TAPP Lines - Amazon S3€¦ · Lourdes Coss, CPPO, Retired Belinda Sites, CMP, CAE, Director, Enterprise Sales and Relationships, NIGP On Tuesday, NIGP hosted the Awards Lunch, presenting

The 2016 Fall Professional Development Conference will be held October 27-28 in Pigeon Forge, TN at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center. The conference will be preceded by a one-day NIGP Class, The Principles and Techniques of Problem Solving.

The conference will include presentations of topics relevant to public procurement, and the TAPP membership meeting.

Travelers should plan to arrive in time for a social gathering on Wednesday evening at 5:30. Enjoy some appetizers, play corn hole with some new friends, or meet up with a colleague you haven’t seen in a while.

Professional Development Conference

ETPA is working to put together an incredible agenda for the Fall Conference. The final agenda is still pending at the time of publication, but the committee is working on excellent programming for the conference. Participants may register for this conference via the ETPA’s website, www.etpanews.org. Non-ETPA members may register as guests.

More details will be coming soon. Watch your email and the www.tappnews.com website for more information.

Fall Professional Development Conference

Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP

October 2016

Upcoming Events

October 26—The Principles & Techniques of Problem Solving, Pigeon Forge

October 27-28—Fall Professional Development Conference, Pigeon Forge

Inside this issue:

Member Matters 2

Officer Nominations 2

Purchasing Goes Pink 3

Chapter Awards 3

NIGP Forum Recap 4

NIGP Forum Photos 5

2018 Forum Local Planning Committee Update

6

Public Affiars 7

UPPCC Schedule 7

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U.S. Communities Provides Training Grant

U.S. Communities is partnering with TAPP and ETPA to offer the NIGP Professional Development course, The Principles and Techniques of Problem Solving to 40 participants at no cost. The class will be held on October 26th, prior to the Fall Confer-ence. The registration deadline was September 23.

Remember 2015 Fall 

Conference 

The TAPP Fall General Membership Meeting will conclude the conference, starting at approximately 10:45 a.m. During this meeting the members will elect 2017 officers.

Hotel Reservations may be made by calling the Music Road Hotel at 1-855-790-4646.

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Down the Line

Comments, suggestions, and content for TAPP Lines are welcome and encouraged!

Please submit any purchasing related articles,

department successes, announcements, marriages,

new babies or other information to

[email protected].

Deadline for the next newsletter is December 1, 2016.

September

Melinda Carroll (Cleveland) 9/1

Dustin Shearin (Johnson Co.) 9/9

Cathy Long (Cleveland) 9/15

Lynn Farnham (Roane Co.) 9/30

October

Tina Lipford (Johnson Co. Schools) 10/6

Sharon Lea (Chattanooga) 10/14

Terry McKee (KCDC) 10/15

Gail McGaha (Memphis) 10/23

November

Jenny Phillips (Franklin Co.) 11/1

Danny King (Columbia) 11/3

LaQuita Bell (Metro Nashville) 11/4

Pamela Cotham (Knoxville) 11/6

Robert Bryant (Clarksville, Retired) 11/7

Jeanie Brown (Roane Co.) 11/10

Jane Ogle (Johnson City, Retired) 11/26

Are we missing your birthday? Log in to www.tappnews.com and update your member profile.

Debbie Jackson Hamilton County

Tina Lipford Johnson County Schools

Lynn Pater Rutherford County Schools

JoAnne Robichaud Rutherford County Schools

Welcome New Members!

Member Matters

Member Agencies Receive Accreditation Congratulations to member agencies Hamilton County and Knoxville’s Community Development Corp. for receiving OA4 accreditation!

The Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement (OA4) recognizes agencies that lead the public procurement profession through the implementation of best practices. The program is founded on a self-evaluation process using the NIGP Agency Accreditation Criteria Form. Agencies meeting the minimum criteria are OA4 accredited for three years.

To find out more, visit the NIGP website.

Fully Certified Agencies Congratulations to member agencies Anderson County and City of Johnson City, for receiving UPPCC Agency Certification Awards in 2016! The Agency Certification Award recognizes agencies that have achieved and/or maintained a high percentage of staff that are UPPCC

certified. The award recognizes those organizations that have made a concerted effort to achieve procurement excellence. To find out more, visit the UPPCC website.

2017 Officer Elections TAPP will elect 2017 Chapter Officers at its Fall General Membership Meeting on October 30 in Pigeon Forge. Members will elect the positions of President, Vice President and Secre-tary. The Treasurer will be completing the second year of a two-year term.

The Nominating Committee has presented the following members:

President—Penny Owens, City of Knoxville

Vice President—Debbie Dillon, City of Johnson City

Secretary—Open

The Nominating Committee Chair, Lori Saddler, has received nominations from members for Secretary, and those persons will be considered at the General Membership Meeting, with an election by majority vote. Nominations may also be taken from the floor for any office.

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Join TAPP as we honor the breast cancer fighters and survivors in our lives and bring awareness to the cause in TAPP’s 5th Annual observance of Purchasing Goes Pink for Breast Cancer.

How do you participate? Wear Pink on Friday, October 23. Take a picture of you and your department members in their Pink attire. Forward the photo to [email protected].

Does your department/agency do anything else (e.g. Race for the Cure, Making Strides Walk, other fundraiser)? Let us know about it! Share your photos and story.

Photos and information will be shared on the TAPPnews.com website and future TAPP Lines Newsletter.

PURCHASING GOES PINK FOR BREAST CANCER

October 23, 2015

TAPP Receives Chapter Membership Honors

Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing’s Vice-President Penny Owens accepted awards at the 2016 NIGP Forum President’s Lunch-eon on August 24, 2016 on behalf of TAPP.

The Tennessee Association of Public Pur-chasing Chapter of NIGP received the award for having the highest percentage increase in membership in 2015, at 39%. TAPP ended 2015 with 120 regular and 5 retired mem-bers.

TAPP was also honored to receive recogni-tion for having a high percentage of members who are also members in the national associ-ation, NIGP—The Institute for Public Pro-curement. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of TAPP’s members also hold a NIGP member-ship.

Thank you to all members, new and old, for your support of TAPP.

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TAPP Members Experienced the Awesomeness of 2016 NIGP Forum Twenty-two Tennesseans, including fifteen TAPP members joined over 1,000 public procure-ment professionals in National Harbor, MD for the 71st Annual NIGP Forum and Products Expo. This year’s Forum included four days of inspiring speakers, networking sessions and educational workshops.

At the opening plenary session, three people were recognized with Spirit of NIGP Awards for their contributions to the profession and the Institute.

Dr. Mohammed G. Alkadry, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Master of Pub-lic Administration Program, Florida International University, Miami

Lourdes Coss, CPPO, Retired Belinda Sites, CMP, CAE, Director, Enterprise Sales and Relationships, NIGP

On Tuesday, NIGP hosted the Awards Lunch, presenting awards to many deserving profession-als.

There were 146 newly certified CPPB professionals, and 56 newly certified CPPO profes-sionals this year.

UPPCC Agency Certification Awards were given to 40 agencies, including Anderson County and City of Johnson City.

OA4 Award recipients included Hamilton County and KCDC.

AEP Award recipients included City of Memphis.

The Innovation Award was given to Miami-Dade County Internal Services Department for its Automated Architecture and Engineering Pre-Qualification Program.

The Measure Up Award was given to the Washington State Department of Transporta-tion.

NIGP’s Buyer of the Year award was presented to Mina Kaeding, CPPO, CPPB, PH.D., FCCM, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL.

NIGP’s Manager of the Year award was presented to William L. Munch, CPPB, Executive Director of Procurement, Valley Schools Management Group, Phoenix, AZ.

TAPP member, Terry McKee from KCDC, was a finalist for Manager of the Year.

Distinguished Service Awards were given to Alexandre Roman, Assistant Professor, Cali-fornia State University, San Bernardino, CA, and Gord Sears, CPPO, CPPB, Manager, Town of Newmarket, ON, Canada.

Small Chapter of the Year is Delaware Public Purchasing Association.

Medium Chapter of the Year is Columbia Chapter.

Large Chapter of the Year is Central Florida Chapter.

Extra-Large Chapter of the Year is Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Associa-tion.

The Albert H. Hall Award was presented to Paul J. Brennan, CPPO, Director of Purchas-ing, Rockland County, NY.

If you were unable to attend, but saw a workshop you were interested in, for a short time, the PowerPoint presentations for most sessions are available on the Forum site, http://nsite.nigp.org/forum2016/home.

Next year’s Forum will be in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 27-30, 2017. Make plans now to attend!

PLENARY SESSION PHOTOS

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Snapshots from 2016 NIGP Forum

Celia Rosser celebrates a win on U.S. Communities’ big wheel at the Products Expo. 

Terry McKee  is recognized as a Manager of the Year Finalist at the Awards Lunch. 

Penny Owens, Debbie Dillon, Valerie Harless, Pamela Cotham,  Lori  Bryant,  Celia  Rosser  &  Rebecca Thompson gather for a selfie after the social event. 

Debbie Dillon,  Crystal Key, Valerie Harless & Christin Webb pose at the WWII Memorial. 

See You Next Year! 

Lisa Piefer, Cathryn Perdue, Pat Jennings, Lori Bryant,  Celia  Rosser  &  Christin  Webb  head home after an Awesome NIGP Forum. 

Pat Jennings poses with plenary speaker and composer Kai Kight. 

Young  Professional  Scholarship  recipients with NIGP  Board  Chair  Jack Adger.  TAPP’s Christin Webb front row right. 

2016 UPPCC Application Deadlines and Exam Dates

Steering Committee Members Accept AOR for 2018 NIGP Forum Local Planning Committee

Brian Wilcox, Purchasing Manager, City of Franklin, and Tennessee representative on the NIGP Forum Committee

The 2018 NIGP Forum and Products Exposition will be held August 19-22, 2018 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville! It’s not too early for each of us to be making plans to attend, and to seek the support of our employer for us to attend, this annual professional development opportunity right here in our own state.

Tennessee public procurement practitioners have formed what the 2018 NIGP Forum Local Planning Committee, and established a steering committee to guide the work of the Local Planning Committee. The steering committee members, who were introduced to you in the June 2016 issue of TAPP Lines, have accepted responsibility for the following respective areas of responsibility:

Will there be other ways to volunteer? Certainly! Here are a few:

Would you like to serve as co-chair of one of the subcommittees listed above? Let the subcommittee chairperson or me know of your inter-est.

Are you planning to attend the 2017 Forum in Salt Lake City, Utah (August 27-30, 2017)? We need volunteers to take turns staffing our promotional booth.

Do you already have ideas for the 2018 Forum in Nashville? It’s not too early for you to share them with your steering committee so they may be put in the hopper for future consideration.

For those who recall the NIGP Forums previously held in Nashville, be advised that NIGP has redefined the duties and responsibilities of the local volunteers—we are no longer named the “host committee” and no longer expected to finance any official component of the conference. Instead, according to NIGP, “The purpose of the local planning committee is to enhance the attendee experience by supporting the events and activities of the Forum and by providing information on the host city, sharing local favorites and offering advice on how best to experience the unique culture of the host city and surrounding areas.”

As the time draws nearer, the steering committee will be soliciting assistance from the membership of our three Tennessee-based NIGP chapters to volunteer at and prior to the 2018 NIGP Forum. Be on the look-out for opportunities to serve in a manner that fits your interest and availa-bility.

I hope you will join me in viewing the 2018 NIGP Forum as an exciting opportunity for our three chapters—and all Tennessee public procure-ment practitioners—to shine as we welcome our colleagues from around the world to Tennessee.

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Name Agency E-mail Address Area of Responsibility

Pamela Cotham City of Knoxville [email protected] Chair, Local Information Subcommittee

Lynn Farnham Roane County Government [email protected] Treasurer

Hugh Holt Knox County Government [email protected] Chair, Transportation Subcommittee

Derek Honeycutt Town of Collierville [email protected] Chair, Volunteers Subcommittee

Rita James Metropolitan (Nashville) Devel-opment and Housing Agency

[email protected] Chair, Social Events Subcommittee

Celia Rosser Town of Collierville [email protected] Chair, Communications Subcommittee

Brian Wilcox City of Franklin [email protected] Steering Committee Chair & Secretary

Danny King City of Columbia [email protected] Ex-officio (President of TAPP)

Terry McKee Knoxville’s Community Develop-ment Corporation

[email protected] Ex-officio (President of ETPA)

Jay Thompson Nashville Electric Service [email protected] Ex-officio (President of MTPPA)

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The TAPP Legislative Committee is currently working on the following three pieces of legislation:

Item 1: Retainage on construction contracts. T.C.A. 66-34-104 (d) Written Notice with checks—the committee is currently working to finalize the language to add clarity regarding the required written notification.

Item 2: Performance & Payment Bonds T.C.A. 12-4-201 (a) (1) - the committee is currently working to finalize language to clarify the bond requirement of no less than 25 percent. Most agencies are currently requiring 100 percent performance and payment bonds.

Item 3: Uniform Procurement Act—the committee is looking at this large undertaking, which will probably take at least two years to complete. Additional information will be shared during fall conference.

The Co-Chairs of the Legislative Committee are Pamela Cotham, [email protected] and Lynn Farnham, [email protected].

Public Affairs & Legislative Committee Report

Recent Tennessee Attorney General opinions relevant to procurement include the following:

Opinion # Description

16-19 Conflict of Interest—Contracts: “Sole Supplier” Exception and Penalty for Unlawful Interest

Tennessee Attorney General opinions may be found at the following web page: http://tennessee.gov/attorneygeneral/opinions.

Recent Attorney General Opinions

UPPCC Certification Application Deadlines & Exam Dates

Fall Examinations Spring Examinations

Application Submission Deadline July 18, 2016 January 30, 2017

Application Submission Late Deadline August 1, 2016 February 13, 2017

Exam Scheduling Deadline September 12, 2016 March 27, 2017

Testing Dates October 17-29, 2016 May 1-13, 2017

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E-mail: [email protected]

The Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing is an affiliate chapter of NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement. TAPP is a non-profit association dedicated to

promoting ethical, efficient and cost-effective public purchasing policies and practices; providing educational programs, products and services for public purchasing personnel;

enabling public purchasing personnel to exchange useful information about policies, practices, procedures, products and services of common interest; otherwise facilitating

the conduct of purchasing activities by government and other public agencies; and assisting other charitable and educational organizations in the conduct of similar

activities.

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President Danny King, CPPB City of Columbia (931) 560-1580 [email protected]

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Secretary Debbie Dillon, CPPO, CPPB City of Johnson City (423) 975-2717 [email protected]

Treasurer Pat Jennings Town of Collierville (901) 457-2263 [email protected]

Immed. Past Pres. Lynn Farnham, CPPO, CPPB Roane County (865) 717-4104 [email protected]

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