local procurement


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local procurement

[′lō·kəl prə′kyu̇r·mənt]
(ordnance)
Procurement of supplies or equipment in the continental United States by other than a centralized purchasing office, such as purchase by an installation of supplies and equipment for use of that installation.
Procurement of supplies or equipment for its own use in an area outside the United States by a United States military command located in that area.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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