Meeting the Challenges of World-Class Procurement

1. Meeting the Challenges of World-Class Procurement (aka the Procurement Barriers Work Group Whitepaper) Richard Pennington

2. The Procurement Barriers Work Group

3. The Work Group Charter

4. Research • Internet research for recent developments: 33 documents added to NASPO Library, including: • Washington Small Business Survey/Report • Arizona, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon reports • Some federal procurement system reports • Comments also from Mike Bliss (MI) and Dean Stotler (DE) • PTAC input: San Diego, Colorado, Connecticut • Assembled a master list of possible “barriers”

5. $100 Lobbying Campaign (Multi-vote)

6. Whitepaper Conclusions • Organized by common procurement objectives, e.g. Model Procurement Code • Simplify, Clarify, and Modernize • Complexity the number one barrier • Washington surveyed over 2,500 of vendor community • PTACs agreed: complexity is key barrier • Support an Executive-Level Central Procurement Authority • Preserve Discretion of the CPO

7. Conclusions (Cont’d) • Leverage Competition (and Cooperation) to Acquire Goods and Services • Paper showcased NASPO/WSCA coops • Examples: Oregon lodging, Ohio education reform, Maine computer notebooks coops • CPO network available through NASPO • Increase Public Confidence in Public Procurement • Adequate training resources are key, e.g. Oregon and Virginia • Idaho’s PIPS and Oregon Ts and Cs initiative • National collaborations, e.g. NASCIO

8. Conclusions (Cont’d) • Promote a System of Integrity • Sufficient resources for oversight, no matter what policy choices are made • E.g., business size validation, environmental purchasing complexity, local preference definitions • Limited efficacy of self-policing through protests • Engage your Senior Procurement Official early! • Adapting to changing conditions • Avoiding unintended consequences