This document provides an outline for a thesis proposal that will investigate factors influencing procurement practices in public sectors in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia. The study will examine how procurement planning, staff competency, ICT utilization, procurement policy, procedures, and employee ethics affect procurement practices. Data will be collected through questionnaires and interviews with procurement officials. Descriptive and inferential statistics will then be used to analyze the data and determine the influence of each factor. The results could help improve procurement practices in the region's public sectors.