November 1, 2013 TACNIGP NEWSLETTER Volume 1, Issue 1
Tallahassee Area Chapter of NIGP
President’s Message Officers & Board Members 2013 is almost over. The month of November brings us many holidays to 2013 Officers celebrate; we have All Saints Day, Elections, Veterans’ Day, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and St. Andrews. November is the month to observe American Jessie Moseley, President Diabetes, Lung Cancer Awareness, Native American Indian Heritage, National Donna Smith, President-Elect Healthy Skin, and National Family Caregivers. Daylight savings ends on the third. Vacant, Vice President And of course, Christmas is right around the corner. A survey was sent out to the Sandra Rogers, Secretary members so you could decide who the recipient would be from our Holiday Nancy Jewett, Treasurer Luncheon so please be sure to fill out the survey and send it back in!
November 12th is the day to elect your new Officers and Board Members so make 2013 Board Members sure you come to the Chapter Meeting to VOTE!! Don Tobin Gloria Dixon TACNIGP November Monthly Membership Meeting
2013 Committee Chairs Awards – Jessie Moseley Bylaws – Nancy Jewett Reminder: the November monthly meeting is on November 12, 2013 at Communications – Diana K. Trahan the Leon County Civic Center from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. It is going to be a panel discussion about YOUR NIGP Chapter. You won’t want to miss Education – Lori Newman this one. Finance – Nancy Jewett
Holiday – Vacant House – Mable Jones
Membership – Sandra Rogers ***EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE**** Nominating – Gloria Dixon th Reverse Trade Show – Donna Smith Remember to register by TUESDAY, November 5 , 1:00 pm at
Scholarship – Donna Smith https://www.tacnigp.com/. Volunteer – Ed Valla Looking forward to seeing you there!
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5 Procurement Questions of the Month
1.) Your agency’s procurement manager has asked you to recommend an approach to an upcoming procurement for drug addiction counseling services. Which of the following possibilities would you put forward as the best approach?
A. Develop a detailed specification as to how the contractor must provide the services B. Issue national standards for drug addiction counseling services to all potential respondents C. Work with the using department to develop performance measures you will use to ensure that the contractor meets the needs of the using department. D. Ask the using department for a list of drug addiction counseling protocols that they would be comfortable with.
2.) A governmental agency has a threshold for small purchases of $1000 and three quotes are required above that figure. There has been a steady increase in the number of field purchase orders, along with recent complaints from internal customers about it taking too long to buy what they need. Which of the following actions is most likely to have the biggest impact on reducing costs and saving time in the long run? A. Instituting a procurement card program. B. Raising the small purchase threshold. C. Hiring a new buyer just to handle small purchases. D. Reducing the number of quotes required from three to two.
3.) There are five types of training that typically occur in an organization. While seminars, webinars or other classroom situations may be needed to accomplish one or all of them, they are not what this question is about. Name 3 of the types. Extra credit for all 5.
4.) A company has formally requested a debriefing on why it was not awarded the contract to provide multi-media advertising services. How will the procurement professional prepare for this meeting? A. Prepare a spreadsheet showing the scores and ranks of all of the proposals to provide to the company B. Make copies of all the scores sheets for the company. C. Prepare a point by point comparison of the company’s proposal with all of the other proposals. D. Prepare an evaluation of the company’s significant strengths and weakness.
5.) What is a confirming order? Why might we want to be careful about their use?
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OCTOBER 2013 MINUTES BOARD MEETING TALLAHASSEE AREA CHAPTER OF NIGP, INC.
Members present: Jessie Moseley, President; Donna Smith, President-Elect; Nancy Jewett, Treasurer; Don Tobin, Board Member/Assistant Treasurer; Gloria Dixon, Nominating Chair and Board Member; Lori Newman, Professional Development & Education Chair.
Meeting called to order at 3:57 PM by President Jessie Moseley.
Board Minutes from August 2013 presented for approval, motion to approve made by Jessie Moseley, seconded by Donna Smith, motion approved. The September Chapter and August Board minutes were not available and will be distributed to the Board for approval on 10/3/13.
Officer’s Reports:
Presidents Report: Nominations discussion with all present. Most Board members and Officers have been reaching out to members in good standing to see if they are willing to run with disappointing results. We will continue the campaign. Buyer, Manager and Chapter of the Year Awards – the Board will ask the membership to start working on nominations for the 2014 National Forum in Philadelphia. There are two free webinars (for National members) coming up; October 17 – Designing a Quality RFP October, 22 – We "No Bid," and I'll tell you why. The contract with the Civic Center is coming due for renegotiating/signing.
Treasurers Report: - Nancy Jewett: The bank statement had not been received so the report is not ready.
Secretary’s Report: - Sandy Rogers: No report - absent.
Scholarship Committee: – Donna Smith: No report - the Scholarship fund is at zero. There are still some funds in the re-certification scholarship budget.
By-Laws Committee: - Nancy Jewett: no report, no issues.
Professional Development/Education: - Lori Newman: The October lunch and training sessions are ready.
Communication Committee: – Diana Trahan: No Report, {Absent}.
Membership Committee: – no report
Volunteer Committee: - Ed Valla – No report, {Absent}.
Old Business:
1. The definition of “service”, used to grant scholarships has been finalized. 2. Lori Newman will reconfirm the quote she received for an alternate venue from Holiday Inn on N. Monroe. 3. Nancy will check with Aramark about holiday luncheon menus and pricing.
New Business:
1. Holiday Committee volunteer, so far is Donna Smith. 2. The speakers for November chapter meeting will be those people that attended the FAPPO and National conferences.
Next Board Meeting will be Tuesday, November 5, 2013 @ 4:00 P.M., EDT.
Meeting adjourned at 4:55 PM
Respectfully submitted, Donna Smith, President Elect
4 OCTOBER 2013 MINUTES GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING TALLAHASSEE AREA CHAPTER OF NIGP OCTOBER 8, 2013
President Jessie Moseley called the meeting to order at 12:00 P.M.
Invocation: Jessie Moseley, DC
Pledge: Susan Barr, Northwood Shared Resource Center
Minutes for the August Board & Chapter and the September Board meeting minutes were presented. Bill Spencer moved to approve. It was seconded. Approved.
No guests. New member – Katie Taff from Wakulla County Purchasing.
Officers’ Reports:
President’s Report: Jessie reported on a project she participated in at NIGP National Forum, Give Kids The World. This organization fulfills the wishes of kids with life threatening diseases. She highly recommended the book, Gift of Life, written by the founder of Give Kids the World, Henri Landwirth.
Secretary’s Report: Sandy Rogers, absent, no report.
Treasurer’s Report: Nancy Jewett – September figures are provided for members in the newsletter.
Committee Reports:
Education Committee: Lori Newman – There is only one more meeting with a formal educational focus for this year. The November meeting will be a panel answering and discussing questions presented by the membership. Lori will be sending out an email shortly so questions can be submitted.
Job opportunities: AAI position open at FDLE.
Nominating Committee: Gloria – Email her your nominations. Please be sure to get permission from the person before nominating them. You may nominate yourself. Nominees must be members in good standing.
Introduction of Speaker: Lori Newman introduced the speaker for today, Don Buffum from NIGP National. He is presenting all 3 of the afternoon’s educational seminars.
Free Luncheon Drawing: Richlyn White from FDLE won.
N Jewett moved to adjourn. It was seconded. Meeting Adjourned at 12:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Jewett for Sandra L. Rogers
Sandra L. Rogers, Secretary
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TACNIGP CHAPTER BOARD MEETING August 6, 2013, 4:00 P.M., E.D.T. LEON COUNTY PROCUREMENT OFFICE
Members present: Don Tobin, Board Member/Assistant Treasurer; Nancy Jewett, Treasurer & By-Laws Committee; Donna Smith, President-Elect, Scholarship & Reverse Trade Show Chair; Gloria Dixon, Board Member & Nominating Chair:, Sandy Rogers, Secretary & Membership Chair; Lori Newman, Professional Development & Education Chair.
Meeting called to order at 3:59 PM by President-Elect Donna Smith in Jessie Moseley’s absence.
Board Minutes from July 2013 presented for approval, motion made by Nancy Jewett, Sandy Rogers seconded, & everyone passed motion.
President’s Report: Jessie Moseley {Absent} via Sandy Rogers, wanted to get the membership to renew their profiles. She also wants to announce that members should begin to think about being officers and board members.
Treasurer’s Report: - Nancy Jewett: Have to pay for software licenses for our accounting program and Chapter Manager, and it costs the Chapter $620 to send Sandy to National Forum because she’s not a National Member.
Secretary’s Report: - Sandy Rogers, No report, needs to schedule training with Diana Trahan.
Reverse Trade Show: – Jessie is going to be the Chair; Donna Smith: is still working on the “how-to” notebook.
Scholarship Committee: - Donna Smith, Budget entirely disbursed.
By-Laws Committee: - Nancy Jewett: No activity
Professional Development/Education: - Lori Newman: October 8th Seminar will have Don Buffum as the speaker. November meeting will be a panel of members.
Communication Committee: – Diana Trahan: No Report, {Absent}.
Membership Committee: –Sandy Rogers: No report. Need to get trained in the Chapter Manger program.
Volunteer Committee: - Ed Valla – No report, {Absent}.
Next Board Meeting will be Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 @ 4:00 P.M., EDT.
Meeting adjourned at 4:59PM
Respectfully submitted, Sandra L. Rogers, Secretary TACNIGP Chapter
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November Birthdays Lori Alberstadt 11/15 Bobby Hinson 11/17 Christina Hennekes 11/18
Jessica Blake 11/20 Bill Stancill 11/20 David Wright 11/20 Cherryl Biles 11/21 Jill Soderberg 11/22 Ed Valla 11/22 Sharita Newman 11/24 Cathy Davis 11/27 Stephen Poole 11/30 Carole Reinhart 11/30
Thanksgiving Becomes an Official Holiday
Pilgrims held their second Thanksgiving celebration in 1623 to mark the end of a long drought that had threatened the year’s harvest and prompted Governor Bradford to call for a religious fast. Days of fasting and thanksgiving on an annual or occasional basis became common practice in other New England settlements as well. During the American Revolution , the Continental Congress designated one or more days of thanksgiving a year, and in 1789 George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation by the national government
of the United States; in it, he called upon Americans to express their gratitude for the happy conclusion to the country’s war of independence and the successful ratification of the U.S. Constitution. His successors John Adams and James Madison also designated days of thanks during their presidencies.
In 1817, New York became the first of several states to officially adopt an annual Thanksgiving holiday; each celebrated it on a different day, however, and the American South remained largely unfamiliar with the tradition. In 1827, the noted magazine editor and prolific writer Sarah Josepha Hale—author, among countless other things, of the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb”—launched a campaign to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday. For 36 years, she published numerous editorials and sent scores of letters to governors, senators, presidents and other politicians. Abraham Lincoln finally heeded her request in 1863, at the height of the Civil War, in a proclamation entreating all Americans to ask God to “commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife” and to “heal the wounds of the nation.” He scheduled Thanksgiving for the final Thursday in November, and it was celebrated on that day every year until 1939, when Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday up a week in an attempt to spur retail sales during the Great Depression. Roosevelt’s plan, known derisively as Franksgiving, was met with passionate opposition, and in 1941 the president reluctantly signed a bill making Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November.
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CALENDAR
◄ October ~ November 2013 ~ December ► Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 12 1 2 Webinar November 12 – Evaluation Committees for RFPs
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Daylight Savings Webinar Time Ends – Set November 6 – your clocks back Spend 201 - one hour. Now That You Have The Data, What Do You Do With It?
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Veteran’s Day TACNIGP Webinar Webinar Monthly Meeting November 13 – November 14 – to be held at the What's Qualitative Civic Center Procurement Evaluation beginning at Worth? Criteria 11:30am.
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24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day Holiday
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The History of Veterans Day
November 11, or what has come to be known as Veterans Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor Armistice Day - the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislature that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.' As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.
In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.
In 1968, the Uniforms Holiday Bill ensured three-day weekends for Federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, Veterans Day was moved to the last Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on October 25, 1971. Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on November 11.
Celebrating Veterans Day If the November 11 holiday falls on a non-workday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday is observed by the federal government on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday). Federal government closings are established by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. State and local government closings are determined locally, and non-government businesses can close or remain open as they see fit, regardless of Federal, state or local government operation determinations.
United States Senate Resolution 143, which was passed on August 4, 2001, designated the week of November 11 through November 17, 2001, as "National Veterans Awareness Week." The resolution calls for educational efforts directed at elementary and secondary school students concerning the contributions and sacrifices of veterans. For more information and frequently asked questions, visit the VA website.
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CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS FOR
BUYER/MANAGER OF THE YEAR
The Awards Task Force may grant the Buyer of the Year to buyers who have little or no supervisory or management responsibilities. The Buyer function involves the process of determining the customer requirements, reviewing specifications and requirements, developing and issuing bids, evaluating offers and selecting the vendor, arriving at fair and reasonable price and terms, preparing the contract or purchase order, vendor relations, following up to ensure timely delivery shipping/receiving, inventory and warehousing, and contract administration provisions. Candidates involved in one or more facets of the procurement cycle shall also be eligible, including but limited to: managers of contracts, warehouse staff including storekeepers, stocking and property accountability, contract oversight such as engineers, and MBE/WBE outreach personnel. The awardee must be a current member of NIGP and document the efforts during the previous two years (January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013).
To be considered for the BOY award, your submission must be typed and must include how the candidate has demonstrated:
1. Contributions to the entity he/she serves,
2. Contributions to the Institute or profession, and
3. Contributions to an NIGP Chapter.
Applications may be submitted by an agency, co-worker, chapter affiliate or a self-nomination.
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And for the Manager The Awards Task Force may grant this award to public procurement professionals who have supervisory or management responsibilities. Public Procurement manager functions must include responsibility of overall procurement/material management activities in a specific governmental entity to include the supervision of procurement personnel and/or the display of executive abilities involving economic/financial, technical, statistical, legal, and administrative attributes. Management positions may be totally dedicated to the procurement function or shared with other responsibilities. The awardee must be a current member of NIGP and document the efforts during the previous two years (January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013).
To be considered for the Manager of the Year, your submission must be typed and must include how the candidate has demonstrated: 1. Contributions to the entity he/she serves,
2. Contributions to the Institute or profession, and
3. Contributions to an NIGP Chapter.
Applications may be submitted by an agency, co-worker, chapter affiliate or a self-nomination.
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THANKSGIVING – FACT OR FICTION
"The reason that we have so many myths associated with Thanksgiving is that it is an invented tradition. It doesn't originate in any one event. It is based on the New England puritan Thanksgiving, which is a religious Thanksgiving, and the traditional harvest celebrations of England and New England and maybe other ideas like commemorating the pilgrims. All of these have been gathered together and transformed into something different from the original parts."
–James W. Baker, Senior Historian at Plimoth Plantation
1. Fact or Fiction: Thanksgiving is held on the final Thursday of November each year.
Fiction. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. However, in 1939, after a request from the National Retail Dry Goods Association, President Franklin Roosevelt decreed that the holiday should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month (and never the occasional fifth, as occurred in 1939) in order to extend the holiday shopping season by a week. The decision sparked great controversy, and was still unresolved two years later, when the House of Representatives passed a resolution making the last Thursday in November a legal national holiday. The Senate amended the resolution, setting the date as the fourth Thursday, and the House eventually agreed.
2. Fact or Fiction: One of America's Founding Fathers thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States.
Fact. In a letter to his daughter sent in 1784, Benjamin Franklin suggested that the wild turkey would be a more appropriate national symbol for the newly independent United States than the bald eagle (which had earlier been chosen by the Continental Congress). He argued that the turkey was "a much more respectable Bird," "a true original Native of America," and "though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage."
3. Fact or Fiction: In 1863, Abraham Lincoln became the first American president to proclaim a national day of thanksgiving.
Fiction. George Washington, John Adams and James Madison all issued proclamations urging Americans to observe days of thanksgiving, both for general good fortune and for particularly momentous events (the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, in Washington's case; the end of the War of 1812, in Madison's).
4. Fact or Fiction: Macy's was the first American department store to sponsor a parade in celebration of Thanksgiving.
Fiction. The Philadelphia department store Gimbel's had sponsored a parade in 1920, but the Macy's parade, launched four years later, soon became a Thanksgiving tradition and the standard kickoff to the holiday shopping season. The parade became ever more well-known after it featured prominently in the hit film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), which shows actual footage of the 1946 parade. In addition to its famous giant balloons and floats, the Macy's parade features live music and other performances, including by the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes and cast members of well-known Broadway shows.
5. Fact or Fiction: Turkeys are slow-moving birds that lack the ability to fly.
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Fiction (kind of). Domesticated turkeys (the type eaten on Thanksgiving) cannot fly, and their pace is limited to a slow walk. Female domestic turkeys, which are typically smaller and lighter than males, can move somewhat faster. Wild turkeys, on the other hand, are much smaller and more agile. They can reach speeds of up to 20-25 miles per hour on the ground and fly for short distances at speeds approaching 55 miles per hour. They also have better eyesight and hearing than their domestic counterparts.
6. Fact or Fiction: Native Americans used cranberries, now a staple of many Thanksgiving dinners, for cooking as well as medicinal purposes.
Fact. According to the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association, one of the country's oldest farmers' organizations, Native Americans used cranberries in a variety of foods, including "pemmican" (a nourishing, high-protein combination of crushed berries, dried deer meat and melted fat). They also used it as a medicine to treat arrow punctures and other wounds and as a dye for fabric. The Pilgrims adopted these uses for the fruit and gave it a name—"craneberry"—because its drooping pink blossoms in the spring reminded them of a crane.
7. Fact or Fiction: The movement of the turkey inspired a ballroom dance.
Fact. The turkey trot, modeled on that bird's characteristic short, jerky steps, was one of a number of popular dance styles that emerged during the late 19th and early 20th century in the United States. The two-step, a simple dance that required little to no instruction, was quickly followed by such dances as the one-step, the turkey trot, the fox trot and the bunny hug, which could all be performed to the ragtime and jazz music popular at the time. The popularity of such dances spread like wildfire, helped along by the teachings and performances of exhibition dancers like the famous husband-and-wife team Vernon and Irene Castle.
8. Fact or Fiction: On Thanksgiving Day in 2007, two turkeys earned a trip to Disney World.
Fact. On November 20, 2007, President George W. Bush granted a "pardon" to two turkeys, named May and Flower, at the 60th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation, held in the Rose Garden at the White House. The two turkeys were flown to Orlando, Florida, where they served as honorary grand marshals for the Disney World Thanksgiving Parade. The current tradition of presidential turkey pardons began in 1947, under Harry Truman, but the practice is said to have informally begun with Abraham Lincoln, who granted a pardon to his son Tad's pet turkey.
9. Fact or Fiction: Turkey contains an amino acid that makes you sleepy.
Fact. Turkey does contain the essential amino acid tryptophan, which is a natural sedative, but so do a lot of other foods, including chicken, beef, pork, beans and cheese. Though many people believe turkey's tryptophan content is what makes many people feel sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal, it is more likely the combination of fats and carbohydrates most people eat with the turkey, as well as the large amount of food (not to mention alcohol, in some cases) consumed, that makes most people feel like following their meal up with a nap.
10. Fact or Fiction: The tradition of playing or watching football on Thanksgiving started with the first National Football League game on the holiday in 1934.
Fiction. The American tradition of college football on Thanksgiving is pretty much as old as the sport itself. The newly formed American Intercollegiate Football Association held its first championship game on Thanksgiving Day in 1876. At the time, the sport resembled something between rugby and what we think of as football today. By the 1890s, more than 5,000 club, college and high school football games were taking place on Thanksgiving, and championship match-ups between schools like Princeton and Yale could draw up to 40,000 fans. The NFL took up the tradition in 1934, when the Detroit Lions (recently arrived in the city and renamed) played the Chicago Bears at the University of Detroit stadium in front of 26,000 fans. Since then, the Lions game on Thanksgiving has become an annual event, taking place every year except during the World War II years (1939–1944).
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Tallahassee Area Chapter of NIGP 5 Questions of the Month - Answers Post Office Box 922 Tallahassee, FL 32302
Phone 1.) C. Work with the using department to develop performance (850) 414-6148 measures you will use to ensure that the contractor meets the needs of E-mail the using department. [email protected]
Find Us on the Web 2.) A. Instituting a procurement card program. https://www.tacnigp.com
3.) Initial - when employee first starts Horizontal (or cross-training) - to learn other jobs on the same level. Vertical - to prepare for promotion Remedial - to correct performance issues Re-training - to learn a new skill
4.) D. Prepare an evaluation of the company’s significant strengths and weakness.
5.) We have ordered something by phone, fax or email and there is no PO. The PO gets printed after the order has been placed and is then sent to the vendor to "confirm" the initial order.
We not only have to be sure things are the same, but also that we don't wind up with a duplicate order.
***The questions are designed to assist members studying for their certification exam. They are interesting and challenging. Even members who are certified should find them of use and a good way to stay current. TACNIGP regularly publishes some of these every month for the further education of our members. The questions are re-printed with the permission of Mr. David Nash, CPPO, CPPB, Procurement Specialist. If you would like to be added to his list, email David @ [email protected]. I welcome any feedback on this article. Thank you, Nancy Jewett, ph: 717-3672 @ [email protected].
The Chapter’s Budget
Checking Account: $15,787.57 Savings Account: $115,699.87 Cash Bank: $150.00 Total: $132,637.44
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News from your Education and Professional Development Committee
November NIGP Training Opportunities – Free for National Members November Webinars:
Spend 201 - Now That You Have The Data, What Do You Do With It? November 6, 2013 1:00PM – 2:00PM EST Spikes Cavell
November 6 – Spend 201 - Now That You Have The Data, What Do You Do With It?
Evaluation Committees for RFPs
Date and time: Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 1:00PM ET- 2:30 PM ET Check your local start time Presented by: Ramon S. Bristol Castrillon, CPPO, FCCM Contact hours: 1 (Contact hour awarded based on use of First and Last Name at Log In) UPPCC recertification points: .125
November 12 – Evaluation Committees for RFPs
What's Procurement Worth?
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST Spikes Cavell
November 13 – What's Procurement Worth?
Practice: Developing Evaluation Criteria Webinar Title: Qualitative Evaluation Criteria
Date and time: Thursday, November 14th, 2013 11:00AM ET- 12:30 PM ET Check your local start time Presented by: Jon Walton, JD, CPPO, CPPB, CPM
Contact hours: 1 (Contact hour awarded based on use of First and Last Name at Log In) UPPCC recertification points: .125
November 14 – Qualitative Evaluation Criteria