Award for Excellence in Public Procurement & Best Practice AwardThe Excellence in Public Procurement and Best Practices Awards Program was established to recognize agencies that meet/exceed benchmarks and best practices in the Procurement Profession. Each year your Entity Awards Committee reviews the program and revises the application’s criteria to ensure that it reflects the current benchmarks and best practices; and encourages our members to keep improving within their organizations/agencies. In 2024, we presented 22 Entity Awards and 3 Best Practices Awards to member agencies. Best practice award winners may be asked to make a presentation to the full membership at the Florida Association of Public Procurement Officials, Inc. Spring Conference and share their successes with their colleagues. The 2025 application will span the period from January 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025. Sincerely, Keith K. Glatz, FNIGP, NIGP-CPP, CPPO ******IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS*****
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The “Login” box shown on this page may ONLY be used once you have established an account for entering an application. (A separate account is required since the software used to prepare your submittal resides on the server of the firm that is providing the electronic application service to FAPPO.) Please click on the link below titled “Click Here To Start An Application”, which will take you to the page where you will be able to establish your account. Fill-out your agency information and create your password under the column titled “Create a New Account”. (Please note that the fields are case sensitive.) Once you have filled-in all of the appropriate information, click-on the “Register” key, and you will then be able to begin preparing your application. Once you log-out, you will need to go back to the Awards/Award of Excellence page and use your new credentials for future logins. Each user in your agency should also follow the same process if they plan to have access to the system. Application ProcessThe application process is now completely automated and is currently available to FAPPO members by clicking the link shown below. Members wishing to submit an application must use the on-line form, which provides users with the ability to upload documentation directly for each individual question on the application. All submittals must be received electronically through the FAPPO website and are due by no later than 5:00 P.M. on January 31, 2025. For questions about the content, contact Mr. Keith K. Glatz, FNIGP, NIGP-CPP, CPPO. Phone: (954) 547-2941, E-mail: [email protected]. Click Here To Start an Application
Starting the Application:You may apply for the Award of Excellence and/or the Best Practice Award. Please be sure to select the category (Award of Excellence or Best Practice). If you wish to apply for both awards, you will need to select the Award of Excellence category first, complete the agency information screen, select the “Save and Next” button, and complete the questions, and upload your documentation. The program allows you to fill-in common agency information for both the Award of Excellence and the Best Practice Awards. You will then be taken to the home page for the best practice application. Once there, scroll down to the “Let’s Get Started” section where you will be prompted to select a category. If you wish to submit an application for the Award of Excellence, choose “Award of Excellence” in the drop-down menu, or “Best Practices” for a Best Practice Award. If you choose “Award of Excellence”, you will then be prompted through the questions on the application. Should you wish to apply for a Best Practices award in addition to an Award of Excellence application, once you complete the “Award of Excellence” application, you will need to go back and select the Best Practice category. (In the event that you only wish to complete a Best Practices application, you may select the “Best Practices” option, which will take you directly to the Best Practices award application.) You will need to select the category that you want to apply for from the available selections for the “Cost Savings” category, the “Contribution to the Profession” category or the “Innovation” category. You may only make one (1) selection. You will then need to complete your general agency information if it is not already saved and scroll to the bottom of the page to click on the “Save and Next” button to move to the Best Practice application/upload. The judges reserve the right to move your application to a different category after their evaluation. Membership Participation Credits (MPC): a total of $150 will be awarded for the first successful entry, but no more than $150 total per agency. Here are some helpful tips that will help you with the submittal of your award application:
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