Power to the People: State Procurement Officers on the Value of Cooperative Purchasing

GBC sits down with chief procurement officers to ask the critical question: is cooperative purchasing the key to unlocking state innovation?

Buffeted by staffing shortages, limited resources, and thinning budgets, many state procurement officers are challenged to provide the solutions their states need. To understand what is being done to address these challenges, GBC sat down with officers from Utah, Idaho, and Alaska to talk about cooperative purchasing and viability of NASPO ValuePoint. 

Download this GBC Expert Dialogues Report to learn about: 

  • The top challenges facing state procurement offices in the country
  • The role of cooperative purchasing, including NASPO ValuePoint
  • Studies in action: hear from the experts themselves what it was like to lead a ValuePoint contract and the lessons learned along the way  

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