Competency Module: Cost, Price, and Value Analysis
Course

Competency Module: Cost, Price, and Value Analysis

  • Date: 11/06/2025
  • Start Time: 8:00 AM Central Time
  • End Time: 5:00 PM Central Time
  • Location: Harris Central Appraisal District, 13013 Northwest Fwy, Houston, TX, 77040-6305
  • Hosted By: Southeast Texas Association of Public Purchasing Chapter of NIGP
  • Instructor: Mrs. Marcheta E. Gillespie, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., FNIGP, CPPB, CPM
    President
    Mrs. Marcheta E. Gillespie, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., FNIGP, CPPB, CPM
    Phone: 520-940-7194Fax: 520-791-4735
    Marcheta E. Gillespie, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M., CPM, is currently the President of NOGP Code & Consulting. She is retired from public sector, having served as the Chief Procurement Officer for the City of Tucson. With over 28 years of experience in public procurement, Marcheta is a passionate advocate for her profession. Marcheta was inducted as a Fellow of the Institute in 2019. She was the 2017 Distinguished Service Award winner. She is a past NIGP President (2013-14) and served on the Board of Directors for 10 years. She is a past Chair of the UPPCC and a Council Member for 3 years. She was the first Chair of the NIGP Talent Council and Chair of the NIGP 2.0 Task Force, the historic project of governance model transformation. She has also chaired the NIGP Task Force for the Values & Guiding Principles Initiative, the NIGP Forum Committee and the NIGP Governance Committee. She has been an active leader and member of the NIGP Southern Arizona Copper Chapter since 1991. Marcheta has spoken and trained at hundreds of international, national, regional and local conferences and events. She is an NIGP Master Certified Instructor and has developed numerous training programs as well as written for national procurement publications. Marcheta owns MG Procurement Consulting, LLC, serving as a professional consultant on numerous agency projects. In 2009, Marcheta was selected as the NIGP Copper Chapter Manager of the Year.
  • Level: Foundation
  • Format: In-Person
  • Contact Hours: 8
  • CEUs: 0.8

When working with end users and stakeholders, the ability to synthesize and incorporate various financial data in support of the most competent decisions is a powerful tool for the public procurement professional. By evaluating cost and price data, procurement professionals can better justify expenditures based on the public need.

Pricing:
PriceCostBeginsEnds
Competency Module: Cost, Price, and Value Analysis (Member: Early)$280.00 09/07/2025
Competency Module: Cost, Price, and Value Analysis (Member: Standard) $350.0009/08/202510/22/2025
Competency Module: Cost, Price, and Value Analysis (Non-Member: Standard)$450.00 10/22/2025
Competency Module: Cost, Price, and Value Analysis (Member: Early) $280.00
Competency Module: Cost, Price, and Value Analysis (Non-Member: Standard) $450.00
(prices valid until Sep 7, 2025)
Spots available: 22

Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Evaluate cost and price data to determine total cost of ownership to an entity.
  • Compare the price of a commodity against the benefit to be derived by the entity to determine whether the expenditure is justifiable.

Intended Audience

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

  • Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

  • Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.   

  • Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

  • Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.  


Completion Requirements

In order to successfully earn a digital badge in the Cost, Price & Value Analysis competency, learners must:

  • Complete any pre-work materials provided prior to the course start date.
  • Attend and participate in the entirety of the instructional event.
  • Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
  • Complete the final assessment examination with a score of 71% or higher.

Competency Alignment

Get a Core Certificate: Foundations of Planning & Analysis by adding these competency modules:

  • Standardization
  • Requirements Planning and Understanding
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Miscellaneous

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If paying by check, please make check payable to NIGP and send payment to:
NIGP, Attn: Seminar Registration
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Local Contact

Name:Brittani Bell
Phone:832-566-5839
Email:brittani.bell@pur.hctx.net

Sessions

Cancellation Policy

Registration and payment must be received 30 days prior to the seminar start date. After this time, registrations will be based on space availability.  A full refund, less a $75 administrative fee will be given for cancellations made in writing 31+ days prior to the seminar date by emailing RegistrationInfo@nigp.org. No refunds are given for cancellations received within 30 days of the seminar start date. There are no refunds for no-shows. If the seminar is cancelled for any reason, NIGP's liability is limited to the registration fee only.  

Attendee substitutions within the same agency may be done at any time with email notification to NIGP. If attending via scholarship, please provide documentation verifying the scholarship issuer's name and contact information in lieu of payment information. 

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Competency Module: Cost, Price, and Value Analysis

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