Management\n## 2.1. Expectations of Our Vendors\n## 2.2. Department VM Initiatives\n# 3. Industry Engagement\n## 3.1. Industry Liaison Program\n## 3.2. Dispelling Common Misconceptions\n## 3.3. Commitment to the Development of Small Businesses and Other Socioeconomic Vendor Criteria\n## 3.4. 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