What a Year It's Been!

Thanks for your company's membership to NCPP! As the exclusive Association for Cooperative Procurement across Canada and US, our team is committed to raising the awareness and legislative advocacy to support the industry and our members. This week, membership notices will be sent out for 2023 for many of you - thank you in advance for your renewal.  

In case you missed any announcements, just wanted to provide a quick overview of recent accomplishments:

• Official sponsor of the annual National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP) FORUM cooperative track – 5 dedicated sessions on cooperative procurement.
• Signed MOUs with California Association of Public Procurement Officials, Florida Association of Public Procurement Officials, National Purchasing Institute, and New York State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officials to provide educational content. 
• White paper produced under the leadership and guidance of Harvard School of Government; new Best Practices paper to be developed with NIGP in early 2023.
• Road Map to a Cooperative Procurement Strategy is the top requested educational piece with thousands distributed across the nation. Includes the logos of all cooperative and strategic suppliers.
• Canada educational outreach with a special Road Map to Group Buying Strategy and dedicated educational resources for Canadian government teams.
• Cover stories and articles published in national and regional publications such as American City & County, Government Procurement, Municipal, GFX Fleet, ISM Supply Chain Management Journal and The Municipal (Canada) and include stories and case studies from NCPP members. 
• Speaker’s Bureau – presentations at national and regional conferences on topics ranging from to construction and outside of the box ideas. Many panels include NCPP members. 
• Annual exclusive networking event that includes the “who’s who” of public procurement, as well as cooperative and strategic supplier partners. 
• 12-hour training program for suppliers who sell to government was created in conjunction with Oregon State University.
• Annual “How to Navigate the Maze of Government” offered only to NCPP Cooperative and Strategic Suppliers with insights shared by purchasing managers. 
• Regular legislative updates and insights into pending legislation and how it might impact NCPP members. 
• Legislative Working Group opposing or supporting legislation that affects the industry with testimony and letters before legislative bodies.
• Annual “Above & Beyond” award given to 15 public procurement leaders during National Procurement Month, with NCPP materials and award provided to the recipients. This is the only national award given by any association during this month of recognition. 
• Public Procurement Member Advisory team, made of procurement leaders from across the nation, are working on upcoming projects include a joint white paper with NIGP on best practices; tracking projects on the cost of an RFP; and support of the annual Achievement in Excellence award.  

Free Training for your Government Sales and Dealer Network

Part of NCPP's mission is to provide educational content for our members. Here are two ways to have your government sales teams learn more:

Webinar:

Navigating Government Sales with Your Cooperative Contract

Feb. 8th - Sign-ups will start in mid-January 

Deltek will lead by sharing the latest data on trends in government spending and cooperative procurement use, followed by insights and advice of former purchasing managers from both the state and local level. Your teams can ask questions to help their own sales strategies. Unlimited participation for Cooperative, Strategic Supplier and Affiliate Partners.

Team Meeting Presentation:

The Other Side of the Procurement Table 

If your team meets virtually on a regular basis, do you need a guest speaker to share insights unique to your industry? Learn from a former Purchasing Director about the "do’s and don’ts" when sitting down with procurement, as well as how to introduce cooperative contracting into the sales conversation. Even if you have been selling to government for years, this session can provide new ways of approaching your government clients. Free virtual presentation (30 minutes) for your next team meeting. Only available to NCPP Strategic Supplier Partners.