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Register early—members get 20% off when enrolling 60+ days before courses start.
Boost efficiency, transparency, and accuracy in proposal management to improve contract outcomes.
Charting Your Course to Success
From foundational knowledge to advanced leadership skills, NIGP offers a wealth of tools and resources to help you navigate your professional journey and achieve your leadership goals.
Your step-by-step guide to a successful career in public procurement.
Get 20% off by registering 60 days prior to the course start date.
All the tools to help you successfully prepare for certification.
NIGP and Sourcewell are dedicated to lifelong learning and professional development for every member.
Start your job search in the field of Public Procurement.
A Network of 18,000+ Professionals working in the field of Public Procurement.
As volunteers serve the Institute, the Institute serves the profession, and the profession serves society.
Each year, NIGP recognizes members who have achieved hallmark status in the eyes of their peers.
Fostering stronger relationships between suppliers and our members.
Individual Member
For individuals who are currently employed by a public agency
Retired Member
Retired Member who are retired from a public procurement agency. For purposes of this classification, “retired” shall be defined as retired from a public purchasing organization with retirement benefits.
Transitional Members
Transitional Members who were at one time covered under an active agency membership but have subsequently separated from employment and are seeking another procurement-related position in the public sector.
Lifetime Members
Lifetime Members who have retired from public service after holding a minimum of twenty (20) years of membership in the Institute.
Former Public Procurement Professionals (FPPPs)
Former Public Procurement Professionals (FPPPs) who were, at one time, employed in the public sector in a procurement-related function but are no longer employed in the public sector. Former Public Procurement Professionals are entitled to this Associate Member status for a maximum period of twenty-four (24) months after separation from the public sector; provided however, that Former Public Procurement Professionals who apply for FPPP status prior to December 31, 2017 are not limited to the maximum period of twenty-four months as long as membership is continuous and does not lapse.
Contracted Procurement Professional
Procurement Professionals employed by private sector firms that are specifically contracted by a public entity to perform procurement functions
Non-Publicly Funded Procurement Agent
Procurement Agent employed by non-publicly funded organizations that follow public procurement practices
Student Member
Student Member as qualified by the registrar of an accredited college or university) who are taking courses in a public administration and/or procurement-related discipline.
Faculty Member
Faculty Member of a university or college who are teaching courses and/or conducting research in a public administration and/or procurement discipline. Private Procurement Professional employed by non-publicly funded organizations that follow public procurement practices. Contracted Procurement Professional employed by private sector firms that are specifically contracted by a public entity to perform procurement functions.
Other Publicly Funded Procurement
Employees of other public, tax supported institutions