Purchasing Office

Purchasing Excellence Awards

The Travis County Purchasing Office has earned the 14th Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) Award for 2009. The Purchasing Office has received the award for six consecutive years. Travis County is also listed among the top ten percent of all governmental agencies in the nation for total points achieved.

The AEP challenges and motivates the purchasing professional to provide the most efficient purchasing practices to the various departments, vendors, and ultimately, to the citizens of Travis County. The award inspires the Purchasing Staff to improve each day.

The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement award is designed to recognize organizational excellence in procurement. The award is achieved by those organizations that demonstrate excellence in procurement by obtaining a high score on a rating of standardized criteria. The program is designed to measure innovation, professionalism, e-procurement, productivity, and leadership attributes of the procurement function.

The Achievement of Excellence in Procurement is sponsored by the National Purchasing Institute (NPI), the California Association of Public Purchasing Officers (CAPPO), Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers (FAPPO), the Institute of Supply Management (ISM), the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO), the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP), and the Texas Public Purchasing Association (TxPPA).

Last Modified: Thursday, March 3, 2011 3:59 PM