The annual NASPO Cronin Awards for Procurement Excellence program seeks to recognize outstanding public procurement initiatives and promote the adoption of these ideas and practices throughout the states.
Submissions are now being reviewed by the NASPO Award's Committee.
Awards: The NASPO Awards Committee will select up to three programs to receive the Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards. NASPO will cover the expenses of the Gold award winner to attend the 2009 Annual Conference, September 21st – 24th, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. All winners will be recognized at the Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, September 22nd.
Criteria: The following criteria will be used to judge each entry:
- Innovation (30 points) – unusual or unique approach, scale, or magnitude of effort; conceptual originality
- Transferability (25 points) – 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
- Service Improvement (25 points) – extent to which transactions or service delivery is made more effective; involvement of agencies/users in development & implementation of program or project
- Cost Reduction (20 points) – validated or potential for cost reduction, including considerations of efficiency
Eligibility: 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. Each state or territory may submit up to three entries.
Format: All nominations must be submitted in electronic form and should include the following elements:
- completed nomination form (see URL link below);
- one-page executive summary of the nominated program suitable for posting on the NASPO web site; and
- three-page description of how the program has improved the operation and/or efficiency of state government and meets the criteria listed above.
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.
To submit a nomination, use the convenient on-line nomination form at:
https://www.amrms.com/ssl/naspo/naspo_secure/2009CroninNominations.cfm
Deadline for entries is 5:00 p.m. EDT, on Monday, July 6th, 2009.
For more information, contact Julie Gudlewski, NASPO Program Coordinator, at (859) 514-9154 or
jgudlewski@AMRms.com.
Past Cronin Award Winners:
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
1985-2002
- 2002: Alaska Long Distance Learning
- 2001: Idaho Purchasing Modernization Initiative
- 2000: Utah Vehicle Purchase Program
- 1999: Ohio Natural Gas Purchasing Program
- 1998: Missouri PC Prime Vendor Contract
- 1997: Wisconsin Advantis Credit Bureau Access Program
- 1996: North Carolina Micro-Computer & Peripherals Contract as Developed and Managed on the Internet
- 1995: none selected
- 1994: none selected
- 1993: Minnesota Document management system
- 1992: Oregon Vendor information program
- 1991: Arizona Contract for abatement of underground storage tanks
- 1990: New York Contract for electronic ballasts
- 1989: Missouri Pharmacy service contract for correctional facilities
- 1988: Kansas Freight management systems
- 1987: West Virginia Natural gas contract
- 1986: Alaska Video - "A Better Way To Buy"
- 1985: Missouri Competitive bidding of residential rehabilitation services