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• 2010 NASPO Annual Conference Highlights Efficiency, Cooperative Purchasing and Emergency Response
  The National Association of State Procurement Officials celebrated its 63^rd year at its Annual Conference from August 23-26, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Chief Procurement Officers and staff from 40 states plus the District of Columbia attended the meeting...Read more

• NASPO Recognizes Innovation in State Government Procurement
  The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) honored three innovative state procurement programs with the George Cronin Award for Procurement Excellence at its Annual Conference on August 24, 2010 in Washington, D.C. ...Read more

• Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN)/NASPO Webinar to be held September 15
  A webinar will be conducted to touch on the findings from the RPN 2010 Responsible Purchasing Survey and discuss NASPO/RPN resources available to NASPO members. This one-hour webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 15 at 2pm EDT. To register for the webinar, click here.
   

• Responsible Purchasing 2010: The "State" of Sustainable Procurement
  NASPO, in cooperation with the Responsible Purchasing Network, is pleased to announce that the 2010 Responsible Purchasing Survey is available for viewing by NASPO members. This comprehensive survey examines eco-label usage, allowable price premiums, tracking green spend, and a host of other topics of importance to the state procurement community.

  The survey is available in NASPO's Green Purchasing Guide, which offers practical information on all facets of green spending.

• Tell Us: What's Your Solution?
  On July 28, a survey was sent to NASPO Annual Conference participants, soliciting ideas and topics for the "What's Your Solution" session. This popular session affords members the opportunity to share thoughts, ideas and solutions with their peers.

  The survey will remain active until Tuesday, Aug. 17. Don't miss your chance to participate.

• Participate in NASPO's Cooperative/Consortia Purchasing Survey
  Earlier this year, NASPO's Emerging Issues Committee surveyed members in order to get feedback on topics of interest to the membership. That survey indicated that cooperative contracting and the use of purchasing consortia was the #1 issue facing NASPO's membership.

  This survey is being conducted to support the creation of a White Paper (currently in development) focusing on cooperative purchasing. To participate, click here. Contact NASPO's Issues Coordinator Matt Grayson at 859-514-9159 if you have any questions.

  The deadline for response is Friday, August 13. Thank you for your participation!

• Have a Question for the Listserv? Check out the new Listserv Snapshots
  Selected NASPO listserv questions have been compiled into Listserv Snapshots, providing a quick and easy reference for NASPO members. Current snapshots feature questions on reverse auctions, bid thresholds, sole source procurements and much more!

  Visit the NASPO listserv page for more information. Check the page often for new Snapshots and updates to existing documents.

• NASPO Announces Results of June IT Procurement Survey
  The NASPO IT Procurement Work Group launched this special survey in order to gather information for an online repository of IT-related Terms and Conditions, statute references and procurement information that will be invaluable to the NASPO membership. To date, 25 states have contributed to the IT Terms and Conditions repository.

  Survey analysis and results are available in the Members Only section of the NASPO website here.

• 2010 NASPO How to Market to State Governments Meeting Evaluation Survey
  Tell us how we did!  Please take a few minutes to complete the on-line evaluation survey for the meeting in San Francisco.

• NASPO Issues Research Brief on Administrative Fees
  “Administrative Fees: Creative Funding for Central Procurement in Difficult Economic Times” is a research brief written by state procurement officials and designed to be used by state procurement officials and policymakers considering the use of administrative fees as a funding mechanism. It offers tips, best practices and lessons learned related to the implementation and effectiveness of a variety of administrative fee structures.  See the related press release.

• 2010 Supplier Guide: How to Do Business with the States
  Knowledge of state procurement policies and processes can give your company a competitive edge in doing business with the states. The 2010 NASPO Supplier Guide is your one-stop source for information on state procurement contacts, policies and procedures.

• NASPO Launches State Stimulus Webpage
  This page will contain a variety of resources for NASPO members and their staffs.  It will be updated frequently as information and guidance is changed or added.  If there is additional information, website links, issues or documents that you would like to see on this page, or that you can provide for the benefit of other NASPO members, please email Nicole Smith, NASPO Issues Coordinator.

• NASPO Submits Comments to the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service regarding IRC Sec. 3402(t) – Withholding on Payments by Governments
  Although the date for implementation was delayed until January 1, 2012, requests for responses to the IRS regulations are due March 5, 2009.  NASPO will continue to support full repeal of the provision in the future.

• NASPO Joins in Calling for Repeal of Contract Tax
  This letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus encourages full repeal of Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 as included in the House-passed H.R. 1 (“The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”). NASPO joins organizations including NASBO, NASACT, NIGP, NaCo, NASRA, USCM and several others in its support of repeal.

• NASPO Issues Green Purchasing Policy Statement
  

  NASPO GREEN PURCHASING POLICY STATEMENT
  Adopted January 22, 2009

  NASPO seeks to leverage the purchasing power of state and local government to conserve energy and national resources, limit environmental pollution and waste, improve public health, encourage clean technologies, and create cost savings opportunities and a balanced economy. NASPO will accomplish this through the development of policies, programs and information resources that educate procurement decision makers on environmental issues and solutions.

• NASPO Issues Press Release
  On September 29, 2008, NASPO issued a press release announcing the newest edition of its flagship publication, now titled State and Local Government Procurement:  A Practical Guide.

• State and Local Government Procurement: A Practical Guide
  Order Your Copy Today!

• NASPO 2008 Annual Meeting
  September 8-11, 2008
  St. Louis, Missouri

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