Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals
Course

Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals

  • Date: 11/05/2025 - 11/06/2025
  • Start Time: 8:00 AM Pacific Time
  • End Time: 5:00 PM Pacific Time
  • Location: Oregon Department of Administrative Services, 1225 Ferry Street SE, Mt. Mazama Room, Salem, OR, 97301
  • Hosted By: Oregon Public Purchasing Association, Inc. Chapter of NIGP
  • Instructor: Mr. Victor Leamer, CPPB
    Senior Buyer
    Mr. Victor Leamer, CPPB
    With over 30 years of public procurement experience at the county, state department, and state-wide levels, Leamer is currently the Senior Buyer with Spokane County in Washington. Victor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA) in 1985 and the Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) designation in 2009. Victor teaches Developing and Managing Requests for Proposals (in-person/online) and the Core Certificate: Foundations in Strategy and Policy for NIGP (virtual) and has presented NIGP webinars on protests, evaluating responsiveness in bids, and contract price adjustments. Victor also serves on NIGP's Talent Council (2021) and the Content Management Committee (formerly Knowledge Management Committee) since 2015 and is a founding member/former Vice President of the Alaska/Hawaii Governmental Procurement Association NIGP Chapter.
  • Level: Advanced Practitioner
  • Format: In-Person
  • Contact Hours: 16
  • CEUs: 1.6

Reducing Request for Proposal processing time and attracting higher-performing suppliers are key to optimizing procurement outcomes. NIGP’s Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals is an activity-based learning experience that equips you with the skills to manage financial constraints, schedule effectively, and utilize internal and external resources for efficient RFP processes. This training enables you to decrease processing time, increase fair and open competition, and manage proposal openings meticulously, reducing risk exposure and improving contract outcomes.

Pricing:
PriceCostBeginsEnds
Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals (Member: Early)$383.00 09/06/2025
Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals (Member: Standard)$479.0009/07/202510/21/2025
Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals (Non-Member: Standard)$579.00 10/21/2025
Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals (Member: Early) $383.00
Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals (Non-Member: Standard) $579.00
(prices valid until Sep 6, 2025)
Spots available: 24

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • Decrease the RFP processing time. 
  • Attract higher performance suppliers while increasing fair and open competition. 
  • Improve future proposal outcomes by decreasing risk exposure. 
  • Increase the chance of a successful RFP contract & decrease risk exposure from audit findings. 
  • Verify all deliverables are completed and accepted. 

Intended Audience

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

  • Mid-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as senior buyers, managers, directors, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

  • Non-procurement managers and supervisors who either provide procurement functions that support entity programs under delegated authority, or who already have a good understanding of basic procurement principles but wish to get more in-depth, hands-on training.   

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

  • Supplier managers and supervisors seeking to understand the public procurement function from a more in-depth 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, 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 87% or higher. 
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Miscellaneous

Payment Information

  • Register online with credit card
  • Register online and upload a Purchase Order
  • Register by fax and download the print & fax form

*FORM OF PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION FORM FOR ORDER TO BE PROCESSED

Methods of Payment Accepted: Check (make checks payable to NIGP), Purchase Orders (via print and fax form or online), and Credit Cards (Master Card, Visa, and American Express).

If paying by check, please make check payable to NIGP and send payment to:
NIGP, Attn: Seminar Registration
12007 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 110
Reston, VA 20191

Local Contact

Name:Heidi Blasingame
Phone:503-681-4458
Fax:503-640-3603
Email:BlasingameH@CleanWaterServices.org
Name:Kaliska King
Phone:503-798-1907
Fax:503-373-1626
Email:kaliska.king@das.oregon.gov

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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Specialization Certificate: Request for Proposals

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