1. NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement Public Procurement’s Go-To Resource

2. 2 Rev 05/07/12 Our Mission “Develop, support and promote the public procurement profession...”

3. 3 Our Vision “...a world in which public procurement practitioners are highly regarded members of a respected professional order.”

4. 4 About NIGP Founded in 1944 2,400+ agency members; 15,000+ individuals receiving member benefits 75 chapter affiliates (70 U.S.; 5 Canada) Largest professional association exclusively for public procurement

5. 5 What’s New? NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement CIPS Partnership (Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply) Strategic Initiatives: –eLearning Program NIGP Courses Online Business Basics –Values, Guiding Principles & Standard Practices NIGP Supplier Directory NIGP Measure Signature Series Fixed-price consulting services

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7. 7 Chartered Institute for Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) -About CIPS -Immediate Goals -Globalize the Values & Guiding Principles for Public Procurement -Partner on international consulting engagements -Collaborate on the development of a Public Procurement Maturity Framework

8. 8 What’s New: Strategic Initiatives eLearning Program Values, Guiding Principles & Standards of Practice

9. 9 What’s New: eLearning GOAL 1: “Deliver a world-class education and training curriculum by increasing technology-based delivery, partnering strategically, and mixing traditional and distance learning delivery.” Principle initiative: 14 NIGP face-to-face courses ONLINE courses by 2013

10. 10 24- and 16-hour courses Instructor facilitated over several weeks Independent study Interactive activities Case studies Quizzes What’s New: eLearning

11. 11 Legal Aspects (24 hours) – June 8, 2012 Fundamentals of Leadership & Management (16 hours) – June 12, 2012 Developing and Managing RFPs (24 hours) September 4, 2012 Contracting for Public Sector Services (16 hours) September 19, 2012 Contract Administration (24 hours) September 20, 2012 Strategic Procurement Planning (24 hours) October 22, 2012 What’s New: eLearning

12. 12 Course TitleFeesHours Basics of Business Math$402 Business Communication – Written$151 CPPB Assessment$1250 CPPO Assessment$1250 Fundamentals of Business Management$402 How to Process & Evaluate Bids$2758 Leading High Performance Teams$1005 Negotiation Skills – Influence & Persuasion$151 Project Management$402 Specification Writing$2056 Time Management Fundamentals$402 Online Independent Study What’s New: eLearning NIGP Website: Professional Development-Education Programs-Online Courses

13. 13 What’s New: Values, Guiding Principles and Standards of Practice GOAL 2: “Gain recognition of public procurement as a profession.” Principle initiative: Collaboratively develop the definitive body of values, guiding principles and standards of practices for the public procurement profession.

14. 14 Values of Public Procurement

15. 15 VALUES GUIDING PRINCIPLES STANDARDS OF PRACTICE Values are the foundation upon which Guiding Principles are built. VALUES influence our behaviors GUIDING PRINCIPLES establish fundamental norms that establish “rightfulness” or “wrongness” of action

16. 16 Guiding Principles of Public Procurement

17. 17 Next Steps Values & Guiding Principles –Encourage adoption/endorsement by supporting organizations –Revision and refinement every 3 years Standard Practices –Identify, define and validate 30 standards by June 30, 2013

18. 18 First 10 Practices Released March 29, 2012 Ethical Procurement Performance Based Contracting Performance Management Performance Measurement Performance Metrics Procurement Policy Manual Risk Management Strategic Planning Transparency Use of Cooperative Contracts

19. 19 Practices Development Process Topic identification –Initial Review Team survey results –Collaborative input Practice development –Scope & definition –Review relevant existing literature –New research –Draft language –Globalization review –Practitioner focus group –Revised language posted for public comment –Key comments integrated –NIGP-CIPS team agrees upon final language Pillars Values Guiding Principles Practices

20. 20 Practices Release Schedule June 2012 –Sustainable Procurement –Conducting Spend Analysis –Value Analysis –Lease v. Purchase Analysis September 2012 –Specifications –Developing Award Criteria –Procurement Support Technology –Considerations for Award January 2013 –Conducting Market Research –Outsourcing –Irregularities/Mistakes in Quotes/Bids –Supplier Relationships

21. 21 How Can You Get Involved? Become a supporter and a follower! www.principlesandpractices.org @OfficialNIGP

22. 22 NIGP Measure Clearly communicate the value Procurement provides the agency Standardized data input Capture savings and efficiencies Standardized reports, charts, graphs and tables Web-based 180 Public Agencies Since the Launch in August 2010

23. 23 NIGP Measure Project Efficiency 1 Discount Efficiency 1 Discount Efficiency 2 Process Re-engineering Efficiency 2 Process Re-engineering Efficiency 3 Added Value Efficiency 3 Added Value Total Efficiencies Total Efficiencies Reports Charts Graphs Tables Reports Charts Graphs Tables

24. 24 The political value of transparency and fiscal responsibility is on the rise NIGP Measure

25. 25 Register at: www.nigp.org/measure Licensing –1 Data Entry & Reporting –Up to 9 Data Entry Only (depends on NIGP Member Agency type) NIGP Measure

26. 26 Contact Jonathan White Spikes-Cavell, Inc. jonathan.white@spikescavell.net 800-990-0228 NIGP Measure

27. 27 Signature Series Bundled educational services and membership benefits at reduced pricing up to 25% Packages geared toward preferred learning styles and agency size Packages for agencies and individuals include –Membership –Webinars –Educational Hours Package benefits are for use within one-year of subscription; unused benefits are not “carried over” Customercare@nigp.org

28. 28 Fixed-Price Consulting Contract Administration Review ($15,125) Policies and Procedures Review ($10,625) P-Card Program Review ($16,000) Standard Energy Market Analysis in partnership with Tradition Energy ($5,750)

29. NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement Public Procurement’s Go-To Resource