Course

Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting

Date: 02/12/2024 - 02/14/2024
Start Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time
End Time: 6:00 PM Eastern Time
Instructor: Ms. Denise K. Finn, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
Procurement Manager
Ms. Denise K. Finn, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M.
dfinn@cityftmyers.com — Phone: 239-292-5314
Denise is the Procurement and Contract Management Services Manager for the City of Fort Myers located in beautiful Southwest Florida. Prior to joining the City, Denise served as the Purchasing Manager for Lee County Port Authority, the Associate Director for the University of Kentucky’s Purchasing Division and as the Director of Procurement and Contract Management Services for Yavapai Community College in Prescott, Arizona. Denise has enjoyed the many opportunities that NIGP has helped her with over her career. With almost thirty years of procurement experience in both the public and private sectors, in the U.S and in Canada, she has a proven track record of designing and delivering outcome-oriented policies and programs that strengthen talent development and organizational effectiveness. Denise is very active in NIGP; The Institute for Public Procurement, FAPPO; Florida Association of Public Procurement Officials and GCAPGO; Gulf Coast Association of Governmental Purchasing Officers, She was a founding member of the Grand Canyon Chapter of NIGP serving as both President and Vice-President and served on the Board of NIGP Kentucky Public Procurement Association. Denise was active in NAEP; The National Association of Educational Procurement during her time in higher education. She served on the Board of NAEP as the secretary, 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President and Executive Vice President of the National Board of Directors and NAEP representative on the E&I Board. She chaired the Professional Development Committee very successfully for seven years leading the team that created the Competency Model that has produced updated job descriptions and changes to the training programs offered both online and in person. Denise was also active with the National Purchasing Institute (NPI) for several years serving on their Board of Directors from 2005 through 2007. Denise served on the UPPCC Board of Examiners for nine years, chairing for the last four; she is proud to be part of the team that has improved Pubic Purchasing Certifications and assisted in make the certifications available to all non-profit schools, both public and private. She has also served on the UPPCC Job Analysis Task Force and the Test Specifications Task Force. Denise has made presentations at national and regional meetings for NIGP, NAEP, NPI, SparX and Educause and is a senior consultant for the NIGP Consulting team. She is passionate about the Procurement Profession, continuing education and certification. Denise currently serves as the Secretary for FAPPO and as the NIGP representative on the NCPPC. www.linkedin.com/in/DeniseKFinn
Level: Foundation
Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
Contact Hours: 22.5
CEUs: 2.3

Focus Areas:

Every day, public procurement professionals across North America are challenged to fulfill the needs of their entity as balanced against the needs, wants, and desires of their stakeholders, ensuring that all procured commodities are acquired in the right manner, based on the correct criteria, and within the appropriate price range. Designed to provide entry-level public procurement professionals with the tools they need to ensure the appropriate goods and services are procured, NIGP’s Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting Core Certificate empowers learners with applicable, implementable solutions to some of the procurement function’s most challenging topics. Addressing the actionable solutions to sourcing and contracting methods, specification development, evaluation methods, and negotiations, Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting promotes the tenants and key principles of the public procurement function, empowering learners with NIGP-advocated best practice guidance to become more skilled in their role as they perform the procurement function on a foundational level.

Pricing:

Price	Cost	Begins	Ends
Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Member: Early)	$500.00		12/14/2023
Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Member: Standard)	$625.00	12/15/2023	02/11/2024
Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Non-Member: Standard)	$725.00		02/11/2024

Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Member: Early) $500.00
Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting (Non-Member: Standard) $725.00
(prices valid until Dec 14, 2023)

Spots available: 16

Objectives

Upon successful completion of the certificate, the certificate holder will be able to:

Identify the appropriate source selection method and describe the components required to successfully meet the needs of the end user.
Identify advantages and disadvantages of contracting for commodities.
Assist the end user in developing and preparing effective and open specifications, pricing strategies, and terms and conditions to promote maximum competition in the marketplace.
Evaluate offers, make awards and/or negotiate an optimal contract solution.
Identify and describe the different types of evaluation methodologies and their associated application.
Explain the process of receiving, opening and analyzing offers, methods for award, and award strategies.
Identify and select the most responsive offer(s) and responsible supplier(s).
Prepare to conduct a negotiation by engaging in market research, determining negotiating strategy and goals, and selecting the negotiating team.
Conduct and document negotiations with each selected offeror to determine the proposal that best meets entity needs.
Establish a performance assessment plan to ensure that all stakeholders are complying with the procurement as established in the contract.

Intended Audience

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics: 

Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.

Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.  
Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function. 
Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.

Completion Requirements

In order to successfully complete the NIGP Foundations of Sourcing & Contracting Core Certificate, learners must:

Complete any pre-work materials provided prior to the course start date.
Attend and participate in the entirety of the instructional event.
Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
Complete the final assessment examination with a 87% or higher within a 120-minute time period.

Competency Alignment

This certificate is designed as an exercise-based learning experience and is tied to NIGP’s Public Procurement Competency Framework. Upon completion of the certificate requirements, learners will have demonstrated the successful knowledge, skills, and abilities in alignment with the following competencies:

Sourcing & Contracting Methods
Specification Development
Evaluation Methods
Negotiations Strategies

Miscellaneous

Payment Information

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Methods of Payment Accepted: Check (make checks payable to NIGP), Purchase Orders (via print and fax form or online), and Credit Cards (Master Card, Visa, and American Express).

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Sessions

February 12, 2024

Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting

February 12, 2024
Core Certificate: Foundations of Sourcing and Contracting

Cancellation Policy

Registration and payment must be received 24 hours prior to the course start date. After this time, registrations will be based on space availability.  A full refund, less a $75 administrative fee will be given for cancellations made in writing 31+ days prior to the seminar date by emailing RegistrationInfo@nigp.org. No refunds are given for cancellations received within 24 hours of the seminar start date. There are no refunds for no-shows. If the seminar is cancelled for any reason, NIGP's liability is limited to the registration fee only.

Attendee substitutions within the same agency may be done at any time with email notification to NIGP. If attending via scholarship, please provide documentation verifying the scholarship issuer's name and contact information in lieu of payment information.

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