About
The Greater Miami Chapter of NIGP, Inc.

The Greater Miami Chapter's original certificate of membership from 1959. Note the language that refers to members in the masculine form; the times have certainly become more politically correct. [ click here to enlarge ]

The organization's current charter, granted in 1987, lists 26 original members, including some names we still recognize! [ click here to enlarge ]

Established in 1987, the Greater Miami Chapter of NIGP (The National Association of Governmental Purchasing) is a non-profit organization whose membership includes purchasing officers, agents, buyers, managers and others associated with purchasing for the public sector.

We have a single goal: to provide our membership with the education, professional development and technical assistance required to secure the public trust through the promotion of excellence and effectiveness.

We strive to establish and maintain professional function and stature for the field of public sector purchasing and materials management through:

• raising and maintaining the standards and ethics of all governmental purchasing and materials management departments, agencies and organizations, wherever performed;
• studying, discussing, recommending and aiding in implementation of improvements in the designated field of endeavor to obtain the optimum value of products and services without prejudice and to assure greatest ultimate economy to the users;
• the interchange of ideas and experiences and obtaining expert advice on local, state, national and international problems pertinent to this discipline;
• collection and distribution to applicable officials of information on the organization and administration of these and related functions;
• development and promotion of simplified standards and specifications for functional performance;
• promotion of resistance by procurement officials to encroachment on the competitive process;
• promotion of effective operation of fair and open competition, applicable uniform or model laws and procedures, and compliance with the spirit and intent thereof;
• promotion and fostering of the professional competence and stature of all persons engaged in this profession, including the dissemination of information relative to the ethics of and functions performed by the profession;
• establishment of an academic and professional standard for all such persons and awarding of diplomas, certificates and other distinctions to any such person after examination or otherwise;
• achievement of recognition of the place of this profession in the operational organization with emphasis on cabinet or top management status for the public purchasing official;
• work for or against proposals affecting the welfare of performing agencies;
• giving to taxpayers and other bodies information on public purchasing problems in order to foster interest in public affairs and cooperation between the profession and those they serve; and
• engendering a professional attitude on the part of all members to accomplish their mission with loyalty to their organization and with fairness to all.

We encourage individuals in the South Florida area involved in public purchasing to join our efforts. Click here for details on becoming a member.

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