Hello Chapter members! 

According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, July 2024 was the warmest July on record for the globe in NOAA's 175-year record.  So, I hope your home AC’s and offices have kept you cool and I for one am ready for fall to arrive!

The Reverse Trade Show was a great success thanks to all those entities and agencies that manned table, shook tons of hands, and provided valuable information to the vendor community that supports our missions.  We have over 200 attendee’s and great feedback on the location and open-house format.  A special thanks to Hamer Reiser, Colette Brown, and Tara Eutsler for their help in making it all come to life and go so smoothly!

SAVE THE DATE!
We will be holding a virtual and in-person chapter meeting on September 19th, 9-11:30am (no lunch served), at Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building’s Presentation Room on 7905 S Redwood Rd, West Jordan, UT 84088.  Registration notification will go out shortly.

Congratulation goes out to 3 of our chapter members who earned their NIGP Certified Procurement Professional designation (NIGP-CPP) during the latest testing period in May 2024.

            Tad Rasmussen - Provo
            Alyssha Roseman - Salt Lake City
            Brooke Smith - Murray

Education & Training Opportunity

Please consider getting yourself or anyone on your team enrolled in the SUU Spring 2025 class which can serve as a great new hire on-boarding tool and for continuing education.

You may have heard that one of our Chapter Members, Colette Brown, is teaching an online procurement course at Southern Utah University.  The chapter leadership and Board would like to announce we are offering up to 10 scholarships to help with the payment of this course.  The scholarships will be in the amount of $200 payable upon successfully completing the course.  Here is some additional information about this course (covers about half the cost).

Procurement Essentials, Methods, & Management is an online, asynchronous class, available to anyone that registers for it through Southern Utah University. The course will cover all aspects of purchasing in the public procurement arena. 

This course is designed for those who work in purchasing and are wanting to strengthen their understanding of policies that govern how purchasing is done in a public or governmental setting utilizing public funds. 

In addition to learning the various aspects of procuring goods and services using public funds.  This course will provide contact hours for both the CPPB and NIGP-CPP certifications. (48 for CPPB and 90 for NIGP-CPP) to extend an individual’s certification and/or meeting eligibility requirements. 

Participants can choose from two participation options (ranging from $399 - $749):
Procurement Essentials, Methods & Management - successful completion earns three Continuing Education Units (CEU). 

Procurement Essentials, Methods & Management Fast Track - successful completion earns three credits that may transfer into associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Utah University.

It is a nine-week course with reading assignments, quizzes, tests, discussions, and more to help apply the various concepts which help govern public procurement. The Spring semester is from February 10, 2025 through April 10, 2025 to help those preparing to take the NIGP-CPP or CPPB through UPPCC. 

To apply for the scholarship please visit our website at nigputah.org at Registration for SUU Scholarship - 2/10/2025. Select the “Register Now” button on the right of the page once logged into your profile. 


Must be a member of the Utah chapter of NIGP to receive the scholarship.  Scholarships will be given on a first come basis.

You or your agency must pay for the full cost of the course.  Upon proof of successfully passing the course the scholarship funds will be distributed/reimbursed.

Please note, the registration of the scholarship is a different process than the registration of the SUU class and both must be completed by the agency/student.

Please reach out to Colette Brown at colettebrown@suu.edu with any questions. https://events.suu.edu/event/procurement-essentials

Thank you,
Anthony Ferrara
President, NIGP Utah
Procurement Supervisor, University of Utah
aferrara@purchasing.utah.edu