Description
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. Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
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Decrease the RFP processing time.
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Attract higher performance suppliers while increasing fair and open competition.
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Improve future proposal outcomes by decreasing risk exposure.
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Increase the chance of a successful RFP contract & decrease risk exposure from audit findings.
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Verify all deliverables are completed and accepted.
Intended Audience
This certificate is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:
- Mid-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.
- 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.
- 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.