Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout
Course

Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout

  • Date: 11/04/2025
  • Start Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time
  • End Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Level: Foundation
  • Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
  • Contact Hours: 4
  • CEUs: 0.4
Mastering the skills of ethical disposal, processes, and procedures is crucial for governmental entities. NIGP’s Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout is a 4-hour, activity-based learning experience focused on creating effective surplus disposal strategies. This course will enhance your ability to manage obsolete commodities and develop comprehensive checklists for closeout procedures. By completing this training, you'll be equipped to maintain accurate contract files, prepare lessons learned memos, and bolster your online procurement foundation.
Pricing:
PriceCostBeginsEnds
Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout (Member: Early)$140.00 09/05/2025
Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout (Member: Standard)$175.0009/06/202511/02/2025
Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout (Non-Member: Standard)$275.00 11/02/2025
Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout (Member: Early) $140.00
Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout (Non-Member: Standard) $275.00
(prices valid until Sep 5, 2025)
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Objectives

NIGP's Surplus, Disposal and Closeout course creates a dedicated learning experience where students leave with the ability to:

  • Develop processes and procedures to ensure safe, efficient, and ethically-aligned disposal of surplus, excess, or obsolete commodities.
  • Identify the checklist of items which need to be considered in closing out a contract file. 
  • Identify the purpose of a lessons learned memo.

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 complete the NIGP Competency Module: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout, learners must:
  • 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 72% or higher.

Competency Alignment

Get a Core Certificate: Foundations of Warehousing & Inventory Management by adding the following competency modules:

  • Logistics and Transportation
  • Asset and Inventory Management
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If paying by check, please make check payable to NIGP and send payment to:
NIGP, Attn: Seminar Registration
440 Monticello Avenue Suite 1802
PMB 63452
Norfolk, VA 23510


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Cancellation Policy

Registration and payment must be received 24 hours prior to the course 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 24 hours 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: Surplus, Disposal and Closeout

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