New and Emerging Procurement Officers Program
I am interested in the NEPO 2024/2025 Program!
Connect with subject matter experts and peers in interactive sessions based on "real-time" issues, walking away with answers, plans and options to handle your day-to-day operational needs. Program content contributors include Center for Procurement Excellence, DIR, NASPO, and Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab.
The 2023/2024 NEPO Program registration is closed, register your interest, above, to receive information on the 2024/2025 NEPO Program as it becomes available.
- 8 sessions - held monthly at NCTCOG in Arlington
- 616 Six Flags Dr, Arlington, TX 76011
- Networking breakfast, lunch, and snacks included
- 8:00 - 8:30 am Networking and Breakfast
- 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Instructional Session and Open Forum Roundtable
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Course Dates:
- August 25, 2023
- September 22, 2023
- October 20, 2023
- November 9, 2023
- December 15, 2023
- January 19, 2024
- February 16, 2024
- March 22, 2024
- April 12, 2024 (holding for potential make up session)
$2,050.00
1. Leadership Development Assessments
Provides feedback on strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Provides valuable information about how to drive success for you and your organization.
Provides insight on how you can bridge your leadership style with the culture of your organization to improve
views of management, increase collaboration, and sustain an overall positive performance.
2. RFP Process (Spec Development & Evaluation Process)
- What does it mean to take a results-centered approach when planning for and writing an RFP?
- Planning for your RFP:
- Putting together a project team
- Engaging stakeholders
- Conducting market research
- Writing your RFP:
- Background and problem statement
- Goals
- Scopes of work and specifications
- Evaluation criteria
- If time permits - best techniques for evaluating proposals could be added on
3. Creating a Meaningful Vendor Performance Program
4. Procurement Laws and Processes
This will be high level overview - a finance expert give an overview of taxes, TIF's, PID's and
what funds dedicated to specific endeavors such as hotel/Motel taxes.
5. Contracting for Construction
Process, Project Management, Contracts & Forms
6. Creating a Process / Training Manual
7. Project Management
Beyond the procurement process
8. Critical Thinking
How important is It? Who needs to have it? And when?
9. DIR - Serving your Technology Procurement Needs
Learn about their full suite of procurement offerings from purchase options to contract management
10. Process Mapping for Success
You know where you want to go - mapping out the best projects and processes to get you there!
Past Participants
*Names and entities at the time of completion
| Joanna Ash City of Azle | Rosario Castillo City of Forney |
| Melanie Cornwell City of Cleburne | Drew Flores City of Nacogdoches |
| Cynthia Hogue City of Plano | Susan House City of Mesquite |
| Craigan Johnson NCTCOG | Adam Lanter City of Lake Worth |
| Angi Mize City of Grand Prairie | Samantha Nelson City of Royse City |
| Myra Rogers City of Mesquite | Erin Roseman City of Arlington |
| Tracey (Ogurek) Epps Denton County | Michael Parrish City of Plano |
| Kim Rivas Parker County | Kim Ruiz City of Grand Prairie |
| Christy Russell City of Granbury | Briana Saldana City of Corinth |
| Elizabeth Segura City of Garland | Kay Wilkinson Town of Flower Mound |
| Ryan Williams City of Mesquite |