2011

Donna Smith, PresidentRobert Threewitts, Vice-PMark Lovell, TreasurerSusan Barr, SecretaryWendi Sellers, Immediate

2011 BOA

David Callaway, DepartmCharles Day, DepartmentGloria Dixon, DepartmentBill Spencer, DepartmentEd Valla, Department of BRegulationBrenda Wells, Departmen

2011 COM

Bylaws Committee – NanCommunications CommitEducation & ProfessionalRobert ThreewittsFinance Committee – MarHoliday Committee – BreHouse Committee – CharlMembership Committee –Nominating Committee –Reverse Trade Show ComScholarship Committee –Tradeshow Committee – BVolunteer Committee – E

April 2011

TALLAHASSEE AREA

OFFICERS

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Past President

RD MEMBERS

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MITTEE CHAIRS

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Wendi Sellersmittee – Charles DaySusan Barrobby Hinson

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CHAPTER OF NIGP

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

April!Our Reverse Trade Show, on Tuesday March 1, 2011, wentgreat! Thanks to all the vendors, participants and volunteersthat made this event so fun and so successful. We appreciate allthe time and energy you devoted to making “Come Steal theShow” such a memorable event.Events and celebrations in April include;April Fool’s Day 4/1, Springtime Tallahassee 4/2, Ponce DeLeon Day 4/8, Jackie Robinson Day 4/11, TACNIGP GeneralMeeting and Luncheon 4/12, Thomas Jefferson’s birthday(4/13/1743) anniversary, Earth Day 4/22, Easter 4/24 andNational Arbor Day 4/30.Income tax returns are due soon and the Florida Legislature hasbeen in session for almost four weeks now.I hope that your tax returns were an easier job than the one theLegislature has to accomplish this session.Save the date – October 11, Products Expo, Destination –Success!Your Board, as always, invites your comments, suggestions,volunteerism and feedback – please contact any of us. Do youhave a suggestion for a speaker topic, a speaker, an idea toboost attendance? Let us hear from you.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, domore and become more, you are a leader.

Associate yourself

Donna Smith

2011 TACNIGP

President

VICE-PRESIDENT

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The weather is changing, getting warmer and full of pollenwherever we go. Spring is here, time to plant flowers, go to thebeach and enjoy. Our speaker this month is Derek Friend of theTallahassee Police Department.

Officer Derek Friend is a Florida State University Graduate, who hasbeen a Tallahassee Police Officer for 13 years. Derek beganworking at TPD in 1997 and has served as a Patrol Officer, FinancialCrimes Investigator, Criminal Intelligence Investigator, InternalAffairs Investigator, Staff Inspector, CFA Accreditation Manager,and as of Monday April 11

th, the Public Information Officer for the

Department.

Derek has provided community presentations regardingprotection from financial crimes and gang education andawareness. He also serves the Department and other agencies as aCommission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation Assessor,by providing on-site accreditation assessments around the state.

bert Threewitts

11 TACNIGP Vice-

esident

MESSAGE FROM THE

“Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but character,

health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions.”

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

Alison Norman 1-Apr

Lisa Stokes 2-Apr

Susan Barr 7-Apr

Rhonda Mixon 7-Apr

Tiffany Rosier 7-Apr

Jeri Bailey 13-Apr

Charles Beall 13-Apr

Steven Hall 13-Apr

Janice Brown 14-Apr

Lance Dyal 19-Apr

Toni Clinton 21-Apr

Laura Jennings 25-Apr

Gwendolyn York 27-Apr

Florence DeWiest 29-Apr

UPCOMING EVENTS for 2011

TACNIGP Meeting 12-Apr

TACNIGP Meeting 10-May

TACNIGP Meeting 14-Jun

TACNIGP Meeting 12-Jul

TACNIGP Meeting 09-Aug

TACNIGP Meeting 13-Sept

TACNIGP Meeting 11-Oct

TACNIGP Meeting 08-Nov

Thanksgiving 24-Nov

TACNIGP Holiday Meeting 13-Dec

Christmas 25-Dec

FEBRUARY MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETING

Date: March 1, 2011

Location: Tallahassee/Leon County Civic Center

Number in Attendance: 91 (40 suppliers and 50 members)

Call to Order: President Donna Smith called the meeting to order at 12:02 PM.

Pledge: Mark Lovell, Dept. of Management Services

Invocation: None

Minutes: None

New Members and Guests: No new members or guest were mentioned

Job Opportunities: No announcements

President: No report

Treasurer: No report

Introduction of Speaker: No speaker this month. This luncheon meeting was held immediately after the Reverse Trade Show “Come Stealthe Show” and attended by dozens of suppliers and members and the time was spent networking. After lunch, two classes for businesspeople were held. The first class conducted by Keith Roberts of Leon County coached the attendees on how to do business withgovernmental agencies and where to look for opportunities. The second class was hosted by the MyFloridaMarketPlace Team and includedloads of tips and tricks for using the e-procurement system.

Monthly Drawing: Mark Lovell held a 3 question trivia contest. The questions were about the Reverse Trade Show attendees - who camethe farthest to attend, attendees’ business names (first and last alphabetically) and the tree winners will receive free lunch in April.

Adjourn: No official adjournment was called.Respectfully submitted – Donna Smith TACNIGP 2010 President

MARCH MINUTESBOARD MEETING

TALLAHASSEE AREA CHAPTER OF NIGP, INC.Date: March 15, 2011Location: Leon County Purchasing Bid Room, 2284 Miccosukee Road

Members Present: Donna Smith, President; Robert Threewitts, Vice President; Susan Barr, Secretary; Wendi Sellers, Immediate PastPresident; Board Members: Brenda Wells, Charles Day, Ed Valla, Dave Callaway, and Bill Spencer; David Bennett, Trade Show Chair; JessieMoseley, Newsletter Editor.

Members Absent: Gloria Dixon, Mark Lovell, Treasurer.

President Donna Smith called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM.

Old Business: President Smith reported that the Reverse Trade Show (RTS) grossed $17304.00, netted $13808, and overhead $3496.00, amuch lower overhead an risk compared to the Trade Show and RTS together. Everyone was please with the results for our first year RTSand looking forward to building on this each year in the future. Lessons learned from the feed back of the RTS included having seating inthe refreshment area and the room needed to be cooler. Board Member Charlie Day recognized the hard work of many members,particularly Claudia Cooper, Gloria Dixon, and Wendi Sellers.

Officer and Board member attendance requirements to add to the by-laws were discussed. National By-Laws state that if 3 consecutivemeetings are missed without an excuse acceptable to the Board and Director is deemed as resigned. The By-Laws committee will continuepresent proposals to the membership to be voted on.

New Business: David Bennett, DMS has volunteered to be the Trade Show Committee Chair.Charlie Day has suggested that sometimes our speaker topics are used as justification for members to attend or agencies to pay for meetinglunches and we should include them in our announcements to the membership. It was agreed that Charlie would include the speakertopics in the reminder notices for the Chapter Meeting.

Brenda Wells suggested that we recognize Chuck Beall’s retirement. Charlie Day will send an email blast and Jessie Moseley will include it inthe newsletter.

Past President Sellers reminded the board that next month, to our regret, we need to call for nominations for two positions in thenewsletter; a new Vice President and one board member. We will cancel the election for one or both positions if the members secureemployment.

Trade Show Report (Oct. 11th

): Past President Sellers proposed a drop in booth price for an early bird registration and increase the price forand August registration and a September registration. There was a discussion for 4 or 6 sponsorships to cover the cost of overhead.Vice President Threewitts suggested designating a Chair for a publicity committee for the Trade Show.Trade Show Committee Chair, David Bennett is going to do an analysis and research our pricing and budget for the Trade Show. We canvote by email.Suggestions: Better training for vendors and promote Florida and business in Florida and try to get the Governors involvement.

Adjourn

Respectfully submitted bySusan Barr, 2011 Secretary – Tallahassee Area Chapter of NIGP

TACNIGP BUDGET

Money Market – $108,349.51

Checking Account – 40,816.43

Total – 149,165.94

MARCH 2011

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Tallahassee Area Chapter of NIGP

Post Office Box 922

Tallahassee, Florida 32302

Phone: (850) 414-6148

info@tacnigp.com

https://www.tacnigp.com

Do you have something you would like to add to thenewsletter? Is there a writer in you just itching to get out?Please consider preparing an article for the newsletter! Youmay choose any topic you wish (almost!). Writing an articlefor a professional association newsletter brings many greatreturns; among them are personal satisfaction and recognition,but most of all you have an opportunity to share youraccumulated experience, knowledge and wisdom with otherTACNIGP members. CPPO’s and CPPB’s may even beeligible for a recertification point from NIGP for publishedarticles. Please e-mail me at newsletter@tacnigp.com beforethe first Thursday of the month. Thank you.

Jessie Moseley, Newsletter Editor

CLASS Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11

Adding Value to the

Procurement Process

CFC NIGP

9/9/11

(Winter Park)

Contract Administration

NCFC NIGP

4/4-6/11

(Ocala)

TBNIGP 4/4-

6/11 (St

Petersburg)

Contracting for Public

Sector ServicesCFC NIGP

7/14-15/11

(Winter Park)

TB NIGP

9/22/-2/11

(Tampa)

CPPB Prep

CPPO Prep

Developing & Managing

RFPs

DMS

4/4-6/11

(Tallahassee)

SEFL NIGP

4/27-29/11

(Homestead)

CFC NIGP

6/27-29/11

(Kissimmee)

SEFL NIGP

7/20-22/11

(Pompano

Beach)

Effective Contract Writing

SEFL NIGP

5/26-27/11

(Pompano

Beach)

TB NIGP

6/23-24/11

(Tampa)

Get What you Need

Through Successful

Negotiation Strategies

SEFL NIGP

6/16-17/11

(Pompano

Beach)

Introduction to Public

Procurement

NCFC NIGP

6/6-8/11

(Ocala)

FAPPO 6/20-

22/11

(Orlando)

Legal Aspects

SEFL NIGP

4/20-22/11

(Coconut Creek)

DMS

5/23-25/11

(Tallahassee)

Planning, Scheduling and

Requirement Analysis

SEFL NIGP

4/6-8/11

(Coral Springs)

FAPPO 8/1-

3/11 (Marion

County)

Protest and Disputes:

What's a Buyer to do?

GMC

6/03/11

(Miami)

Strategic Procurment

Planning

FAPPO

7/20-22/11

(Homestead)

LEGEND:

DMS: State of Florida Department of Management Services

website: http://dms.myflorida.com/business_operations/state_purchasing

CFL-NIGP: Central Florida Chapter of NIGP

website: www.nigp-cfc.org

FAPPO: Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers

website: www.fappo.org

SEFL NIGP: Southeast Florida Chapter of NIGP

website: www.nigpsefl.org

NFLPA: North Florida Procurement Association Chapter of NIGP

website: www.nf-pa.org

NIGP: National Institute of Governmental Purchasing

website: www.nigp.org

MIDFL: Mid Florida Chapter of NIGP

website: www.midflnigp.org

TB NIGP: Tampa Bay Chapter of NIGP

website: HTTP://www.nigp-tampabay.org/

GMC: Greater Miami Chapter of NIGP

website: www.nigpmiami.org

GCAGPO: Gulf Coast Association of Governmental Purchasing Officers

website: www.gcagpo.org

NCFCNIGP: North Central FL Chapter of NIGP

website: