2011 NASPO Cronin Award Submissions
 

 

The annual NASPO Cronin Awards for Procurement Excellence recognizes outstanding public procurement initiatives and promotes the adoption of these ideas and practices throughout the states.

 

Submit Your Entry

Submissions for the 2011 award are being accepted through July 15. To submit a nomination, use this convenient online nomination form.

 

“I believe in the absolute value of public procurement in serving the difficult and complex government mission of today's world. We serve the public in our way; developing, collaborating, sharing on the projects that the Cronin Award serves to bring recognition to.”

—Dianne Lancaster
Chief Procurement Officer, Oregon
2010 Cronin Award Gold Winner

Cronin FAQs

Should I submit my program(s)?

The national and state government fiscal situation. New legislative policies or staff reductions. A Governor's favorite program. These are just a few of the situations that test the imagination, creativity and ingenuity of any procurement manager or staff every day.

If you've been faced with situations like these and found processes to solve them effectively and efficiently, you should send in a submission form … maybe even more than one!

How did you handle the situation? What process did you use? Who did you involve to solve the problem? Explain your initiative in three pages, or less, and NASPO might pay your way to Austin, Texas, to attend the Cronin Club Awards Ceremony at the NASPO Annual Conference, Sept. 12-14.


What criteria are used to score a submission?

Submissions will be scored based on the following:

  • Cost Reduction — validated or potential for cost reduction, including considerations of efficiency
  • Initiative/Innovation — unusual or unique approach, scale, or magnitude of effort; conceptual originality
  • Service Improvement — extent to which transactions or service delivery is made more effective; involvement of agencies/users in development and implementation of program or project
  • Transferability — practical ability by other states to replicate or use as a benchmark, considering expected resources required and generality of the legal or structural environment in which the entry was implemented


How do I know if my program is eligible?

Every state or territory is eligible to submit up to three entries. There is no defined period in which an initiative must have been implemented, except that sufficient data must be available to document the benefits and/or potential benefits realized.


How hard is it to submit an entry?

Submissions are easy and are made online. Here's what you need to know:

  • Submissions should provide an Executive Summary, not to exceed one page in length, and suitable for posting to the NASPO Web site
  • The submission should also include a description, no more than three pages, of how the program has improved the operation and/or efficiency of state government and meets the criteria listed above
  • Once you've written your Executive Summary and the background and supporting documentation, go to this Nomination Form  to submit your entry online.

Note: Nominations may also include selected supporting documentation or other written materials that showcase the initiative. However, the supporting documentation will not be independently evaluated, and nominations must clearly incorporate the material in the program description.

Deadline for entries is 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, July 15, 2011.

For more information, e-mail Lisa Thompson, NASPO Programs and Education Coordinator, or call her at 859.514.9154.