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The Newsletter of the Maryland Public Purchasing Association
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
President’s DiCerbo’s Message 1
Facilities 2 Recognition 3-4 Co-Operative Purchasing 5 Membership 6-7
Members Corner 8 Historical 9 Sites of Interest 10 Officer & Director Listing 11 Education Opportunities 12-13 Absentee Ballot 14 Recipes 15 Letter from the Editor 16-17
Our annual picnic was ALMOST a total wash, but Mother Nature couldn’t keep us down! Though our numbers were small in contrast to past events, we had big fun! The adults got a little (actually a lot) wet, but the kids didn’t even notice the torrential rain because they spent hours in the swimming pool. Thank you to Karen Luther and Phil for preparing and delivering the delicious pulled pork, chicken, baked beans, and salads. Thank you to Ruth Carnes for the hot dogs, buns, and delicious banana pudding, and everyone else who provided the drinks, sides, and other desserts. The food was delicious, but the best part was the time spent with our members and their families for sure!
It’s hard to believe, but the holidays are just around the corner. Before we eat too much, power shop, power wrap, over indulge, and repeat, I ask you to participate in very important Association business, the annual election on November 19th, at Hellas’ restaurant in Millersville. If you cannot attend, please complete an absentee ballot and send it in a sealed envelope with a colleague who can attend. We will also be voting on a Bylaws change at this meeting, so your attendance is very important.
More exciting news! MPPA will host next year’s Regional Conference. If you’d like to volunteer, please email us at mppainc.org.
Since the next Fine Print edition will not post until January, I send you warm wishes for the upcoming holiday season. Spend time with those you love. It’s the best gift you can share.
Happy Holidays!
Respectfully, Donna Donna DiCerbo, CPPO, CPPB 2018 MPPA President
What is Public Procurement?
Simply put, public procurement is the contracting and acqui-sition of the goods and services required to sustain society and its way of life.
Consider: how do roads become roads? How are parks, schools, libraries, and water treatment facilities established and maintained? How is water and electricity provided to commercial buildings and private residences? How does a community provide for emergency response to a natural or man-made catastrophe?
At every level of society and every entity of government there is evidence of the public procurement profession.
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Vice President
The next general membership meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 19, 11:30 a.m., at Hellas Restaurant and Lounge, 8498 Veterans Highway in Millersville. We will be elections for the 2019 Of-ficers and Directors. Registration cost is $25 and all reservations must be made online at MPPA’s web-site www.mppainc.org . If paying with cash or check, please indicate check when registering for the event. If you have questions or special needs, contact Brian Snyder directly at [email protected] or 410-263-7944. Deadline to register is 2 PM, Wednesday, November 14th.
Hot buffet lunch served at 12 noon includes: Chicken Marsala Crab Balls Greek Salad Whipped Potatoes Garlic Green Beans Bread, Rolls and butter
Soft Drinks, Iced/Hot Tea, Coffee Our special guest MaryJo Childs will be speaking about recent legislative changes as they relate to Pro-curement. Questions, comments and suggestions are welcome. Contact me directly at [email protected] or 410-263-7944.
Facilities Chair
Brian D. Snyder, CPPO
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The Recognition Committee is looking for a Volunteer to assume the duties as Chairperson. The duties include but not limited to the following:
• Select a committee of members to assist the Chair in performing the duties of the committee.
• Announce at the membership meeting the illness status of our members; announce promotions or changes of duties, also special awards or achievements of the membership; coordinate announcement with the Information and Research committee for publication in the Fineprint newsletter.
• Prepare awards for presentation, including the Stanley D. Zemansky Award, Distinguished
Service Awards, Association Buyer, and Purchasing Manager of the year; gavel for the incoming president; plaque for the outgoing president; certificates of appreciation; certificates of honor; and any other award that they Association may wish to bestow.
• Coordinate with the Program and Educational committee to determine needs of awards to be
presented to guest speakers and presenters; obtain the awards for presentation by the chair-person involved. Presently, the award is a pewter paperweight with the Association logo en-graved thereon.
• Prepare and submit an asking budget for next year to the Budget and Finance committee by September.
• Administer the awards nomination processes for the Zemansky and Distinguished Service
Award/s in concert with the Executive Board, which selects the awardees to be honored.
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Reminders: As a MPPA member in Good Standing, the following opportunities may be available for you: Stanley D. Zemansky Educational Aid Program MPPA offers scholarships for courses and reimbursement for certification exams to help members meet their educational and professional goals. MPPA members can apply for available scholarship funds for classes by filling out and submitting an application. Information and the scholarship application are available on MPPA’s website: www.mppainc.org , The Stanley D. Zemansky Educational Aid Program. Reimbursement for Recertification of CPPO, or CPPB MPPA offers reimbursement for recertification for CPPO or CPPB. Reimbursement will be limited to candidates who pay for the recertification themselves with no financial support for the recertification fee from their employers. Candidates will be reimbursed for the recertification fee only. Upon successfully obtaining the recertification, candidates must submit the application for reimbursement to the Recognition Chairperson. Members should request reimbursement within eight (8) weeks of obtaining their recertification. Upon receipt and proof of recertification, the Recognition Chairperson shall request reimbursement of the member from the Treasurer. Share your good news or be recognized for your contributions to the profession by sending your information to the MPPA Recognition Committee. MPPA Recognition Committee Marsha Turnipseed, CPPB - Chair - [email protected] 410-545-0378
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Prepared by Debbie Groat, C.P.M., CPPB, ACG Coordinator of Cooperative Purchasing
Baltimore Regional Cooperative Purchasing Committee www.baltometro.org
COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT AS AN ACTION PLAN
Cooperative purchasing is used extensively by governmental entities. It saves administrative costs, saves time and saves money. There are also many examples where cooperative purchasing is used as a change agent in an entity’s action plan. A change agent, or agent of change, is someone who promotes and enables change to happen within any group or organization. Let us explore that for a minute.
The Sustainable Purchasing Forum and Vendor Exposition was held on Tuesday, September
25th. While presenters touted the importance and successes of sustainable purchasing activities, many in the audience pondered the cost to replace existing commodities and practices with sustainable ones when a low bid rule was the deciding factor. More specifically, the same concern has been raised about the total cost of alternative fueled vehicles and their infrastructure when compared to the gasoline counterparts.
The point of today’s report is to offer cooperative purchasing as a “change agent.” What is
possible when we aggregate our buying power? Can we drive pricing down in a sustainable industry so that it is price competitive with alternatives?
At the Forum, we heard a presentation by Leah Boggs, Senior Environmental Planner for the
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments who shared her experiences chairing the Fleets for the Future Grant that was charged with doing just that. She was the chair responsible for aggregating requirements for alternative fueled vehicles in an effort to improve price competitiveness. Cooperative efforts were coordinated on a Federal, State and local level. Another current example is the variety of grant related activities directed to build the local farmer economy through school and governmental cooperative purchasing. Can a local market be created that cuts out the middleman and, thereby, increase the local farming economy and pricing to the end user? The Forum also provided access to the vendor exposition where attendees received information about supplier initiated sustainable solutions for us to consider for our local requirements. Often this represents alternatives that we never thought of and may inadvertently exclude in our specification writing.
Here is the challenge, the next time your entity has a resolution to increase, for example, sustainable efforts and you know the sustainable equivalent is not price competitive, think about how you might achieve and contribute to that resolution through a cooperative purchasing effort.
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Pamela McMillan, Purchasing Supervisor Ocean City Government
Catrice Parsons, Procurement Manager
Ocean City Government
Leila Milewski, Purchasing Assistant Ocean City Government
Jonathan Pierson, Principal Buyer
City of Rockville
Tiffany Murriel, Buyer City of Rockville
Diane Loomis, Manager of Procurement
Cecil College
Warren Scriven, Inventory Services Supervisor City of Rockville
Sean Watson, Procurement Supervisor
Dept. of Labor, Licensing & Regulation
Rebecca Boggs, Buyer Cecil County Purchasing
Dale Eutsler, Buyer IV
Anne Arundel County Purchasing
Karen Gerkin, Assistant Purchasing Agent Anne Arundel County Purchasing
Mallela Ralliford, Director of Purchasing
Community College of Baltimore
Carin Bakner, Procurement Specialist II Washington County Government
Blaine Getachew, Category Lead
Towson University
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Michelle S. Frierson, CPPB Membership Chair Membership is about people.
When you join MPPA, you connect with procurement professionals from your state, federal government, surrounding cities, provinces, counties, colleges, libraries, hospitals,
and other public agencies in your area. MPPA offers you the opportunity to improve skills, formulate new directions and strengthen your career options.
• Professional Development
• Connection and Communication
• Discounts
• Conferences
• Networking
• Professional Certification
MPPA helps you close the gap with the resources you need to realize your professional development goals!
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Spring Clothing Drives *Suited to Succeed
*Sharp Dressed Man Details to come!
Details coming soon!
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May each of you have a very happy and prosperous new year. he Historical Committee remains very interested in obtaining MPPA historical information. We are particularly interested in MPPA Newsletters prior to August 1987. Additionally, if know where we might obtain other MPPA historical information, please contact Bill Davis at [email protected]. For an idea of the kind of information needed, please see the proceeding scope of responsibilities for the Historical committee or check the MPPA web site: https://mppainc.org/chapters/nigp-mppainc/documents/Procedures%20Manual.pdf, page 12.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Select a committee of members to assist in carrying out the duties of the committee. • Establish criteria for types of information to be collected, including: MPPA Buyer, and Manager of
the Year. • Honorary members; • Years in which MPPA won national Chapter of the Year awards; Stanley D. Zemansky awardees; • Distinguished Service awardees. • Officers, directors, committee chairpersons (including date(s) of service to MPPA). • Special events, such as year(s) MPPA hosted NIGP annual Forum; members who have held national
office and received national awards (e.g. NIGP’s Albert Hall award, and Distinguished Service recognition).
• Verify information and data, to the extent possible to be made a matter of record for the Association. In the event data, such as that which predates the committee is not authenticated in Association minutes or other records, make appropriate notation that the information is deemed correct based upon collaborative interviews with (name the) authorities.
• Collect, catalog, and file the information for future Association purposes. • Inform the Executive Board in advance for purpose of planning regarding upcoming special pro-
grams or ceremony as may be appropriate, e.g., for the 25th Association anniversary. • Coordinate with other Association committees as appropriate such as Program, Recognition, and In-
formation and Research regarding announcements, programs, special events, and awards. • Turn over to the succeeding chair Association archives, records and materials relating to the commit-
tee’s work and responsibilities. William A. Davis, CPPO, CPPB - Historical Chair
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NIGP-related Sites
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) www.nigp.org Pennsylvania Public Purchasing Association www.pappainc.org The Delaware Public Purchasing Association, Inc. www.state.de.us The Metropolitan Washington Chapter - NIGP www.nigpmwc.org Northern New Jersey Chapter of NIGP www.nnjnigp.org Southern New Jersey Chapter of NIGP www.sjnigp.org
Federal Government Sites
United States Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov United States Postal Service Zip Code Directory www.usps.com Consumer Price Indexes (U.S. Department of Labor) www.bls.gov
Chapter Member Sites
City of Annapolis www.ci.annapolis.md.us City of Baltimore, Bureau of Purchases www.ci.baltimore.md.us Anne Arundel County Purchasing www.aacounty.org Baltimore County Purchasing Office www.baltimorecountymd.gov City of Frederick, Maryland www.cityoffrederick.com Frederick County Government www.co.frederick.md.us Harford County Purchasing www.co.ha.md.us Howard County www.co.ho.md.us Montgomery County www.montgomerycountymd.gov Towson University Procurement www.towson.edu University of Maryland, College Park, Procurement & Supply www.purchase.umd.edu Carroll Community College www.carrolltraining.com Washington County www.washco-md.net Maryland Department of Transportation www.mdot.state.md.us Frederick Community College www.frederick.edu Columbia Association www.columbiaassociation.org
Other Sites of Interest
Cooperative Purchasing Organization www.baltometro.org eMaryland Marketplace emaryland.buyspeed.com Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission www.wssc.dst.md.us Better Business Bureau www.bbb.org Dun & Bradstreet www.dnb.com National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) www.naspo.org National Contract Management Association (NCMA) www.ncmahq.org National Association of Counties (NACo) www.naco.org Institute for Supply Management (ISM) www.ism.ws National Procurement Institute (NPI) www.npiconnection.org Maryland General Assembly mgaleg.maryland.gov State Government - Procurement (P2) Legislation by Session Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC) www.uppcc.org
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Donna Dicerbo, CPPO, CPPB President Maryland Transportation Authority 303 Authority Drive 2nd Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21222 Phone: (410) 537-7814 Fax: (410) 537-7801 [email protected] Brandi Naugle, CPPB Vice President Washington County 100 West Washington Street Room 320 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 Phone: (240) 313-2337 Fax: (240) 313-2331 [email protected] Marsha Turnipseed, CPPB Secretary State Highway Administration 707 N. Calvert Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Phone: (410) 545-0378 [email protected] Andrea Hennessy-Welcome, CPPB Treasurer Montgomery County Police 100 Edison Park Drive, 3rd Floor Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878 Phone: (240) 773-5241 Fax: (240) 773-5240 Andrea.hennessy-welcome@m Mark Miller, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M. Immediate Past-President Wicomico County Board of Education 101 Long Avenue P.O. Box 1538 Salisbury, Maryland 21802 Phone: (410) 677-4571 Fax: (410) 677-4418 [email protected]
Rick Curry, CPPO, CPPB Washington County 100 West Washington Street Room 320 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 Phone: (240) 313-2332 Fax: (240) 313-2331 [email protected] Cathie Nash, CPPO, CPPB State of Maryland Military Department Fifth Regiment Armory 29th Division Street B5 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Phone: (410) 290-9457 Fax: (410) 234-3820 [email protected] Tony Reed, CPPO, CPPB Department of Housing and Community Development 7800 Harkins Road Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-429-7459 [email protected] Tina Wilson, CPPB Washington County 100 West Washington Street Room 320 Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 Phone: (240) 313-2335 Fax: (240) 313-2331 [email protected] Georgina Usher, CPPB State Highway Administration 707 N. Calvert Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Phone: (410) 545-8839 [email protected]
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INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC PROCURMENT Dec 3 - 5, 2018
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Hanover
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC PROCURMENT
Jan 9 - 11, 2019 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Baltimore
LEGAL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT Wed, Feb 6, 2019
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Baltimore
CPPB PREP
Mar 14 - 15, 2019 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Baltimore
CPPO PREP Mar 14 - 15, 2019
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Baltimore
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Wed, Mar 20, 2019 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wor-Wic Community College
SOURCING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR Apr 10 - 12, 2019
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Baltimore
For more details on classes and events visit the MPPA Website
https://www.mppainc.org/insidepages/meetings
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Tips for Class
Dress Comfortably / Business Casual, Bring Pen/Pencil/Highlighter, Notepad Folder for handouts, Bring Sweater & Arrive 5-10 minutes early
We are preparing now for 2019 classes. Please send interest to the
Education Chair a minimum of six months prior to class target date.
Tina Wilson, CPPB
Education Chair [email protected]
REMINDER! CHECK OUT THE NIGP WEBINARS, FREE TO MEMBERS!
http://www.nigp.org/grow-professionally/education/webinars
Do you need more procurement resources? Go to the NIGP Website and click on the “Find
Procurement Resources” to access a vast library to give you the tools you need to support and manage your agency.
http://www.nigp.org/home/find-procurement-resources
*Find information regarding obtaining your certification / recertification: http://www.uppcc.org/
Hagerstown Hosted Class – Instructor: Myra Smith
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Maryland Public Purchasing Association, Inc.
Annual Election – November 19, 2018
BALLOT
Officers - Check only one name for each office (Ballots with more than the correct number of checks will be disqualified.)
President __________ Donna DiCerbo, CPPO, CPPB
Vice-President ___________ Brandi Naugle, CPPB Secretary ___________ Marsha L. Turnipseed Treasurer __________ Andrea Hennessy-Welcome, CPPB
Board of Directors – Vote for Two (2) ONLY – 3 Year Term each. ___________ Anna Lansaw, CPPO, CPPB ___________ Linda Dangerfield, CPPB ___________ Tamara J. Roberts, MBA, CPPB
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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
2. Combine the oil and brown sugar. Mix in the pumpkin and eggs, beating well. Add the flour, salt, baking powder, bak-ing soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Mix well.
3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool then make sandwiches from two cookies filled with Whoopie Pie Filling.
4. To Make Whoopie Pie Filling: Beat egg white and mix with the milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar. Mix well then beat in the shortening and the remaining cup of confectioners' sugar. Beat until light and fluffy
Cranberry Nut Bread
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Letter From the Editor For my comments in this issue of the MPPA newsletter I wanted to share an interesting find from the NIGP website. http://www.nigp.org Why a Career in Public Procurement? Public Service First and foremost, a career in public procurement is truly a career dedicated to serving the best interests of the community. Qualities intrinsic to public procurement professionals include: a dedication to ethical practice; a belief that through best practices, government can make a positive difference in its community; a deep-seated understanding that they are custodians of the public trust, that they champion and protect the taxpayer and the tax dollar. Influence Government procurement officials have the unique ability to greatly influence how to best meet the goals of the community as identified through the political process. Whereas the politicians may approve the building of roads, the procurement agent may identify whether that road must be constructed using recycled materials, whether eco-friendly lighting is installed or solar powered traffic signals employed. Variety Over the course of a procurement career, you may have the opportunity to purchase everything from IT infra-structure and mass transit systems to syringes for injecting giraffes and elephants (really!). That means expo-sure to business operations and market segments across the gamut of the economic spectrum that you may have otherwise never heard of much less experienced. Challenge To excel in this profession, you will need to develop a broad base of skills and knowledge and constantly hone your abilities. In your role as a government procurement agent you will wear many hats. You will have the op-portunity to be a strategic business person, establishing contractual relationships that leverage your buying power; a shrewd negotiator who understands how to achieve win-win solutions for both the agency and the supplier; a lawyer; a money manager; a visionary champion of the public you will serve. Is there an advantage to being certified? Certification of procurement professionals is a vital tool for agencies all over the country as they watch over every dollar and look to maximize value, which well-trained professionals are better equipped to do. Certifica-tion can also provide an edge when applying for an open position or looking to be promoted. Is there a lot of opportunity for jobs in the public procurement sector? The short answer is yes. In December 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ workforce projections report noted that “the baby-boom generation has become a generator of change, this time in its retirement.” The BLS further projected that the 2012-2022 period would experience 3.9 million more people leaving the work force than during the previous 10 year period. That increase is largely due to aging and retirement. In addition to worker demographic influences, federal, state and local governments are comprised of over 130,000 individual agencies.
• Federal 60,000 • State 4,350 • County 3,043 • City 19,372 • Special Districts 35,257 • School 17,178 • Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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What skills and knowledge do I need to begin a successful career in public procurement? • An undergraduate degree in business, public administration, or related courses of study provide an excellent background for those considering public procurement as a career • A commitment to ethical practice, personal integrity, strong problem solving skills • An eagerness to serve, be challenged and grow professionally
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Senior Purchasing Agent – Towson University Procurement Officer Part-Time – Town of Bel Air, MD Contract Administrator – UMBC Visit Job Opportunities at https://www.mppainc.org/insidepages/jobs/ MPPA… “PROCUREMENT WITH INTEGRITY!”
I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a Very Merry Christmas, stay safe and warm! Respectfully,
Brandi Naugle 2018 MPPA Vice President Future Issue Publication Dates
January 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 May 1, 2018 July 1, 2019 September 1, 2019 November 1, 2019 Deadlines for Submittals December 20, 2018 February 22, 2019 April 25, 2019 June 24, 2019 August 26, 2019 October 25, 2019 December 22, 2019 Please send all contributions to: THE FINE PRINT Brandi J. Naugle, CPPB – (Editor) Washington County Purchasing Department 100 West Washington Street, Room 3200 Hagerstown, MD 21740 240-313-2337 [email protected]