National Association Of State Procurement Officials

PROMOTE GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE BY DELIVERING SUPERIOR PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

COOPERATIVE PURCHASING - OFFERING A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM THROUGH VALUEPOINT, MEMBERS LEAD AND PARTICIPATE ON SOURCING TEAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THEIR STATES AND DELIVER BEST VALUE CONTRACTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. DURING 2021, THE VALUEPOINT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE FACILITATED THE EXECUTION OF OVER 650 STATEWIDE AND 1200 LOCAL PARTICIPATING ADDENDUMS. IN 2021, NASPO VALUEPOINT CONTINUED TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO MEET THE PROCUREMENT-RELATED DEMANDS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19; INCLUDING PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR SUPPLIER VETTING, ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING THE CARES ACT AND OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING; AS WELL AS ENGAGING WITH CURRENT VALUEPOINT SUPPLIERS TO HELP ENSURE ACCESS TO PPE, TESTING KITS, AND OTHER HIGH DEMAND SUPPLIES AND SERVICES. SHARED SUPPLIER INFORMATION TO STATES TO HELP COMBAT COUNTERFEIT PPE. HELPED LEAD STATES ADMINISTER OVER 400 CONTRACTS WITH SALES IN ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. PROVIDED $249,189 TO STATES TO MARKET THEIR OWN IN-STATE PURCHASING COOPERATIVES. PROVIDED STATES WITH NO ADMINISTRATIVE FEE CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC INTEREST GOODS SUCH AS WIC INFANT FORMULA. ADDED 4 NEW PORTFOLIONS AND RESOLICITED 4 PORTFOLIOS. AWARDED 20 NEW SUPPLIERS THAT INCLUDED SMALL AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSESS AS WELL AS FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES. CREATED PORTFOLIO MAPS TO PROVIDE A SNAPSHOT OF THE DETAILS OF A PORTFOLIO TO MAKE IT EASIER TO INTERESTED PARTIES TO NAVIGATE THE CONTRACTS. CREATED AN EMERGING MARKETS INITIATIVE TO DIRECTLY SOLICIT NISIGHES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR ON GROWING OPPORTUNITES IN THE COOPERATIVE SPACE. CREATED A SIMIPLIED PROCESS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM BY IMPLEMENTING A NEW PARTICIPATING ADDENDUM TOOL.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - NASPO OFFERS A MULTI-FACETED EDUCATION PLATFORM FOR MEMBERS AND OTHER STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS. PROCUREMENT U PROVIDES TRAINING, PUBLICATIONS, AND CERTIFICATION EXAM SUPPORT. TO SUPPORT STATES, NASPO ALSO OFFERS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF STATE PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS. DURING 2021, NASPO PROVIDED $1,563,379 IN FUNDING TO 49 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN 2021, THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITORS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING (IACET) AWARDED NASPO, THE ACCREDITED PROVIDER ACCREDIATION. IN 2021, PROCURMENT U OFFERED ALL FOUNDATIONAL COURSES FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDING $786,480 IN COURSE VALUE AND 40,721 CONTACT HOURS TO OVER 4,000 NEW USERS. THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR ALL FIVE NASPO CONFERENCES. THIS PROVIDED EDUCATION TO 1,390 ATTENDEES. THESE SESSIONS INCLUDED A MIXTURE OF PRESENTATIONS BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND PEER TO PEER LEARNING. PROCUREMENT U ALSO CONDUCTED INSTRUCTOR LED TRAININGS FOR OVER 180 STATE PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS, ENTITLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AND BETTER RFPS, BETTER PROJECTS. PROCUREMENT U PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED UNIVERSITIES TO HELP DEVELOP CURRICULUM AROUND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. THIS INCLUDED PROVIDING CONTENT OR GUEST SPEAKERS FOR FIVE UNIVERSITY LEVEL COURSES. ALSO AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, NASPO OFFERED 35 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AN ONLINE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT COURSE AT AN ACADEMIC PARTNER. TO COMBAT WORKFORCE SHORTAGES IN STATES AND HELP ATTRACT QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, NASPO ADMINISTERED AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN. THIS PROGRAM PLACED 5 STUDENTS IN VIRTUAL INTERNSHIPS WITH STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PROCUREMENT U PROVIDED PREP COURSES TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS SEEKING TO ACHIEVE THEIR CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNIVERSAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CERTIFICATION COUNCIL. CPPO/CPPB EXAM PREP COURSE REGISTRATIONS INCREASED BY 14%, AND NASPO MEMBERS WITH A CERTIFICATION FROM UPPCC ALSO GREW BY 6% IN 2021. TO ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS, THE PROCUREMENT U TEAM PROVIDED $5,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO EIGHT UNIVERSITY PARTNERS. THESE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FULL-TIME STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITIES TO BE UTILIZED FOR TUITION. IN 2021, NASPO ATTENDED SIX ACADEMIC PARTNER CAREER FAIRS VIRTUALLY.

CONFERENCES - CONFERENCES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION BY ALLOWING MEMBERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND LEARN NEW SKILLS. NASPO PROVIDES OUR CONFERENCES AT NO COST TO OUR MEMBERS BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING TOGETHER OUR MEMBERS. HELD OUR ANNUAL EXCHANGE CONFERENCE BRINGING TOGETHER 521 PARTICIPANTS WITH OVER 2,000 ONE ON ONE APPOINTMENTS TO FACILITATE NETWORKING BETWEEN VENDORS AND STATES. HAD OVER 55 NEW SUPPLIERS ATTEND. OVER 96% OF PARTICIPANTS STATED THE PROGRAM MET OR EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS. HELD A VIRTUAL NASPO REACH CONFERENCE WITH 459 PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVING A 93% SATISFACTION RATE. OUR 2020 NASPO ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD AS AN IN-PERSON EVENT WITH 151 PARTICIPANTS. AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE WE RECOGNIZED WISCONSIN, LOUISIANA, AND TENNESSEE AS CRONIN AWARD WINNERS FOR OUTSTANDING PROCUREMENT INITIATIVES.