NIGP Buy Weekly - 04/16/2008 (Plain Text Version)

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Forum: Early Bird Registration Ends April 30

Are you ready to find your way to the winner’s circle? 

NIGP’s 63rd Annual Forum and Products Exposition
Charlotte, North Carolina
July 26-30

Register and pay your Early Bird Registration by Wednesday, April 30 to receive $50 off your Forum registration fee.  Also, first-time Forum attendees receive an additional $50 off their registration fees.  Register now to receive the maximum discounts available!  Standard registration rates begin Thursday, May 1. 

Register online today.

Forum: New Executive Leadership Series

Driving Decisions:  A Strategic Focus on Procurement

New at this year's Forum, a unique series for senior level professionals.  "Driving Decisions:  A Strategic Focus on Procurement".  This Executive Leadership Series offers insight into issues that articulate the value of the profession to other stakeholders in your organization.  If you are a senior procurement professional or partner with procurement and make strategic decisions, these workshops are for you. 

Workshops will be conducted by professional facilitators and are intended to provide powerful, positive and useful information to support your efforts with internal and external clients.

Through facilitated discussion, you will explore applied concepts of communication, organizational leadership and municipal finance to help drive the decisions you make on a daily basis.

At no additional cost to your Forum registration fees, the Executive Leadership Series focuses on subjects that are important to you, the executive-level procurement professional.

Early bird registration ends April 30.  Space is limited.  Bring your laptop and a commitment to learn. For a detailed description of this new series, visit Executive Leadership and register today.

Delegates choosing to register for this series will attend 24 hours of class time during the normal Forum schedule.  However, series participants will still be able to attend Forum plenary sessions, products exposition, networking and social events. 

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Treasury Notice Soliciting Comments on 3% Withholding

This is your opportunity to be heard...

IRC Sec. 3402(t) - Withholding on Payments by Governments...

The Treasury and Internal Revenue Service is requesting comments on issues that should be addressed in guidance that the IRS will be developing regarding the Sec. 3402(4) to withhold on payments made by the government entities or their paying agents for services and property.  The new withholding is required by Section 3402(t) of the Internal Revenue Code which was added by Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-222 (TIPRA).  Section 511 of TIPRA is effective for payments made after December 31, 2010.

The Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are particularly interested in any comments regarding:

•  How to apply the withholding requirements to purchases made with
   credit cards or other forms of payment cards

•  How to apply the withholding requirements if the payee is not subject to U.S. tax

•  How to apply the withholding requirements to partnerships and other
   pass-through entities in which a government entity is a partner or owner

•  How to apply the withholding requirements to government contractors
   and Subcontractors

•  The application of the withholding requirements to so-called
   Government—Sponsored Entities

•  The application of the withholding requirements to de minimis payments for
   property or services made by affected government entities

•  When and how the withheld amounts should be transmitted to the IRS

Written comments should be sent to:  CCPA:LPD:PR (Notice 2008-38), Room 5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C. 20044.  Comments may also be transmitted electronically via the following e-mail address:  Notice.Comments@irscounsel.treas.gov.  Please include "Notice 2008-38" in the subject line of any electronic communications.  Comments must be received by Monday, April 28.

NIGP supports repeal of the unfunded mandate in Section 511 of Public Law 109-222 (25 USC 342(t).  NIGP endorses legislation to repeal this requirement, including H.R. 1023. 



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Upcoming Webinar: Negotiation Basics

Tuesday, April 29
1PM - 2:30PM (Eastern)
Registration Deadline:  Wednesday, April 23

Course Objectives:

•  Examine what negotiation is and is not
•  Define the primary factors in a negotiation
   strategy
•  Detail fundamental steps in the negotiation process
•  Identify key considerations when approaching any negotiation
•  Review common mistakes made in negotiations
•  Learn techniques that can be applied in and out of the workplace

                                              Presented by:
                                    
                                           David Dise, CPPO
                                  Director of Montgomery County
                                 Maryland Office of Procurement

                                            Register Today


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Member News: RMGPA Makes History

For the Rocky Mountain Govenmental Purchasing Association (RMGPA), March 12 was a historic day.  It is the first time that Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. took time out of his busy schedule to welcome members of the Board of Directors and to sign an honorary proclamation declaring March as Government Purchasing Month. 

The proclamation asserted that governmental purchasing organizations are to be commended for their diligent pursuit of efficiency in the operation of state and local government through their commitment to seeking goods and services of the highest value in terms of quality and process to maximize the benefit provided to the citizens.    

                    
                    Colorado’s Governor with purchasing professionals
                           from RMGPA Board, and invited guests.

(Left to right):
First row: Yvette Nguyen (Historian), Linda Trimble (Past President), Ed Bonnette
(President), Governor Ritter, Tim Wellmann (Communications), Kathy Kvasnicka
(MAPO Chair), Danielle Hinz (Education/Pro-D), Sharon Williams (Treasurer).
Second row: Traci Burtnett (Chapter Enhancement), Jerel Nielsen (Legislative),
John Utterback (State of Colorado Purchasing Director), Jim Walker (Membership),
Christine Oberman (Secretary), Terri Kindsfather (Vice President), Marcia Sieben
(Newsletter), Kelly Mickelson (CEPC Chair).
Not present: Linda Meserve (Elections), Ruth Smith (Programs), Eileen Gonzales (Awards), Ricky Smith (Western Slope).

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Welcome New Members: March 2008

Agency Members

Arizona State Forestry Division
Roy Myhlhousen 
Phoenix, AZ

Boulder Valley School District
Sharon Meyer 
Boulder, CO

City of Atlanta/DWM/EIS
Keith Toomer 
Atlanta, GA

City of Elizabethton
Gerald Harrell 
Elizabethton, TN

City of Northglenn
Kathleen Kvasnicka 
Northglenn, CO

City of Southlake
Timothy Slifka 
Southlake, TX

Crane Elementary School District No. 13
Dale Ponder 
Yuma, AZ

Great Valley School District
Charles Linderman 
Malvern, PA

Hancock County Library System
Linda McKay 
Bay St. Louis, MS

John Tyler Community College
Nancy Jimison 
Chester, VA

Louisiana Department of Treasury
Victoria Williams 
Baton Rouge, LA

Louisiana Office of Risk Management
Mary Ann Christopher 
Baton Rouge, LA

Northern Virginia Training Center
Shari Colvin 
Fairfax, VA

Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Karen Wallis 
Oklahoma City, OK

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Debra Owen, CPPB
Portland, OR

SAIT Polytechnic
Michael Magnien, C.P.M., CPP
Calgary, AB

Smithsonian Institution
Robert Fraga 
Washington, DC

Teachers College Columbia University
Patricia Walker 
New York, NY

Tom Green County
Johnny Grimaldo 
San Angelo, TX

Westchester County Bureau of Purchase and Supply
James Ferrara 
Elmford, NY

Individual Members

Marsha Caldwell
O'Fallon, MO

Che Che
University Place, WA

Becky Collins
Shawnee, KS

Gary Dasaro
Port Jefferson, NY

Marilyn Descant
Pineville, LA

Joan Finkes, C.P.M.
Bryan, TX

Joseph Granger
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Janet Hasty, CPPO
Mabank, TX

Charles Hughes, C.P.M.
Long Beach, CA

William Moringlane
Los Angeles, CA

Ezzard Spencer
Plantation, FL

Barbara Stein, CPPB
Shakopee, MN

Carmen Tacoronte, CPPB
Miami, FL

Retired Members

George Dietsch, CPPO
Baltimore, MD

Patricia Halligan, CPPB
Manalapan, NJ

Charles McCurdy
Florence, MS

Pat Stephens
Columbia, SC

Christine Stutler, CPPO, C.P.M.
Highlands Ranch, CO

Student Members

Charles Cordroy
Port St. Lucie, FL

Shaun Koby
Royal Palm Beach, FL

Tracy Lehner
Wellington, FL

Carole Portilla
Royal Palm Beach, FL

Keturah Romer
Ft. Pierce, FL

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UPPCC: Do You Have a Fully Certified Agency and Want To Be Recognized At Forum?

To be included in the award announcements at the 2008 NIGP Annual Forum in Charlotte, North Carolina, the UPPCC must recieve your 2008 Fully Certified Application by Monday, June 2. 

Through its Fully Certified Agency Award program, the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC) identifies organizations that have earned the distinguished and unique honor of achieving and/or maintaining a UPPCC fully certified public procurement staff.  The UPPCC believes that having a fully certified procurement staff is a significant accomplishment and a strong indicator of current trends within state and local governments. This is an annual award and interested agencies must apply each year for consideration.

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UPPCC Certifications: March 2008

Congratulations to the following individuals for successfully completing the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC) certification requirements!

New CPPOs   

 

Georgia
Joy M. Kerkhoff, CPPO, CPPB
Assistant Purchasing Director
City of Savannah

Charles Henry Smith, Jr., CPPO, CPPB
Director of Procurement
Georgia Department of Corrections

Maryland
Donna M. DiCerbo, CPPO, CPPB
Chief, Architectural/Engineering & Services
Maryland Aviation Administration

New CPPBs 

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