NASPO ValuePoint offers the highest level of excellence in public cooperation contracts. By leveraging the leadership and expertise of all states and the purchasing power of their public entities, NASPO ValuePoint provides the most valuable, reliable and competitive contracts and provides excellent prices to public entities. These “bands” or categories represent the specific scope of the items offered under the agreement and are divided as follows: desktop, laptop, tablet, server and storage. Currently, this contract consists of 36 assigned vendors: 13 under the desktop band, 14 under the laptop band, 15 under the tablet band, 19 under the server tape, and 23 under the memory tape. These bands allow the 36 suppliers awarded under this contract to transparently sell their specific product offerings directly to the participating States. Tuesday, 28. In April 2015, I attended the NASPO ValuePoint Vendor Kick-off meeting hosted by NASPO ValuePoint in Bloomington, MN. The purpose of this meeting was to train current and newly awarded contractors for the NASPO ValuePoint it equipment, peripherals and related services contract. As Director of Professional Services at Winvale, David Baldino focuses on leading the Government Contracts Professional Services Division, which provides clients with expert advice related to the acquisition and maintenance of federal government contracts, strategic advice for optimal execution, compliance with federal government projects and training on best practices. David is the subject matter expert for all clients in a variety of industries, including information technology, cybersecurity, professional services and commercial products.

David graduated from George Mason University and attended Georgetown University and Oxford University, where he studied history and law. Specifically for the contract for computer equipment, peripherals and related services, it allows excellent suppliers to sell their hardware and/or software directly to state and local companies through government purchases. As a buyer, you need to be aware of what you are buying, so for the purchase to be clear, the contract for computer equipment, peripherals and related services contains the items offered, which are divided into 5 bands. Please visit www.naspo.org for more information. At this price, state buyers buy your products. So, what is the minimum discount price? The minimum discount price is the prize that suppliers receive through the NASPO ValuePoint reward process. This price is developed from a percentage discount, which is considered the lowest discount a supplier can give to a government customer. This is similar to federal contracts, as a supplier can still give its customers increasingly large discounts, but not less than the minimum. You`re probably wondering, once I`ve completed the sale, how do I report them? Reporting sales under a NASPO Value Points contract is not the simplest process within the contract, but no matter how difficult it is, with some knowledge and a little advice, it becomes a quick task. The sales process under the NASPO ValuePoint is quite simple.

If you have an AP with the state you want to sell, the state has full access to your “basic” price list, which represents your entire business offering. For states to have this full access, vendors must create a web page on their website dedicated exclusively to NASPO ValuePoint. This website displays the terms of your contract, POCs for the order, and your basic price list. While your base price list is your business offer, it also displays the minimum discount price you`ve given. 2. Promote effective learning about the development, acceptance and use of NASPO contracts. The NASPO ValuePoint meeting was a great event, not only because it was great to see the new contract unveiled, but also because it provided great information. This blog post captures only a small part of what has been discussed and touches a bit on navigation strategies through this new and expanding contract. If you were able to attend the meeting and have more insight, or if you were not there but would like more information, please contact me – David Baldino, dbaldino@winvale.com or 202-534-1744. As states that work together, we develop and manage public cooperation agreements.

Thanks to our purchasing power, we offer the best value for money, quality and flexibility on terms acceptable to each state. 1. Serve participating States and companies by offering cooperation contracts with the best value for money. NASPO ValuePoint is the gold standard for public cooperation contracts. All states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories can use NASPO ValuePoint contracts. In each State, the public procurement officer determines whether his or her State is eligible. You may be wondering what NASPO ValuePoint is and what this particular contract entails. NASPO ValuePoint, officially “WSCA-NASPO”, is a collaborative procurement program that facilitates public procurement through agreements signed with the governments of participating states.

These participating addenda agreements (PAs) allow entrepreneurs to get larger volume-based discounts on the quantity they buy by leveraging the purchasing power of multiple states and their political subdivisions. Each state determines, in accordance with its own laws, whether it will use each NASPO ValuePoint contract and which entities in its state may use each NASPO ValuePoint contract, including state agencies, higher education institutions, and political subdivisions. In some states, non-profit organizations are eligible. In April 2018, central purchasing managers from 48 jurisdictions (including member states and the District of Columbia) responded to the online survey. Board Treasurer: Meghan Holmlund – Montana state states benefit from lower administrative costs of processing applications by leveraging staff expertise across national borders. This division of labor allows states to share their resources and achieve their business objectives more efficiently. NASPO ValuePoint reimburses states for the costs of operating and administering a NASPO ValuePoint and participating in procurement teams. The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) is an American non-profit association founded by senior procurement officials from the fifty states and Washington, D.C., dedicated to strengthening the public procurement community through education, research, and communication. It was officially founded on January 29, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, and consists of the directors of central purchasing bodies in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of the United States.

He is now based in Lexington, Kentucky. [1]. 3. Build a strong and prosperous national supply cooperative. The 2018 Survey of Public Procurement Practices is the comprehensive set of procurement knowledge as well as existing practices of NASPO member states and territories. NASPO ValuePoint`s Board of Directors is composed of public procurement officers appointed by the National Association of Public Procurement Officers representing their geographic region. The 30-member Board of Directors oversees the strategic direction, operations and activities of the organization. Please send us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible! NASPO is a non-profit association dedicated to empowering the purchasing community through education, research and communication. It is composed of the directors of the central purchasing bodies of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of the United States. NASPO`s procurement officers take the lead in professional public procurement, improving the quality of procurement and purchasing, sharing information and working together to achieve greater efficiency and profitability. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to providing government purchasing managers with the support and procurement resources they need.

4. Manage and maximize resources effectively and efficiently. NASPO ValuePoint was founded in 1992 and is the cooperative purchasing arm of the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO). NASPO, in collaboration with the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), has established the Universal Public Procurement Certification Board (UPPCC) to promote and award Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) and Certified Professional Public Procurement (CPPB) designations to those working in the field of public procurement[2], and honors key public sector public procurement initiatives through its Cronin Award for Procurement » Excellence ». [3] You are required, under state conditions, to submit individual reports for each state with which you have a PA. The terms of the sales report are also separate, so you can also submit monthly reports. NASPO is an organization through which member procurement managers take the lead in professional public procurement, improve the quality of procurement, share information and work together to achieve increased efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction. NASPO receives professional support from head office staff through AMR Management Services, which are accredited by the GAC Institute. Services provided to NASPO include conference management, research and publications, board and committee support, financial management and member services. NASPO ValuePoint is a collaborative procurement program that facilitates public tenders and agreements using a leading state model. Please read NASPO`s Introduction to Cooperative Purchasing for more information. When creating sales reports for NASPO ValuePoint, you must consider two factors: NASPO ValuePoint and conditions.

As a NASPO ValuePoint provider, you must submit sales reports to NASPO ValuePoint, but if you have APs with multiple statuses, you must also send them sales reports. .