"Equipment procurement" refers to the process of obtaining or acquiring machinery, tools, devices, or materials needed for a particular purpose or project. Full definition
The preparation of all engineering consulting agreements, major equipment procurement agreements and construction contracts required for the construction of a $ 4 billion, grass roots, pipeline project. (rosellp.com)
Additional profit comes from margins on equipment procurement, design and installation. (remonline.com)
The committee looked at the purchase of these eight helicopters and described it as «one of the worst examples of equipment procurement that we had ever seen». (politics.co.uk)