Chapters play a vital role in the NIGP organization. When you become a member in a local NIGP chapter, you gain access to a local network of procurement professionals who can help you advance in your career, develop critical leadership skills, and create change that positively impacts your community.
Becoming a member in a local NIGP chapter can be an excellent way to succeed in your career. As a chapter member, you have opportunities to network with professionals in all facets of public procurement, attend local and regional meetings, share ideas and strategies, and have a base to champion for causes that can influence change within the industry and your local community. Chapter membership also provides an excellent opportunity for you to develop your leadership skills with a variety of leadership positions.
NIGP chapters operate as individual organizations with separate leadership from NIGP national. Although they operate in different locations, many of our chapters do the following:
Contact the chapter relations staff anytime at chapters@nigp.org
Check with your local chapter or visit their website for information on upcoming events, activities, and additional benefits available to you.
NIGP chapters have been established for nearly 50 years. Find your local chapter and the year it was founded below.
1971 - Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association
1976 - Missouri Association of Public Purchasing
1976 - Wisconsin Association for Public Procurement
1977 - Arizona State Capitol Chapter
1977 - Illinois Association of Public Procurement Officials, Inc.
1977 - Northern New Jersey Chapter
1977 - Southern New Jersey Chapter
1978 - Ontario Public Buyers Association, Inc.
1978 - Capital Area Purchasing Association
1978 - Louisiana Chapter
1978 - Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.
1980 - Maryland Public Purchasing Association, Inc.
1980 - Mid-TN Public Purchasing Association
1980 - Midwest Association of Public Procurement
1981 - Minnesota Chapter
1981 - Tampa Bay Area Chapter
1981 - South Carolina Association of Governmental Purchasing Officials
1983 - Mid-America Council of Public Purchasing
1983 - Kansas Association of Public Purchasing Professionals
1983 - Tallahassee Area Chapter
1983 - Copper Chapter
1984 - Georgia Chapter
1984 - Pennsylvania Public Purchasing Association
1984 - Arkansas Chapter
1984 - Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents
1984 - Columbia Chapter
1985 - New York State Association of Municipal Purchasing Officials, Inc.
1986 - Texas Association of Public Purchasers
1986 - San Antonio Public Purchasing Association
1986 - Metro Washington Chapter
1987 - East Tennessee Purchasing Association
1987 - Central Florida Chapter
1987 - Greater Miami Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
1987 - Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Association
1988 - Governmental Procurement Association of Georgia
1988 - El Paso del Norte Chapter
1989 - Southeast Louisiana Chapter
1989 - Canada West Chapter
1989 - Tennessee Association of Public Purchasing
1990 - Kentucky Public Procurement Association
1990 - Southeast Florida Chapter
1990 - Dallas Ft. worth Metroplex
1990 - California Chapter
1990 - Atlantic Public Purchasing Association
1991 - Oregon Public Purchasing Association, Inc.
1991 - Coastal Georgia Chapter
1991 - West Virginia Chapter
1993 - Southeast Texas Association of Public Purchasing
1993 - Assiniboia Chapter
1994 - Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers
1994 - Indiana Chapter
1994 - Public Purchasing Association of Connecticut
1996 - Gulf Coast Association of Governmental Purchasing Officers, Inc.
1998 - New Mexico Public Procurement Association
1998 - New York Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
2000 - Delaware Public Purchasing Association, Inc.
2001 - Oklahoma Association of Public Procurement, Inc.
2002 - Northern California Chapter
2002 - Sarasota Bay Chapter
2002 - Cascadia Chapter
2003 - Central Gulf Coast Chapter
2003 - North Carolina Association of Governmental Purchasing
2003 - Washington State Chapter
2004 - Idaho Public Purchasing Association, Inc.
2005 - North Louisiana Chapter of NIGP, Inc.
2005 - North Florida Procurement Association
2005 - Utah Chapter
2008 - Iowa Public Procurement Association, Inc.
2014 - Public Purchasers Association of Northern Ohio, Inc.
2016 - Alaska-Hawaii Government Procurement Association
2021 - Chesapeake Bay Procurement Chapter
