Role of EEF and OPA

Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) and organisational process assets (OPAs) are inputs to the procurement planning process (and many others). They constrain and support how procurement is done.

Enterprise environmental factors (EEF)

Conditions, not under the team's control, that influence the project.

• Marketplace conditions: what products and services are available, from whom and on what terms.
• Laws and regulations: in Nepal, the Public Procurement Act 2063 and Public Procurement Rules 2064 for public entities.
• Organisational structure and culture, risk attitudes.
• Existing contracts and vendor relationships.
• Government/industry standards and codes.
• Local conditions, currency, political climate.
• Supplier performance records.

Role: shape make-or-buy decisions, contract types, bidding method and the choice of sellers, and set legal limits.

Organisational process assets (OPA)

Internal policies, processes, procedures and knowledge bases.

• Formal procurement policies, procedures, guidelines.
• Standard templates: contract forms, RFP/RFQ, SOW templates.
• Approved/preferred seller lists.
• Evaluation criteria and weighting methods.
• Historical information and lessons learned from earlier procurements.
• Contract management systems and processes.
• Financial control policies (payment authority).

Role: provide a ready, consistent process, speed up preparation, reduce errors and legal risk, and support better vendor selection.

EEF + OPA -> Plan Procurement -> Procurement plan,
             SOW, criteria

Example: A government college buying lab computers follows the Public Procurement Act (EEF) and uses the college's standard bid document and list of registered suppliers (OPA).