The mission of the Procurement Department is to provide the departments within the Town of Stoughton contracts to obtain the goods and services they need to operate efficiently through an open, transparent and competitive bidding process. An open and transparent procurement process will increase competitiveness and ultimately result in lower prices for the goods and services being purchased. It is the vision of the department to develop contracts for the majority of the Town's needs either through town bids or in partnerships with collaborative purchasing groups. This will allow the Town's departments to reduce the number of emergency purchases and create greater efficiency in operations.