Procurement Professionals Delivering Results

NIGP Consulting

For over 25 years, NIGP Consulting has offered professional procurement consultation and support services to public procurement entities throughout North America.  With an unparalleled level of expertise in the public procurement industry, our team of thought-leaders are current and former practitioners located throughout the USA and Canada.  They possess an abundance of knowledge, expertise and leadership experience gained through executive and senior level management roles in the industry as well as serving as consultants, speakers, instructors, authors and volunteer leaders in areas throughout NIGP and the public procurement community.

Our team of consultants work diligently with each client to understand their organization's needs, apply best practices and determine the most relevant solutions tailored to each unique project engagement.

For all portfolio service areas, NIGP Consulting will work with clients to define a scope of work and then provide a project schedule and pricing for the specific project.

NIGP Consulting Program Awarded National Cooperative Contract

NIGP Consulting is excited to announce that it has been awarded a national cooperative with TXSHARE READ MORE

TXSHARE is a cooperative whose contracts are available to all public sector entities.  NIGP Consulting's full portfolio of services are available through the TXSHARE contract.  For more information, please contact Marcheta Gillespie, at (520)940-7194 or at mgillespie@nigp.com. 

CONTACT

To discuss details of this service opportunity and receive a quote for services, please contact Marcheta Gillespie, President of NIGP Code & Consulting, at (520)940-7194 or by email at mgillespie@nigp.com

OUR PORTFOLIO OF SERVICES

Strategy
Policy and Procedure
Process Mapping
Leadership
Organization and Staff
Procurement Programs
Benchmarking
Strategic Sourcing
Performance Metrics and Measures
Compliance
Staff Augmentation
Additional Services

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Maria Pirona
County Procurement Officer, County of Orange, CA

NIGP Consulting continues to assist the County of Orange in various Department, in depth, reviews identifying areas of improvement and also recommending best practices in procurement policy and procedures.  As a result of their efforts, the County was able to implement various changes to help ensure that procurement conducts business in the most efficient and effective manner across our 22 County Departments and 250 Deputized Procurement Agents, while also ensuring Procurement is providing maximum value to all client department. The NIGP Consulting team has always been a pleasure to work with and the County highly recommends them to any entity looking to continually improve.

Chris Coghill, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB
Procurement Manager, City of Groveland, FL

NIGP Consulting provided the City of Groveland assistance in furthering the development of the City’s brand new procurement department.  NIGP Consulting was very helpful in coordinating a contract between the City and Periscope.  Our consultant shared her knowledge and experience, ensuring Procurement’s success going forward.  I’ll forever be grateful to the team!

It’s amazing people like the team at NIGP Consulting that reinforces the camaraderie and feeling of being part of an outstanding family community like procurement!

PORTFOLIO OF SERVICES

  • STRATEGY

    A thorough strategic assessment of a public entity’s procurement operations.  This holistic assessment focuses on aligning the procurement operation with the mission and vision of the entity and public procurement best practices.

  • POLICY AND PROCEDURE

    A review of enabling procurement legislation (statutes, ordinances, policies and procedures) for identification of potential policy revisions for improved performance, alignment with industry best practices and maximizing the effectiveness of the procurement function.  

  • PROCESS MAPPING

    • Conduct process mapping of current and future state processes and procedures. 
    • A gap analysis will identify opportunities for transformation from current state to a desired future state.    
  • LEADERSHIP

    Advisory services for public procurement leaders to advance and transform their entity, their culture and their staff for increased efficiency and effectiveness in support of internal and external stakeholders.  Services are customized to the needs of the client and may include reviewing and advising on procurement strategy, policy, management, staff development, training, customer communication, and leadership coaching.

  • PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS

    Analysis, recommendations and/or development of procurement programs, which may include PCard, contract administration, supplier diversity/inclusion (such as minority/women/disadvantaged/local business enterprise), inventory/warehouse management, contract compliance and other related program areas. 

    Review of the entity’s PCard program that includes:

    • Evaluation of current policies and procedures
    • Review of PCard contract
    • Review of cardholder’s PCard documentation files and transactions
    • Assessment of the effectiveness of the interface
  • ORGANIZATION AND STAFF

    Analysis of the procurement organizational structure and procurement staff to determine overall effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance with the mission of the organization and industry best practices.  

  • STRATEGIC SOURCING

    Analysis of an organization’s procurement spend to assist in the assessment, planning, and management for aggregation and execution of procurement events.

  • BENCHMARKING

    Benchmarking compares selected organizational practices, policies, structure or metrics against comparable public sector agencies, as determined by the client and consultant.

  • PERFORMANCE METRICS AND MEASUREMENT

    Analysis of current procurement performance metrics and recommendation for new metrics to address organizational needs, stakeholder expectations and industry standards.

  • COMPLIANCE

    • A comprehensive review of contract files for general contract compliance with applicable federal, state and local procurement regulations. 
    • Comprehensive review of the procurement function for compliance with applicable federal, state and local procurement regulations and procedures. 
  • STAFF AUGMENTATION

    Professional, procurement staff augmentation services provided by experienced procurement practitioners. Advisory and support services provided by staff positions ranging from Chief Procurement Officer to Contract Officer/Buyer level support.

  • ADDITIONAL SERVICES

    • Review and Development of Terms & Conditions, Solicitation Templates
    • Procurement and end user satisfaction surveys
    • Vendor satisfaction surveys
    • Award and Accreditation Application Assistance

       

Terry Robinson
Pima County College

PCC needed professional procurement advisory services associated with Alternative Project Delivery Methods (APDMs) for a multi-million-dollar public construction project. NIGP Consulting was extremely responsive and timely, offering recommendations after fully and thoroughly gaining an understanding of our organizational leadership, culture, mission, and goals for our planned construction project.  PCC was presented with engagement deliverables that provided researched organizational findings, analysis, and a final report, which successfully presented solid recommendations applicable with our state laws, policies, procedures, and current market conditions. 

OUR EXPERT STAFF OF CONSULTANTS

Marcheta Gillespie, FNIGP, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, CPM President of NIGP Code & Consulting
John O. Adler, CPPO Consultant
Stephanie L. Akerley, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB Consultant
Lynda Allair, NIGP-CPP, CPPO Senior Consultant
Denise E. Badillo, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Christine Baker, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB Staff Augmentation
Kirk W. Buffington, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., CPFIM, MBA Consultant
Lourdes Coss, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, MPA Senior Consultant
Bill D. Davison, NIGP-CPP, CPPO Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Elvia R. Fernandez, CPPO, CPPB Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Denise K. Finn, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M. Senior Consultant
John Flynn, Jr., NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB Consultant
Laura Jestings, CPPB, C.P.M. Consultant
Barbara R. Johnson, NIGP-CPP, FNIGP Senior Consultant
Jill Klaskin Press, CPPO Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Danny Mays, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, CPSM, Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Terry L. McKee, CPPO, CPPB, MPA, NIGP-CPP, C.P.M. CPCP Senior Consultant
Penny M Owens, CPPO, NIGP-CPP Senior Consultant
Craig A. Rader, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB Consultant
Terryl A Robinson, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB Consultant
Renee A. Rogers, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, C.P.M. Consultant
Kate M. Rotella, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, MPA Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Pamela Simpkins, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPPB, CUPO, VCO Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Brian R. Smith, CPPO, NIGP-CPP Consultant
Rhonda S. Ulmer, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M. Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Ray S. Valdez, CPPB Consultant, Staff Augmentation
Magan Waltari, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, CPSM Consultant, Staff Augmentation