What is Perform Procurements?

• A. The process of authorizing project work.
• B. The process of validating deliverables with stakeholders.
• C. The process of obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract.
• D. The process of closing procurements.

Answer: (C)

Perform Procurements focuses on turning planned purchases into formal seller agreements. This step involves obtaining responses from potential sellers, evaluating those responses against predefined criteria, selecting the best seller, and awarding the contract. Negotiations may occur, and procurement documents are updated to reflect the chosen seller and contract terms. The outcome is a signed contract with the selected vendor and the necessary procurement records to manage the relationship.

This isn't about authorizing project work, which starts activities; nor about validating deliverables with stakeholders, which checks results against requirements; nor about closing procurements, which completes and closes contracts after work is done. Perform Procurements specifically handles the active contracting phase with sellers.