County Receives National Procurement Award
Aug
24
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8/24/2010 1:06 PM
Williamson County received the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for 2010 from the National Purchasing Institute. The award is achieved by those organizations that demonstrate excellence in procurement by obtaining a high score on a rating of standardized criteria. The program is designed to measure innovation, professionalism, e-procurement, productivity, and leadership attributes of the procurement function.
Williamson County is one of only 28 government agencies in Texas and one of only 34 counties in the United States to receive the award. Williamson County has received the award for 11 consecutive years. The department is comprised of Director Bob Space, Jonathan Harris, Kerstin Hancock, Patrick Strittmatter, Ursula Stone, Lisa Maraden, Brenda Fuller, and Sandy Cherney
The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement is sponsored by the national Purchasing Institute (NPI), the California Association of Public Purchasing Officers (CAPPO), the Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers (FAPPO), the Institute of Supply Management (ISM), the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO), the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP), and the Texas Public Purchasing Association (TxPPA).
Pictured left to right: Bob Space, Kerstin Hancock, Patrick Strittmatter, Ursula Stone, Brenda Fuller, Sandy Cherney, Jonathan Harris, and Lisa Maraden.