{"id":2103,"date":"2005-07-14T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-14T14:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2005\/07\/14\/contracts-for-services\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T07:46:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T11:46:40","slug":"contracts-for-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/contracts-for-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Contracts For Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my last post, I mentioned my sourcing advice being published in the July 2005 edition of Inside Supply Management magazine.<\/p>\n<p>That issue also features a great article about contracting for services, written by Ernest Gabbard. Ernest has also contributed his contract law wisdom to the forthcoming August 23, 2005 edition of PurchTips, so get ready to check that out.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t signed up for a FREE subscription to PurchTips yet, sign up and see other purchasing articles here. The edition with Ernest is just one of many great upcoming articles you won\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if you are looking for more comprehensive training on how to write a contract, feel free to check out the description of Next Level Purchasing\u2019s online class \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/course\/view.php?id=11\">Supply Management Contract Writing<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/individuals\/membership\/\">Become a member of one of the world\u2019s largest procurement associations today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/\"><strong>Contract Review Checklist<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/\"><strong>Contract Termination Letter<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/\"><strong>Eliminating the Pain Out of Contract Management<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/\"><strong>Is Contract Management a Critical Process?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\"><strong>NLPA Learning<\/strong><\/a>, the new home to all of our certifications and online courses. 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