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The Procurement Edge – News for the Professional in Public Purchasing

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It happens every year and every year it comes up in various sizes and shapes, with different moods and priorities, ushering in new storms to weather and bigger mountains to climb. For some, a chance to build on the successes from last year... for others a chance to turn the page and write a new chorus to a tune you barely remember. Some will soar from the start, accepting new challenges along the way... and, others will stumble out of the blocks, learning that sometimes adjusting your plan and aiming lower is not a bad thing as long as you keep on going. You know where you are in all of this and you know what got you to this point... it’s time to kick it up a notch and put some commotion in your motion. OUT WITH THE OLD, and IN WITH THE NEW... In retrospect, 2008 was a good year for this organization, and, while I don’t want to minimize our fantastic accomplishments, we are at the fringe of a new year of possibilities...it’s time to wipe the slate clean and start anew. Everyone is on the starting block together, differing only in what each one of us has accomplished thus far... So where do we go from here? If you (like me) just haven’t got around to getting CERTIFIED, what’s keeping you from doing it? If you want to be CERTIFIED, 2009 can be your year to GET ON THE BUS... We have a plan especially created for you and we can’t wait to see you reach your goals. Look in the pages that follow for the RED BUS and discover more information on how to start your journey. If you aren’t ready or have decided that Certification is not what you want from this organization, we still have a program to maximize your potential! This year is your chance to FIND YOUR STAR... to give your utmost for the highest of rewards. Look for the BLUE STAR to see what you can do to get on-track in 2009. For those of you who are CPPB and/or CPPO certified already and you’re at that fork in the road between reaching a little higher and doing a little more or continuing to progress at the same pace that has been working for you, 2009 is your chance to MAKE A NEW IMPRESSION... follow the GREEN ARROW to your new destinations and a new level of achievement to challenge you. Finally, to those of you who have partnered with or watched individuals in your midst excel to levels of greatness and who have honored them by recognizing them, you are just beginning to scratch the surface and I know there are more of you out there. Indeed, there are more professional buyers making a profound mark in their individual journey in this great State of Ohio and there are more managers, who have set example by the way they do things, unbeknownst to them that they may be doing more than just managing, they may be motivating others to reach above and beyond even that which they thought they could. For you, 2009 may be your year to RECOGNIZE THE WARRIORS... follow the ORANGE BARREL (that unofficial state symbol of Ohio) to find your path to greatness in 2009. In the end, it’s not the Chapter that has the most members, the most resources, or the most classes that is honored for achieving greatness... it’s the Chapter that does the most with what they have; the one that turns successes into more opportunities for its membership; the one that never sets a goal it can’t reach and never stops reaching once it has; the one that finds joy in the success of its individual members; it’s the Chapter that takes advantage of the collective skills of its own to recruit and welcome more just like them into a fellowship of hungry professionals who are excited about what they do. In short, it’s PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE... making a difference in the bigger picture, by becoming a difference themselves. No turning back now... 2009 is HERE, which path will we find you on? ~Steve Sammons


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SEMINAR OPPORTUNITIES

January 26January 26January 26January 26----28, 200928, 200928, 200928, 2009

SOURCING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

DAD/GSD/Procurement Services

4200 Surface Road

Columbus, OH 43228

Walnut/Willow Meeting Room

8am – 5pm

Instructor: Lynda Allair, CPPO

February 9February 9February 9February 9----11, 11, 11, 11, 2009200920092009

PLANNING, SCHEDULING & REQUIREMENT ANALYSES

DAD/GSD/Procurement Services

4200 Surface Road

Columbus, OH 43228

Walnut/Willow Meeting Room

8am – 5pm

Instructor: Donna L. Zeeh Chorley, CPPO, CPPB

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008

8:30am – 12NOON

Transportation Division Training Center

1881 E. 25th Street, Columbus, OH, Room # A

(See Page 9 for details on our speaker)

Bring a Friend! Let’s talk about Higher Education.

2009 OFFICERS

PRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENT Joseph A. Lombardi, Joseph A. Lombardi, Joseph A. Lombardi, Joseph A. Lombardi, CPPO, CPPB

City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities Voice: (614) 645-6031 Fax: (614) 645-5424

[email protected]

VICEVICEVICEVICE----PRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENT Gayle S. BlankenshipGayle S. BlankenshipGayle S. BlankenshipGayle S. Blankenship,,,, CPPB

State of Ohio, Office of Procurement Services 4200 Surface Road, Cols., OH 43228-1395

Voice: (614) 644-5993 Fax: (614) 644-17855 Email: [email protected]

TREASURERTREASURERTREASURERTREASURER Carol Clingman,Carol Clingman,Carol Clingman,Carol Clingman, CPPB

State of Ohio, Office of Procurement Services Voice: (614) 752-0032 Fax: (614) 644-1785

[email protected]

SECRETARYSECRETARYSECRETARYSECRETARY Lisa Koppin, CPPBLisa Koppin, CPPBLisa Koppin, CPPBLisa Koppin, CPPB

Montgomery County Purchasing Voice: (937) 225-6484 Fax: (937)

MEMBERMEMBERMEMBERMEMBER----ATATATAT----LARGELARGELARGELARGE Yvette M. Lewis, CPPBYvette M. Lewis, CPPBYvette M. Lewis, CPPBYvette M. Lewis, CPPB

Columbus Regional Airport Authority Voice: (614)

PASTPASTPASTPAST----PRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENT Mark Hutchison, Mark Hutchison, Mark Hutchison, Mark Hutchison, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M. State of Ohio, Office of Procurement Services

Voice: (614) 466-2375 Fax: (614) 466-7525

[email protected]

“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”

- Charles du Bois


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Welcome to 2009 and the first Coach’s Corner. The Coach’s

Corner will be a brief article in the Procurement Edge newsletter. Articles will be written on a variety of subjects, some inspiring words and hopefully a laugh or two. I want open the first installment of Coach’s Corner by welcoming our new Board of Trustees for 2009-2010 (Gayle Blankenship,

Carol Clingman, Lisa Koppin, Yvette Lewis, Steve Sammons,

Dave Newcomer, Fred Myers, Bonnie Rickerson, Diane Ford,

Mo McGuire, & Bernard Houston). Our Board is comprised of a diverse group of individuals who will carry on the tradition of being the greatest chapter of NIGP. We will continue to provide the direction and leadership that has become a staple to COOPP. As the leadership arm of the organization we must keep in mind that the members are the organization and we must provide a great experience for them through education, programs, events, information, and networking and provide opportunities for the future of COOPP. With each New Year there is always a sense of optimism. All around the world millions of individuals have made a resolution of one sort or another and are very hopeful in their challenge to keep those resolutions. I am asking that every member of COOPP make a resolution to be more involved in the organization in 2009. Individual effort is the cornerstone of making any team a success. On each play all individuals must give their best effort or the team does not produce results. Members can be involved in a variety of ways (being on a committee, helping with the Reverse Trade Fair, getting involved with ICPC, help wit March is Purchasing Month, etc). Getting involved allows you to network with colleagues is rewarding and enables you to make a difference. There are so many creative ideas that need to be brought out. However, those ideas will not be heard or put into the playbook by merely sitting on the sideline. So get into the game and make your ideas a possibility. I am geared up and ready to for the challenges and successes that will come our way the next two years. It is my hope that through our leadership team, members and your support the Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers will continue to set new heights and new goals for the future. In the end no matter what the endeavor, no matter what the cause, not matter what the

organization, at its root it boils down to PEOPLE HELPING

PEOPLE.

Joe Lombardi,CPPO, CPPB

President, CO-OPP

“Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual”. – Vince Lombardi

The Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing

Committee (I.C.P.C.) was created to reduce the costs of

goods and services by providing public entities with

opportunities for cooperative purchasing. The thought is

that by agreeing on competitive specifications and

contract terms and conditions for items of common usage,

participants can benefit from the combined strengths of

each other to get the best possible pricing for their

entities. Over the past several years, committee

members have shared contracts and information for FUEL,

PAPER, CELL PHONES, OFFICE SUPPLIES, and PLASTIC CAN

LINERS, to name a few.

Under the spirited direction of new I.C.P.C. Chair Bonny

Rickerson, COTA and Co-Chair Barbara Johnson, Columbus

Regional Airport Authority, there has been a monthly

gathering of numerous interested CO-OPP members,

representing the State, City, County, Airport Authority,

the City of Westerville, Lake Metro Parks, Columbus City

Schools, Ohio State University, the Mid-Ohio Regional

Planning Commission (MORPC) and COTA, to channel

ideas and make plans for the restructuring and refocus of

this important committee. One of the key things we have

learned in that time is that our organization is blessed to

have a myriad of folks who are involved in the right

disciplines, who are engaged with the right suppliers, who

are performing the right functions to make a dramatic

cooperative impact on the very entities that this

organization is here to assist. Presently, work is being

done to prepare for a meeting with the MORPC Board of

Directors, this spring, to encourage them to buy into our

organization, to support what we are doing and to bless

this task with their approval. To do that we have to do to

polish our A Game and bring that to the table. Plans to

redesign a couple panels on the CO-OPP Brochure, to be

used solely for the purpose of identifying who ICPC is and

who we want to reach in our quest, are well underway.

We are excited about what we can do and will do in the

coming year.

Join us each month as we continue to work towards that

objective through brainstorming, timely discussion and

active participation. Our next meeting is scheduled for:

M.O.R.P.C., February 10th

, 2009 from 11am – 2pm. A

Brown Bag Lunch will be provided, so RSVP’s will be

required. Parking permits will be made available to

attendees. RSVP to Bonny at [email protected] .


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For those of you that just arrived on the RED BUSRED BUSRED BUSRED BUS,

OPERATION CERTIFICATIONOPERATION CERTIFICATIONOPERATION CERTIFICATIONOPERATION CERTIFICATION is a program redesigned with

YOU in mind. Now, the process of Certification isn’t any

harder, it’s just only tested twice a year, once in MAY

(4th-9th) and once in OCTOBER (20th–31st). As described in

earlier editions of The Procurement Edge, NIGP’s website

features a really awesome section called CERT PREP CERT PREP CERT PREP CERT PREP

CENTRALCENTRALCENTRALCENTRAL, an all-inclusive dip into everything you always

wanted to know about getting certified, but where

afraid to ask. I’ve taken it a step farther and broken

down their suggested Certification Preparation

Timelines into two micro-timelines you can sink your

teeth into on the page which follows.

We’ve been around it for some time, and normally, the

experience of doing something over and over again is

quickly converted into the knowledge you need to get

started on your way to the certification success you

demand and quite frankly DESERVE. Jump on the bus

with me and let’s get there together.

Check out the module at the NIGP WEBSITE

www.nigp.org by looking for an image called CERT PREP

CENTRAL. After you click on the icon bearing those

words, you will be directed to a page which shows you a

really cool outline and resource guide to get you moving

in the direction of getting certified. Everything from

what you need to do to prepare to how long in advance

you should begin to what “Foundation Classes” will help

you run the course successfully, is included in this

resource.

For those of you planning on taking the Certification

Testing in the SPRING session (MAY), you should have

started your 5 months out timetable in December 2008.

If you plug in those dates on the calendar, you can plan

your progress and move in the direction of your goal. If

you are planning on testing in the FALL session

(OCTOBER) you should set your timetable to begin in

MAY 2009 (or anytime before that if you want to get a

head start. THIS IS YOUR YEAR... PLAN ON IT!!

For the past year, we have given you actual case studies

of procurement related incidents where litigation was

required to pass judgment in favor of or against specific

purchasing practices. With the arrival of a New Year and

President-Elect Barack Obama’s term about to begin, the

United States is entering a new chapter which will

undoubtedly foster CHANGE. For the next few issues,

we’ll be looking at some of those target areas and giving

cause to think about how the immanent change will

affect our performance as we are forced to do the same

or more with fewer resources?

REBUILDING THE LEVEEREBUILDING THE LEVEEREBUILDING THE LEVEEREBUILDING THE LEVEE Usually when the levee breaks,

there is massive destruction in its wake. Over 40 states

enter 2009 facing the aftermath of budget cuts and

streamlining that might be better termed as a national

crisis. The expression of robbing Peter to pay Paul seems

appropriate to describe how we may see many states

planning their new budgets by going back to the

previous one and plugging holes that had to be made

when the walls collapsed. Look for much conversation

and debate over balancing the budget. This will certainly

be one of President-Elect Obama’s target areas of

concentration.

R + R + R = RTCR + R + R = RTCR + R + R = RTCR + R + R = RTC In periods of budget crisis, Higher

Education is one of the first line items that states cut.

The theory with some is that Higher Education is not as

untouchable as K-12, while others contend that a strong

economy is dependent on strong colleges and

universities. With student loan’s becoming harder to

come by for American families already crippled by the

credit crunch, rising tuition costs are making it very

difficult to get a college education. The new

administration and state lawmakers have an obligation

to address the very foundations of ‘Readin’, ‘Ritin’, and ‘Readin’, ‘Ritin’, and ‘Readin’, ‘Ritin’, and ‘Readin’, ‘Ritin’, and

‘Rithmatic‘Rithmatic‘Rithmatic‘Rithmatic and figure out a way to control the Rising Rising Rising Rising

Tuition CostsTuition CostsTuition CostsTuition Costs without cutting state support to those

areas that need it most. It’s our future, an investment

we cannot afford to take a diminishing return on.


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CPPB/CPPO TRACK for SPRING Examination 2009

ACTIVITIES and DEADLINES

5 mo. B4 test

4 mo. B4 test

3 mo. B4

Test

2 mo. B4 test

1 mo. B4 test

Test Date

Certification Prep. Timeline DEC 08 JAN 09 FEB 09 MAR 09 APR 09 MAY 09

NIGP PREP CLASS X

NIGP FOUNDATION CLASSES -Contract Administration

-Developing & Managing RFP’s -Intro. to Public Procurement

-Legal Aspects of Public Purchasing -Planning, Scheduling & Requirement Analysis

-Sourcing in the Public Sector

X � � � �

CHAPTER STUDY GROUP X � �

ONLINE ASSESSMENT TOOL X

NIGP PREP WEBINARS X

CONTACT AN EXPERT (Members Only)

X �

PERSONAL STUDY TIME X � � � �

Spring Exam Application Deadline 2/2/09

Spring Exam Deadline (LATE) 2/16/09

Spring Exam Registration Deadline 3/30/09

TESTING DATES (Spring Examination)

May 4-9.

2009

CPPB/CPPO TRACK for FALL Examination 2009

ACTIVITIES

and DEADLINES

5 mo. B4 test

4 mo. B4 test

3 mo. B4 test

2 mo. B4 test

1 mo. B4 test

Test Date

Certification Prep. Timeline MAY09 JUN09 JUL09 AUG09 SEP09 OCT09

NIGP PREP CLASS X

NIGP FOUNDATION CLASSES -Contract Administration

-Developing & Managing RFP’s -Intro. to Public Procurement

-Legal Aspects of Public Purchasing -Planning, Scheduling & Requirement Analysis

-Sourcing in the Public Sector

X � � � �

CHAPTER STUDY GROUP X � �

ONLINE ASSESSMENT TOOL X

NIGP PREP WEBINARS X

CONTACT AN EXPERT (Members Only)

X �

PERSONAL STUDY TIME X � � � �

Spring Exam Application Deadline 7/27/09

Spring Exam Deadline (LATE) 8/10/09

Spring Exam Registration Deadline 9/21/09

TESTING DATES (Spring Examination)

Oct. 26-31,

2009


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completed, completed, completed, completed, totals 269 hours.totals 269 hours.totals 269 hours.totals 269 hours. The Certificate is designedThe Certificate is designedThe Certificate is designedThe Certificate is designed for for for for

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experience and coursework in experience and coursework in experience and coursework in experience and coursework in procurement and wish to procurement and wish to procurement and wish to procurement and wish to enhance that with theoretical enhance that with theoretical enhance that with theoretical enhance that with theoretical

and practical knowledge.and practical knowledge.and practical knowledge.and practical knowledge.

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faculty NIGP and frfaculty NIGP and frfaculty NIGP and frfaculty NIGP and from the Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Successful students will use case studies and independent om the Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Successful students will use case studies and independent om the Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Successful students will use case studies and independent om the Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Successful students will use case studies and independent research in one of five (5) research in one of five (5) research in one of five (5) research in one of five (5) procurement specialties procurement specialties procurement specialties procurement specialties to prepare and present an independent research paper for evaluation to prepare and present an independent research paper for evaluation to prepare and present an independent research paper for evaluation to prepare and present an independent research paper for evaluation and critique by fellow applicants aand critique by fellow applicants aand critique by fellow applicants aand critique by fellow applicants and a professor from FAU. Research papers will be considered as manuscripts and nd a professor from FAU. Research papers will be considered as manuscripts and nd a professor from FAU. Research papers will be considered as manuscripts and nd a professor from FAU. Research papers will be considered as manuscripts and

can be submitted to the Journal of Public Procurement (JoPP) as published by the Public Procurement Research Center can be submitted to the Journal of Public Procurement (JoPP) as published by the Public Procurement Research Center can be submitted to the Journal of Public Procurement (JoPP) as published by the Public Procurement Research Center can be submitted to the Journal of Public Procurement (JoPP) as published by the Public Procurement Research Center (PPRC).(PPRC).(PPRC).(PPRC). Once all of the coursework and the Capstone ExperieOnce all of the coursework and the Capstone ExperieOnce all of the coursework and the Capstone ExperieOnce all of the coursework and the Capstone Experience are successfully completed, an Executive Certificate nce are successfully completed, an Executive Certificate nce are successfully completed, an Executive Certificate nce are successfully completed, an Executive Certificate

in Public Procurement will be awarded in the chosen area of concentration.in Public Procurement will be awarded in the chosen area of concentration.in Public Procurement will be awarded in the chosen area of concentration.in Public Procurement will be awarded in the chosen area of concentration.

It’s been a great Holiday season once again, and through your efforts many kids and families were able to have another meal or enjoy another day without wondering where it was going to come from. Now that the trees are gone, the lights are out and the Holidays have come and gone, what happens to the level of giving to the poor and needy? That’s right... we just go about our business and they are forgotten again... and, while I don’t think we should feel responsible for their plight, we can help out with so little, anonymously, without pain... so why don’t we? Don’t make a resolution in 2009 to help out more... make a lifestyle change to be more

aware and give because your heart won’t let you NOT give. For just ONE CAN, or the equivalent in CASH, at every meeting (5 cans or less than $3.00 annually), YOU CAN CHANGE A LIFE. Think about it and GIVE in advance. See me, PHIL MURRAY, to help out.

With heartfelt thanks, The Can Man.


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STEP

Coursework

Hours

Per Course

Total Hours

Required Contract Administration 24 Developing and Managing Requests for Proposals in the Public Sector

24

Introduction to Public Procurement 24 Legal Aspects to Public Procurement 24 Planning, Scheduling & Requirement Analysis 24 Sourcing in the Public Sector 24

OR

STEP ONE

5 Procurement Specialties

▪ Contract Management ▪ Leadership ▪ Planning ▪ Solicitation Development ▪ Supply Management

CPPB or CPPO Certified

144

Advanced Courses in Specialty 8 or 16 48 STEP TWO

Advanced Courses in Any Specialty 8, 16 or 24 32

STEP THREE Capstone Experience 45 45

TOTAL for Executive Certificate 269

The QUEST The QUEST The QUEST The QUEST

FORFORFORFOR

THE 2009THE 2009THE 2009THE 2009

B.O.Y. AND B.O.Y. AND B.O.Y. AND B.O.Y. AND

M.O.Y.M.O.Y.M.O.Y.M.O.Y.

HAVE WE

GOT A PLACE

FOR YOU...

Committee

Members

Needed Perhaps the best measure of success in any

organization is equal to the sum of its parts. It’s

the individual talents and successes of those who

belong to CO-OPP that have generated the grand

success we have enjoyed over the past few years.

One way to continue that success is to nominate

those deserving peers for recognition. The PDA

Committee is awaiting your submittals of those

peers, buyers and managers, who are doing a bang

up job and need to be commended. Think about

who you would like to see as Chapter and possibly

even NATIONAL Buyer and/or Manager of the

Year... and then do something about it. Contact

Dave Newcomer at [email protected].

IT CAN BE DONE, and YOU can do it !!

Sometimes all an organization needs is a fresh injection of NEW to make a difference in the end product. I mean think about it... the jobs we do in this organization are pretty much NUTS and BOLTS. After a while, we can do the tasks in our sleep, and when the same people are doing the same things over and over again... we start mimicing the zombies we’ve become... WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CO-OPP and we still want YOU to join the party. Find a committee that sounds cool and this time DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT... EMAIL or give the CHAIR a call, you’ll be glad you did!


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The Procurement Edge is a publication of the Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers (CO-OPP), a chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP). All articles and or information presented within are written and/or compiled by the Public Relations Committee, as follows: Steve Sammons-Chairman; Jean Stephenson;

Jack Hill II; Geri Berry; Teri Wilkinson; and, Harry

Graham, members. Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are provided by Harry Graham, staff photographer. The Procurement Edge

is produced during the months where General Membership Meetings are held: January, March, May, September and November.

On Thursday of next week, we will be 7 months away for gathering in St. Louis, Missouri, for the 2009 NIGP FORUM, “The Gateway To Excellence”. It’s never too early to get started in your planning for this annual event, especially since we are in a budget crunch year. Look into all of your resources, including your own PDA for any funds you may be qualified for. In the meantime, go see what’s in store for those who are able to go, click on the link at the NIGP Website at

www.nigp.org.

FOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHT “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an

honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of

which have the potential to turn a life around.”

~Leo Buscaglia


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THE INTERTHE INTERTHE INTERTHE INTER----UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF OHIO (I.U.C.)UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF OHIO (I.U.C.)UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF OHIO (I.U.C.)UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF OHIO (I.U.C.)

DATEDATEDATEDATE / TIME / TIME / TIME / TIME THURSDAY, January 22, 2009 / 8:30am – NOON

LOCATIONLOCATIONLOCATIONLOCATION Transportation Division Training Center, 1881 E. 25th Street, Columbus, OH, ROOM # A

SPEAKER(S)SPEAKER(S)SPEAKER(S)SPEAKER(S)

��BRUCE E. JOHNSON, President & CEO of Inter-University Council of Ohio ��GENE STEPHENS, Dir. of Strategic Procurement for IUC-Purchasing Group of Ohio

Bruce E. Johnson currently serves as the President and CEO of the Inter-University Council of Ohio. Johnson has held his current position since December of 2006. Johnson leads an organization designed to provide each of its member

institutions with opportunities to collaborate for the benefit of Higher Education in

Ohio. Johnson is responsible for strategy development and implementation for all

aspects of the Inter-University Council.

Prior to serving in his current capacity, Johnson served as Lt. Governor of the State

of Ohio and the State Development Director. During his tenure, Ohio was recognized

twice for leading the nation in new and expanded facilities.

Before serving as Director of the Department of Development, Johnson was a

member of the Ohio Senate where he served as President Pro Tempore, Chairman of

the Ways and Means Committee, and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Johnson earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bowling Green

State University and his juris doctor from Capital University Law School. He was

admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1985.

Gene Stephens is the Director of Strategic Procurement for IUC-Purchasing Group of Ohio, a purchasing consortium of purchasing officer’s from 38 of Ohio’s member levels of Higher Education, whose purpose is to achieve standardization in the way its

member organizations operate while maintaining optimum efficiency. Price

Agreements (PA’s) between members are established to assist these schools in their

procurement needs.

TOPICTOPICTOPICTOPIC “Collabo“Collabo“Collabo“Collaboration Amongst Ohio’s Public Universitiesration Amongst Ohio’s Public Universitiesration Amongst Ohio’s Public Universitiesration Amongst Ohio’s Public Universities””””


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The Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers (CO-OPP)

a chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.,

is proud to make the following

Announcement for

The 3rd Biennial Reverse Trade Fair Where Government Meets Business

Mark Your Calendars

COMING FALL 2009

Your time to Shine!

♦ COOPP members, purchasing professionals, student interns and

the vendor community are invited to submit proposals, technology demonstrations, plenary presentations related to the conference

theme: Where Government Meets Business.

♦ Presenters are expected to provide dynamic and provocative

learning opportunities for attendees and be cognizant of adult learning preferences.

♦ Sessions should be interactive and engage the participants.

♦ Presentations should be objective, educational and based on

experience, relevant to government and able to be substantiated. ♦ All presentations/proposals submissions will be acknowledged via

email upon receipt. ♦ Presentations range from 30 minute to 90 minutes in duration.

Presentations may be speaker-led or panel discussion and are to include at least 5-10 minutes of Questions and Answers.

♦ Presentation Audience is primarily comprised of businesses

selling to and looking to sell to Federal, State, Port Authorities and local Government.

BENEFITS TO THE PRESENTER

Consider being a presenter to increase your professional recognition, visibility and credibility in the procurement profession along with that of your organization. Elevate the knowledge base of the profession. Make contacts with colleagues and other experts. It’s fun and it’s good for your career and your organization

OBJECTIVES

• Offer an affordable education and networking event for businesses selling to Federal, State, City and local government organizations in the State of Ohio. • Provide the latest information and updates on new and emerging trends in government. • Practical tools, tips and techniques to take away. • Knowledge and skills that will allow them to perform more effectively. • Motivation and inspiration. • Real world trends and best practices. • Techniques that will enable business to advance their businesses and increase profits. • Increase knowledge of collaborative partnerships (DOD, PTAC, etc.).

• Develop a network of potential partners for initiating or expanding business opportunities.


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Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers (COCentral Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers (COCentral Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers (COCentral Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers (CO----OPP)OPP)OPP)OPP) A chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP)

Ohio Is

Moving

Forward...To?

Transforming

Technologies

Challenge &

Opportunity

What’s the

BUZZ?

NEW

TECHNOLOGIES

(OAKS) What’s an What’s an What’s an What’s an InInInIntermodal?termodal?termodal?termodal?

Academic

Institutions –

How We Do It?

GREEN

Procurement

MBE/EDGE

Facilities

Management Performance

Management

Construction How to Stay

Ahead Of the

Competition? Performance

Socially Responsible Procurement?

Send completed Call for Presentations to:

PO Box 2122 PROPOSALS ARE Columbus, Ohio 43216-2122 DUE BY 1/16/09 Phone: 614-644-8431 Fax: 614-728-6802 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]


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NOTE: Presentation Proposals are DUE 01/16/09. Selections will be made and all applicants will be notified by March 17, 2009.

Please E-mail forms to BRENDA LUKE at [email protected] or MARY SINGLETON at [email protected] If you need to fax: 614/728-6802


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2009 CO-OPP COMMITTEE CHAIRS If you would like to be a Committee Member, contact the respective Chairs below:

Standing Committee

Special Committee

EDUCATION Bernard Houston, CPPB Ohio Dept., of Job & Family Services 30 E. Broad Street, 31

st Fl., Cols., OH 43215


PROGRAM Maureen McGuire, CPPB State of Ohio, DAS/GSD Off. of Procurement Svcs. 4200 Surface Road, Cols. OH 43228-1395 Voice: (614) 466-4265 Fax: (614) 466-1785 Email: [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP Diane Ford, CPPB State of Ohio, DAS/GSD Off. of Procurement Svcs. 4200 Surface Road, Columbus, OH 43228-1395 Voice: (614) 644-6365 Fax: (614) 644-5799 Email: [email protected]

FINANCE & BUDGET Gayle Blankenship, CPPB State of Ohio, DAS/GSD Off. of Procurement Svcs. 4200 Surface Road, Cols. OH 43228-1395 Voice: (614) 644-5993 Fax: (614) 644-1785 Email: [email protected]

PUBLIC RELATIONS Steve Sammons City of Cols., Department of Public Utilities 910 Dublin Road, 3rd Floor, Cols. OH 43215 Voice: (614) 645-5951 Fax: (614) 645-5424 Email: [email protected]

LEGISLATION R. Fred Myers, CPPO, CPPB City of Columbus, Purchasing Office 50 W. Gay Street, 1

st Floor, Cols., OH 43215


ICPC Bonny Rickerson, CPPB COTA, Supply Management 1600 McKinley Avenue, Cols. OH 43219 Voice: (614) 275-5903 Fax: (614) 275-5892 Email: [email protected]

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS David C. Newcomer City of Cols., Department of Public Utilities 910 Dublin Road, Cols. OH 43215 Voice: (614) 645-5735 Fax: (614) 645-5424 Email: [email protected]

NOMINATING COMMITTEE Yvette M. Lewis, CPPB Columbus Regional Airport Authority 4600 International Gateway, Cols., OH 43219 Voice: (614) 239-5064 Fax: (614) 238-7834 Email: [email protected]

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Philip Murray State of Ohio, Dept. of Natural Resources 2045 Morse Road, Bldg., D-2, Cols., OH 43229 Voice: (614) 264-6794 Fax: (614) 447-1145 Email: [email protected]

CODE OF REGULATIONS & MARCH IS PURCHAING MONTH Gretchen Adkins, CPPO State of Ohio, DAS/GSD Off. of Procurement Svcs. 4200 Surface Road, Cols. OH 43228-1395 Voice: (614) 421-3685 Fax: (614) 644-1785 Email: [email protected]

OUTREACH Amy Lowe Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission 111 Liberty Street, Suite 100, Cols., OH 43215 Voice: (614) 233-4135 Fax: (614) 233-4235 Email: [email protected]

REVERSE TRADE FAIR 2009 Brenda Luke, CPPB State of Ohio, Dept., of Aging 50 West Broad St., 9

th Fl., Cols., OH 43215


REVERSE TRADE FAIR 2009 Mary Singleton State of Ohio, DAS/GSD Off. of Procurement Svcs. 4200 Surface Road, Cols. OH 43228-1395 Voice: (614) 466-6530 Fax: (614) 752-9299 Email: [email protected]

STRATEGIC PLANNING Barbara Johnson, CPPO, CPPB, MPA Columbus Regional Airport Authority 4600 International Gateway, Cols., OH 43219 Voice: (614) 239-4088 Fax: (614) 239-7834 Email: [email protected]


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“The process by which the public purchaser

demonstrates a standard of compentency for the

benefit of public and themselves.” There are

currently three (3) levels of Certification available in

our organization. The Certified Professonal Public

Buyer (CPPB) is the first level, followed by the

Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) and the

most recent addition to the Certification family, the

Executive Certificate in Public Procurement (ECPP).

All of these levels of certification express a

combination of work experience, coursework in

procurement, dedication to the profession, and

formal education. The UPPCC website, accessible

from the NIGP Education tab, has a PDF file of the

new 2008 Body of Knowledge that is exceptional for

CPPB/CPPO Examination Preparation.

The core of continuing educational opportunities for

NIGP members. Over 100 total classes, some of

which are scheduled at various venues/chapters

throughout each year. A complete listing is

available on the NIGP website in a spreadsheet

appropriately called, “The Guide”. It contains the

Course name, the Continuing Educational Units

(CEU’s), the contact hours and the UPPCC

recertification points you have and/or will earn by

attending.

Distance learning, at your own pace, in your own

confines, on your PC, at a time that is convenient to

you is the ideal way to hone your skills, creatively

train your staff, and encourage lively discussion

amongst your peers. There are also some online

graduate courses in public procurement being

offered through Florida Atlantic University (FAU),

which can be accessed from the NIGP Website.

With the use of a computer and phone, you can

participate in a 90 minute live workshop from your

desk, focusing on topics which cover the pulse of our

organization. You can ask questions, particpate in

discussions and interact with your instructor and

other classmates from around the country, all while

earning certification points. These sessions are

limited and require a registration process for

scheduling purposes.

LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES: The UPPCC performed a Job Analysis study to ensure that the certification exams are aligned with the skills, knowledge and abilities needed for successful job performance in the public purchasing profession. The 2008 Body of Knowledge is the end result of the Job Analysis Study. A Job Analysis consists of several activities: the development of a survey tool, survey dissemination, compilation of survey results, and finally, the development of the Body of Knowledge. The Body of Knowledge below is based on input of nearly 2,000 active public purchasing professionals from the most recent Job Analysis Study conducted in 2007. The new Body of Knowledge consists of 92 total tasks and 108 total knowledge statements representing common skills, knowledge and abilities of the public purchasing profession.

LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES:

January 26-28,2009 8am-5pm

SOURCING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

4200 Surface Road, Columbus, OH 43228 Instructor: Lynda Allair, CPPO

January 26-28,2009 8am-5pm PLANNING, SCHEDULING & REQUIREMENTS

ANALYSIS

4200 Surface Road, Columbus, OH 43228 Instructor: Donna L. Zeeh Chorley, CPPO, CPPB

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES:

How To Process & Evaluate Bids

8 hour class (you have 90 days to complete it)

Specification Writing


Unit Cost Analysis


TIMES BEGIN AT THE POINT OF LOG IN

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1-2:30pm EST

Top 10 Characteristics of the Effective Manager

Presenters: David Dise, CPPO

(deadline to register 01/21/09)

Thursday, January 29, 2009 1-2:30pm EST

The Principles of Effective Contract Writing

Presenter(s): Michael J. Kolodisner, CPPO

and C. Moty Torres, M.S.P.A.

(deadline to register 01/23/09)

Due to changing IACET standards, starting January 1, 2009, NIGP will no longer

award 0.1 CEUs for Webinars. However, one (1) contact hour and 0.125

recertification points that can be applied towards a CPPB and CPPO certification

will still be awarded for each session.. Any Webinars taken before January 1, 2009 will still have CEUs associated with them. If you have any questions about the change in policy, please contact Kathleen Ridgely at 800-367-6447 ext 273 or [email protected].


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Imagine the task of keeping the largest Public University campus (based on enrollment) in the United States, equipped with the things it needs to do its day-to-day operations in addition to those extraordinary things that happen without notice. The Ohio State University, Columbus Campus, has held that distinction since 2006. One such commodity group in the Purchasing Office of the Ohio State University is comprised of anything that has to do with Advertising Specialties and Awards; all Automotive commodities; all Clothing, Uniform and Apparel categories; all Printing and Paper Commodities; all Copiers and Outside Copy Services; Web Services; Sporting Goods & Recreational Equipment, which in addition to training personnel, all are part of the purchasing process that our Spotlight Member is responsible for. The Sporting Goods alone would be a monumental task, but, you can tell just by observation of the list alone, that there is no rest for the weary in the high octane offices of The Ohio State University Purchasing Department. It just goes with the territory of maintaining the image and opportunity at the nation’s largest public university with more than 53,000 students enrolled. John Maloney is a Senior Buyer for The Ohio State University, a position he has held for 3 years after working for the City of Columbus, Fleet Management Division, where he wrote legislation and approved the resulting contracts and purchase orders. John’s most unusual purchase occurred when his boss asked him to approve a PO for the transportation of cadavers that were no longer needed by the OSU Medical School. One of those jobs you never want to think about that someone has to do. John was a much happier camper when allowed to return to his commodity area and manage the bid process and resulting award of the new scoreboard at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. John and his wife of 18 years, Vickie, have two children, Maggie, 16, a sophomore at Bishop Watterson High School and Shannon, 11, a fifth grader at St. Andrew. John received a Bachelors in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from the Ohio State University in June of 1984 and June of 1991, respectively. He aspires to achieve certification as a CPPB, with our organization, and after reading through this month’s issue of the Procurement Edge, he has all the resources to be well on his way. When he isn’t making Coaches and Offensive Linemen happy with his purchasing, John enjoys coaching girl’s fast pitch softball and honing his golf skills... hoping to break 80 on a consistent basis in the future. Something tells me, John will not settle for less than he anticipates... eventually, he’ll get there.

JOHN MALONEY is someone you should know.

JOHN MALONEY SENIOR BUYERSENIOR BUYERSENIOR BUYERSENIOR BUYER

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