Whether formally or informally, there are a variety of steps buyers and sellers must complete during the pre award phase of the procurement process to prepare for the later phases of the procurement process. How do these preparations contribute to successes during the award and post award phases of the procurement process?

For this assignment, search the CSU Online Library and the Internet for two examples of steps sellers or buyers must accomplish during the pre award phase that can affect the success of the award or post award phases of the procurement process. Identify two steps sellers or buyers must accomplish during the pre award phase affecting the success of the award or post award phases of the procurement process.

In a minimum two-page paper, describe the details of those two steps and how they affect the award or post award phases of the procurement process.

You must support your answers to the required statements above with facts from a minimum of three sources. Use correctAPA formatting when writing your paper, including in-text citations and references.