Do YOU Know NASPO?
The name of NASPO's cooperative contracting division, which is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary
What is NASPO ValuePoint?
"RFP"
What is Request For Proposals?
A procurement professional providing leadership to a NASPO ValuePoint sourcing team and guiding the solicitation to achieve best-in-class contract awards in compliance with state procurement law and national cooperative best practices
What is a NASPO ValuePoint contract lead?
This popular fast food kids' meal was invented in Kansas City in 1977
What is a Happy Meal?
The duration of a contract, from effective date to termination date
What is the term?
The four regions making up NASPO
What is Western, Eastern, Southern, and Midwestern?
"ITB"
What is Invitation to Bid?
A process through which a vendor can claim a grievance associated with the evaluation and award of a contract
What is a protest?
Kansas City has more of this type of restaurant per capita than any other US city
What are barbecue restaurants?
A term describing cancellation of a contract for any reason, even in the absence of breach or default
What is termination for convenience?
The name of NASPO's online professional development resource
What is Procurement U?
"NASPO"
What is National Association of State Procurement Officials?
Money paid to a procurement official by a vendor for awarding the vendor a contract
What is a kickback?
The scoreboard at this stadium was the first to transmit instant replay
What is Arrowhead Stadium?
A term allowing one or more parties to avoid liability for non-performance caused by fires, riots, and acts of war (...and global pandemics?)
What is force majeure?
The year NASPO was founded
What is 1947?
"CPM"
What is Cooperative Portfolio Manager?
The addition of points to a vendor's score based on the vendor being located within the state issuing the RFP
What is a preference?
Kansas City hosts more of these events in the month of March than any other city in the country
What are basketball games?
A cap on the potential damages owed by one party to another party under a contract
What is a limitation of liability?
The name of NASPO's Board President
What is Delbert Singleton?
"UPPCC"
What is Universal Public Procurement Certification Council?
A term that describes two companies making a secret agreement to cooperate on their responses to a solicitation for the purpose of limiting competition
What is collusion?
This company, the largest maker of boxed chocolate in the world, has been based in KC since 1932
What is Russell Stover?
A term describing assets, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, that may be licensed via the terms of a contract
What is intellectual property?