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Pres. Message......................... ……………. 1Membership Report..................................... 2December Luncheon…………………………. 3About Us…………………….……………… 4Helpful Web-links…………...……...………… 5Novembers Puzzle…………………...………. 6Thanksgiving Trivia..................................... 8Breaking The Turkey Wishbone…………… 10It’s Silly November………………………….. 11Recipe for the Holiday……………………… 12
The Purchasing Exchange
The Official Newsletter of the Arizona State Capitol Chapter of NIGP
November 2015 AZ NIGP P.O. Box 18123 Phoenix, AZ 85005
President’s Messageby Irma Guzman, CPPB
ARIZONA STATE CAPITOLCHAPTER
2015 Executive Board
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PresidentIrma Guzman, CPPB [email protected]
Vice-PresidentBill Munch…..........……….. …[email protected]
SecretaryGary [email protected]
TreasurerSharon Brause, CPPO,………[email protected]
Immediate Past PresidentValarie Erwin, [email protected]
It’s the home stretch. We have successfully maneuvered our way through the year and have achieved many milestones.
We have had some wonderful events; on October 15, 2015 at the Mesa Convention Center we had 2015 Regional Conference, we had some wonderful topics and was very well attended, thank you to all the presenters and to all of those who attended.We voted in a new Vice President (Joe Guy) and Secretary (Heather Hodgeman), congratulations to you both! A big thank you to Sharon Brause & Bill Munch who taught the CPPB classes and Bonnie Gonzales who taught the CPPO classes, Good luck to all those who took the exam. December 8th will be our annual end of year Holiday Luncheon that will be held at the Double Tree Hilton in Tempe. Please make sure to check AZNIGP website for more details and to register. The Transitional meeting will also be held at this location on the same day.Finally, I can’t believe this year is already coming to a close and that the Holidays are here. Let’s make the best of the last month we have in 2015 and enjoy all coming evets.
Happy Thanksgiving
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Membership Reportby Kristy Garcia, CPPB
396 Active0 Pending3 Expired6 Vacant3 new members since last month
November 2015
Membership renewals or any new membership is $40.00. All NEW members receive a free lunch voucher to attend a chapter luncheon ($10-$15 value).Redeem any free lunch vouchers as soon as you can.Benefits to being a Chapter member include, Free webinars, Networking Opportunities, discounted Professional Development events, Influence Outcomes and Industry Standards, Enhance Leadership Skills and National Staff and ResourcesEffective January 1, 2016 Please contact Kristy Garcia with any questions or help getting registered at 480-644-5052 or email at [email protected]
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SPECIAL REQUEST FROM THE
NEWSLETTER
The Newsletter Committee is reaching out to all of you asking that you submit pictures you will take at future NIGP events. This is a wonderful way to share and document some very cherished moments throughout the year. Effective January 1, 2016 please email the pictures to [email protected] .
JOIN US ON FACEBOOKhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/www.aznigp.org/
FOLLOW US ON TWITTERHello Arizona State Capitol Chapter of NIGP! AZNIGP is now on Twitter! Follow @AZNIGP!
Our SponsorsDon’t forget to patronize our corporate sponsors if possible. Links to their websites are at the bottom of our
chapter website at: www.aznigp.org
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ABOUT US !
The Arizona Capitol Chapter of NIGP was established and organized in October of 1977. An executive board governs the chapter and is elected by chapter members.
The chapter was established for the following purposes:
• To establish cooperative relationships among members.• Develop efficient purchasing methods in the in the field of governmental,
educational and public institutional procurement.• To encourage maintenance of ethical standards in buying and selling.• To promote uniform public purchasing laws and simplified standards and
specifications.• To collect and disseminate useful information for its members.• To promote the interchange of ideas and experiences within the purchasing
profession.• To encourage research and investigation.• To promote ongoing training and certification of its members.• To sponsor activities that may be useful in providing its members with
knowledge for efficient procurement.
AZNIGP is a chapter of NIGP, The Institute for Public Procurement, an international association dedicated to the ongoing professional development of its members.
DISCOVER THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Learn how AZNIGP can enhance your career and your value to your employer.
Join us at an upcoming meeting, network with your colleagues and learn about the benefits offered by membership in AZNIGP.
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HELPFUL WEB LINKSNIGP LINKS
NIGP The Institute for Public Procurementwww.nigp.org
NIGP Membership Home Pagehttp://www.nigp.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx? Site=NIGP&webcode=mem_bom
Benefits of NIGP Membershiphttp://www.nigp.org/eweb/docs/member/NIGPMemBenfFlyer.pdf
Membership Benefits at a Glancehttp://www.nigp.org/eweb/docs/member/NIGPMemBenfFlyer.pdf
NIGP CHAPTERS IN ARIZONA
Copper Chapter of NIGP (Tuscon)www.copperchapter.com
Grand Canyon Chapter of NIGP (Flagstaff)www. gcc‐nigp.org
CHAPTER FORMS
Scholarship applicationwww.aznigp.org
Scholarship Application Scoring Criteria
https://www.aznigp.org/chapters/nigp-aznigp/files/NIGPScholarshipFormRev1-3-131363103825110.docx
GOVERNMENT SITES
Arizona State Procurement Officewww.azspo.az.gov
Maricopa County Office of Procurement Serviceshttp.://www.maricopa.gov/
PURCHASING-RELATED SITES
Arizona Bidder Registration Sites (State/Local Government/Schools)http://www.mpsaz.org/purchasing/swvendreglinks/
Greater Phoenix Purchasing Consortium of Schools (GPPCS)http://www.ajusd.org/departments.cfm?subpage=370725
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)www.ism.ws
Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc.www.mesc.org
National Contract Management Associationwww.ncmahq.org
National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (National IPA)www.nationalipa.org
National Purchasing Institutewww.nationalpurchasinginstitute.org
Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures (S.A.V.E.)http://www.maricopa.gov/procurement/save.aspx
The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN)www.tcpn.org
US Communities Government Purchasing Alliancewww.uscommunities.org
Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA)www.aboutwsca.org
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NOVEMBER’S WORD PUZZLE
R O Q C V R R O S W S G R F E
E S E L A S E A G T A S R L H
C A C C C P V L U R L G B E O
E P N H N I A P I E A A R L S
I M A S N E T B L A R C I R D
V N R G A U C L I E T G Q O E
I W U Q O L C S V L A E W R F
N V S H Y E V I E R I Q R E E
G E N T G M L A C L J T C F C
U T I H T E M H G H O J Y F T
K A E J D G Y V G E I S C O G
F R R S E C R U O S E R B W M
N O I T A C I F I R A L C O N
R E Q U I S I T I O N G L W D
C H A T T E L L D H R O Z O Q
CAPABILITY CLARIFICATION OBSOLESCENCE OUTPUTS REINSURANCE
RETAILER SAVING CARGO DEFECT OFFEROR
RATE REQUISITION SALES CHATTEL DELIVERABLE
OLIGARCHY RECEIVING RESOURCES SALVAGE
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Rate: As applied to the transportation or movement of goods and material, the cost of, or charge that applies to the service rendered by the carrier.
Defect: The absence of something that is necessary for completeness or perfection, or a deficiency in something essential to a thing’s intended or proper use. A product is defective if it is not fit for the ordinary purposes for which it is sold and used. Defects are generally of two types, latent (not apparent to the buyer by reasonable observation) and patent (a defect that is apparent on normal inspection).
Obsolescence: The decline of products in a market due to the introduction of better competitor products or rapid technology developments. Is a critical part of a product’s life cycle, and if a product cannot be turned around, it may lead to product abandonment.
Capability: The ability of a bidder to fulfill the contract at time of award.
Sales: The activity of selling a company’s products or services, the income generated by this, or the department that deals with selling.
Receiving: The function of accepting from all sources all items of supply used in the organization
Reinsurance: A contract in which an insurance company agrees to indemnify another insurance company in whole or in part against risks the first company has assumed.
Offeror: A generic term that refers to a person or entity who submits an Offer in response to a Solicitation.
Cargo: A term used to denote goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train, van or truck. Nowadays containers are used in all intermodal long-haul cargo transport.
Oligarchy: A market situation in which a few companies control or dominate the market for a product or service.
Deliverable: The completion of a milestone or the accomplishment of a task. Deliverables are used to measure successful performance.
Outputs: The goods, services, and ideas that result from the conversion of inputs.
Requisition: An internal document by which a using agency sends details of supplies, services, or materials required to the purchasing department.
Chattel: An article of personal, movable property.
Resources: All natural, human, and man-made aids to production of goods and services.
Salvage: Property having some value in excess of its basic material content or scrap value, but is in such condition as to be no longer usable, and its repair or rehabilitation for use is clearly impractical.
Retailer: Intermediaries who buy products from manufacturers (or other intermediaries) and sell them to buyers rather than for resale or for use in producing other products.
Saving: That part of disposable income not spent on current consumption; disposable income less consumption; any income that is not spent.
Clarification: A communication with an offeror for the sole purpose of eliminating minor irregularities or apparent clerical mistakes in a proposal; may be initiated by either offeror or purchaser; does not give offeror an opportunity to revise or modify its proposal, except to the extent the correction of apparent clerical mistakes results in revision.
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THANKSGIVING TRIVIA
November 2015
Was There Turkey At The First Thanksgiving? There is no evidence that turkey was eaten at the first Thanksgiving, a three‐day meal shared between the pilgrims and Wamponoag tribe in 1621. It is more likely that they ate venison and a lot of seafood. Of The Three Utensils We Use To Eat (Fork, Spoon & Knife) Which Was Not Present At The First Thanksgiving Feast? The fork. What did they use to eat their meal with? A knife, a spoon and their fingers. The fork was not brought by the pilgrims. Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts introduced it 10 years later, but it did not really catch on until the 18th century. What Is The Relationship Between Frozen T.V. Dinners And Thanksgiving? Apparently, part of the reason that Swanson started creating T.V. dinners in 1953 was because it needed to find something to do with the massive amount of leftover frozen Thanksgiving turkeys. Does Turkey Really Make Us Sleepy? Not really. Trytophan does make us tired and it is in turkey. But more of it can be found in soybeans, parmesan and pork. So what is to blame for the post‐meal coma? Well, it could be the quantity of food over‐consumed. The huge serving of dessert could have an effect. Or it could be the amount of booze drunk midday Do People Consume A Lot Of Booze During This Holiday? YES! It has been claimed again and again that the night before Thanksgiving is the biggest drinking night of the year ‐‐ beating out New Years Eve and St. Patricks Day. Why? It is the number one evening where people return home and reunite with their high school buddies. Or possibly the anxiety of being surrounded by family drives some to drink.
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THANKSGIVING TRIVIA (Cont.)
November 2015
How Did The Pilgrims Make Their Green Bean Casserole? They didn't. Green been casserole came into being just 50 some years ago and was created by Campbell's soup. It came about when the company was making new recipes for its annual cookbook. Now, Campbells sells about $20 million worth of cream of mushroom soup, most likely for people to make the casserole How Many Turkeys Are Consumed On Thanksgiving? An estimated 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving (the birds weigh, on average, 16 pounds). That is more than double the amount eaten on Christmas (22 million) and Easter (19 million). In 2010, more than 244 million turkeys were raised and about 226 million of those were consumed in the United States. Did Thanksgiving Officially Begin With The Pilgrims? It sure didn't. Thanksgiving only became a public holiday in 1863, when president Lincoln declared it so. Have Turkey, Stuffing &Football Always Gone Hand In Hand? Not quite. It all started in 1934, when the Detroit Lions was bought by G.A. Richards. Trying to build up the fan base for the team, he scheduled a game for Thanksgiving Day to play the Chicago Bears, who at the time were world champions. The game sold out and was broadcasted live on radio. And with that huge success, the tradition began. Since then, the Detroit Lions have played 67 Thanksgiving games! Did Fresh Cranberry Sauce Accompany The Meal At The First Thanksgiving? The first Thanksgiving most likely did not involve cranberry sauce. While there was a plethora of cranberries for the Pilgrims to feast on (being one of the few fruits native to North America), sugar was a luxury and was reportedly scarce at the time. Unrelated tidbit: The cranberry used to be called the CraneBerry, since it's flowering fruit bears resemblance to the bird. 750 million pounds is the forecast for U.S. cranberry production for 2011. About 30 percent of that is for Thanksgiving alone. How Did The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Begin? The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade began in 1924 with 400 employees marching off from Convent Avenue and 145th Street in New York City. During this time the parade was accompanied not with the oversized ballons of our favorite cartoon characters, but with live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo ‐‐ from camels to elephants.
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Breaking the Turkey Wishbone: A Thanksgiving Tradition
November 2015
Curious where the wishbone-cracking custom came from? It all started with the ancient Romans (of course), who pulled apart chicken clavicles hoping for good fortune. The practice made it to England in the 16th century, where it was referred to as “merry thought.” In the New World, Pilgrims played tug-of-war with the bones of the more plentiful wild turkey, explains Kathleen Wall, a Colonial culinarian at the Plymouth Plantation museum, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The term wishbone didn’t emerge until the mid-1800s, around the time President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. What hasn’t changed is the rules: Each person grabs an end and gives a yank. If you get the bigger piece, your wish will be granted—maybe even in a snap.
18 Take A Hike Day
19 Great American Smoke out Day
20 Universal Children's Day
21 False Confession Day
22 Go For a Ride Day
23 National Cashew Day
24 All Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
25 National Parfait Day
26 Shopping Reminder Day
27 Buy Nothing Day
28 Red Planet Day
29 Square Dance Day
30 Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day
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IT'S SILLY NOVEMBER!
November 2015
1 All Saints Day2 Deviled Egg Day3 Look for Circles Day4 Sandwich Day5 Men Make Dinner Day6 Marooned w/o a compass
day7. Bittersweet Chocolate
with Almonds Day 8 Cook Something Bold Day9 Chaos Never Dies Day10 Forget-Me-Not Day 11 Veterans Day12 Chicken Soup For The
Soul Day13 National Indian Pudding Day14 Operating Room Nurse Day 15 Clean Your Refrigerator Day16 Have a Party With Your
Bear Day 17 Homemade Bread Day
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Spicy Cranberry Salsa!
November 2015
Directions
Empty a 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries into a saucepan and transfer 1/2 cup to a small bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 strip orange or lemon zest and 2 tablespoons water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Chop 1 cup raw cranberries in a food processor and add to cranberry sauce. Stir in 1 thinly sliced jalapeno, 1 tablespoon lime juice and 1 teaspoon each honey and salt. Let cool to room temperature. Just before serving, add 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro.
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Address Correction Requested
This newsletter is published quarterly for members ofthe Arizona State Capitol Chapter of NIGP. As ofJanuary 1, 2016 please direct correspondence to:
Kristy Garcia
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