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Award Winner 2021: Louisiana’s Installment Purchase Market (IPM) for Third-Party Financing

Data Analytics

Solicitation Methods

Small Steps, Big Potential: Utah’s Sustainable Procurement Progress

Considering Carbon and Climate: Striving for a Sustainable Supply Chain

Body Armor Procurement: Best Practices and Future Trends

Procurement IQ Training

Basics of Public Procurement

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NASPO State Member Benefits Webinar 2023

Award Winner 2022: Minnesota Improves Contract Compliance: The Right Step

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Award Winner 2022: Georgia’s “Procurement Officer Bootcamp”

Procurement Office Development

Professional Development

Award Winner 2022: Tennessee’s DIT-II Supplier Diversity Dashboard

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Award Winner 2022: Idaho’s Help Me Help You! A New Take on Requests for Information

Award Winner 2022: Michigan’s Competitive Proof of Concept

Award Winner 2021:  Arizona’s Developing the Next Generation of Procurement Professionals

Award Winner 2021: Wisconsin’s Interagency, Data-Driven Collaboration

Technology

Award Winner 2021: Georgia’s DOAS Small Business Procurement Readiness Workshop

Ethics & Value of Competition

Award Winner 2021: Tennessee’s Ordinal Ranking in Cost Negotiations

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2019 GovWin 101: Researching SLED Opportunities

Award Winner 2019: Florida’s Market Analysis System Creates Procurement Strategy (MAPS)

Award Winner 2019: Michigan’s Circumventing Risk with Unique Contract Management

Emergency Procurement

Award Winner 2019: Minnesota’s Innovation in Solicitation, Evaluation, & Award of Contracts

2019 Green Purchasing Technical Assistance Fund Yearly Report

Award Winner 2019: Massachusetts’ Uses Vendor Report Information System for Meaningful Analytics

Award Winner 2019: New York’s Innovative Online File Requirements System

Cooperative Purchasing

Award Winner 2018: Utah ValuePoint Cloud Solutions Procurement

2018 NASPO Procurement U Internship Recap Webinar

2018 Green Purchasing Technical Assistance Fund Yearly Report

Award Winner 2018: Michigan’s KPI System and Analytics

Award Winner 2018: Florida’s Contract Education Program (Concierge Service)

Award Winner 2018: Alaska’s Continuous Improvement Method

Award Winner 2018: Massachusetts’ Local Government & E-Procurement Integration

Award Winner 2018: Oklahoma’s E-Government Revolution

Agile Procurement in Practice

How to Negotiate State IT Procurement

NASPO Procurement U Pilot Internship Webinar

ProcurementIQ 101

How NASPO Valuepoint Creates Added Value in IT Portfolios Using EPEAT

Using ProcurementIQ Research

How to Analyze Portfolios and Conduct Market Research

How to Utilize Analysis Tools to Acquire Best Value

Don’t Get Lost in Space: Virtual Learning Best Practices

NASPO and UPPCC Present: Certification for the Procurement Professional

Data Analytics Demystified

Student Perspectives on Public Procurement

Market Research with Procurement IQ

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Small Business Engagement

Emergency State Procurement during COVID

Solicitations of the Future: Agile & Results Driven

Challenge Based Procurement: Is It Right For You?

Market Research in the Procurement Process

Commodities Inflation Trends: Forecast and Factors

Supplier Relationships

Student Perspectives: The Visibility of Public Procurement

Making a Local Connection: Engaging with States, Colleges, and Universities

Internships: Developing a Pipeline in Your State

Future of Procurement

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COVID 19  Response, Research, and Long Term Impact on State Procurement

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Don’t Get Lost in Space II: Virtual Learning Best Practices

eProcurement: What It Is & What It Isn’t

Make NASPO Work for You: An Introduction to NASPO Resources

Small Business Crisis Response: A Discussion with KYPTAC

Four Strategies for Effecting Change in Government Agencies

NASPO Continuous Improvement Webinar June 6, 2018

Best Practices: Reverse Auctions & P3 Partnerships

Best Practices: Building Agency Relations and Communications

Award Winner 2017: Massachusetts’ FAC85 Environmentally Preferable Contact

Award Winner 2017: Tennessee’s Radio Equipment and Services Contracts

Award Winner 2017: New Jersey’s eProcurement System (NJSTART)

Award Winner 2017: Wisconsin’s Negotiation Skills Training Program

Award Winner 2017: Georgia’s Amazon Business in Team Georgia Marketplace™