A weighting system is a tool for which area of procurement?

Question

Options

• APlan contracting
• BRequest seller responses
• CSelect sellers
• DPlan purchase and acquisition

• A
  13% (3)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  75% (18)
• D
  8% (2)

Explanation

Select Sellers is correct because a weighting system is used during vendor evaluation to objectively score and rank competing proposals. It assigns numerical weights to evaluation criteria (price, experience, technical approach, etc.) so selection decisions are data-driven rather than subjective - a core tool in the "Select Sellers" process.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Plan Contracting): This phase focuses on defining procurement requirements and contract types, not evaluating vendors.
• B (Request Seller Responses): Here you're soliciting bids/proposals from vendors - the weighting system isn't applied until after responses are received.
• D (Plan Purchase and Acquisition): This earlier phase determines what to buy and when, before any sellers are even identified.

Memory tip: Think "weigh before you choose" - the weighting system is a decision-making tool, and decisions about which seller to pick happen in Select Sellers. If you remember that weighing = choosing, you'll always land on C.

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