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Current Members:
Welcome New Members:
Sarah Ahn
Karen Carter
CAPT Dwin Crow
Laurie Davis
Marquita Davis
Jason Gavinski
Joe Lownik
Thell Rooney
Carolyn Seim
Carlos Stewart
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Member Spotlight
Cheryl Clawson Completes NCMA National Contract Management Leadership
Development Program (CMLDP) and is appointed to the CMLDP Oversight Committee
In April 2009, Cheryl Clawson officially graduated from the
NCMA National Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP)
after completing 180 hours for the program. She was also given one of the
three honor graduate awards. On June 9th, she was also notified that she
was appointed to the CMLDP Oversight Committee for Program Year 2009-2010.
Mouse-over Cheryl's picture to view her
reflections about the program!
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Chapter News
Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent Speaks at February 2011 Chapter Meeting
Bremerton Mayor
Patty Lent spoke to Westsound NCMA Chapter 126 on February 3rd, 2011.
She gave a very interesting presentation about on-going and future city
revitalization projects, as well as insight on how to do business with the City
of Bremerton.
Shown with Mayor Lent are (left to right), Chapter President
Jim Nagle, Events Coordinator Naomi Pursel, Chapter
Treasurer Felicia King, [Mayor Lent], and
Chapter Vice President Deborah Klose.
Strong NUWC Division Keyport Contingent Hears Their Captain Speak
A large group of NCMA West Sound Chapter members and guests turned-out at our
April 1, 2010 meeting to hear CAPT Stephen
Iwanowicz, Commander,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport
present an overview of his command and Keyport's innovative ground-breaking
Energy Savings Performance Contract. Several NUWC Division Keyport Contract Specialists and both
Acquisition Division Branch Heads were in attendance.
Pictured with CAPT Iwanowicz are (left to right:): Diane Crocker, Jennifer Rooney, Monique
Klose, Diane Kostelecky, [CAPT Iwanowicz], Karen Smith, and Mike Yourkoski.
Also pictured with CAPT Iwanowicz are (left to right:): Kay Baltz, Sherm
Wiliams (BAE Systems--formerly of Keyport Command Staff), [CAPT Iwanowicz], and
Jamie Myers.
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NCMA National Committee Obtains Clarification Regarding Participation by
Federal Employees
For over 50 years, NCMA has led and represented the contracting profession.
The association currently has over 19,000 members and has operating chapters
across the United States and several international locations. NCMA’s biggest
value is in the day-to-day practice of contract management. However, we have
heard from government contracting professionals who stated that they were not
allowed to participate in NCMA as a chapter volunteer leader (such as a workshop
chair) or as a chapter officer. Some members were requested not to attend
meetings, while others were told that they could not accept an award from NCMA.
In some agencies, advisors counseled that participation was prohibited at a
national level as a member of the Board of Directors or the Executive Advisory
Committee.
To make sure that NCMA clearly understood the standard of conduct and the
scope of personal participation in NCMA activities, we approached the Office of
Government Ethics (OGE) with guidelines drawn from the Department of Defense
(DOD) Joint Ethics Regulation. OGE responded that we had a good understanding of
the ethics principles regarding personal participation in an association. They
also recommended that we review this with the DOD Director of Standards of
Conduct (SOCO). We incorporated the SOCO guidance into the guidelines which are
in a letter from the NCMA Board of
Directors. We believe this letter helps to clarify what our government
members are allowed and not allowed to do regarding their personal participation
in NCMA.
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West Sound NCMA Recognizes NUWC Division Keyport and FISC Puget Sound
Corporate Commitment
At the May 2009 monthly meeting of the West Sound Chapter of NCMA, members
recognized the leaders of two local naval commands for their continued corporate
sponsorship of NCMA membership for their employees. Mr.
Jim Nagle presented NCMA plaques to (left to right)
CAPT Stephen Shapro, Commanding Officer, Fleet and
Industrial Supply Center Puget Sound, and CAPT Stephen
Iwanowicz, Commander,
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport
thanking them for commitment to NCMA and the contracting professionals within
their organizations. By investing in NCMA Corporate membership these
organizations are demonstrating their interest in the continued development of
their employees by providing them with opportunities to network with their peers
in government and industry at the grassroots level, keeping current with trends
and issues in the contracting field and sharing acquisition and business
knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned. The West Sound Chapter thanks
Captains Shapro and Iwanowicz for their continued support of the West Sound
Chapter of NCMA.
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Up-coming Events
Full-Day Seminar on Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA)
Sponsored by the South Sound NCMA Chapter
The
South Sound NCMA Chapter
is sponsoring a day-long educational seminar on Performance-Based Acquisition (PBA)
in Tumwater, WA on October 11, 2011 (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). This highly
interactive one-day seminar will provide a thought-provoking and comprehensive
view of the world of performance-based buying and selling. The seminar is
focused on the acquisitions of complex products, services, and integrated
solutions in both the public and private business sectors. The seminar and
accompanying book tackle the topic of Performance-Based Acquisition by breaking
it down into simple, logical, actions and proven effective best practices. The
seminar discusses more than 25 case studies from leading organizations form both
government and industry. Check-out the
flyer
for more details and registration instructions.
68th Pacific Northwest Purchasing Conference (PNPC)
The 68th Pacific Northwest Purchasing Conference (PNPC), sponsored by the
National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM), now known as the
Institute for Supply Management (ISM), will be
held in Portland, Oregon this October. This year's conference will include a
great cross section of topics and speakers, all focused on "Adding Value" to the
knowledge and skills of our conference attendees, no matter what specific
responsibilities they have in the contract, materials, purchasing, and supply
management professions. The Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites
(by PDX) in Portland, OR on October 24 thru October 26, 2011.
Click here for a
detailed flyer including the agenda and registration form.
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Submit your up-coming
events to
webmaster@westsoundncma.org.
Web Changes
Added Mary Jo Juarez as our new Chapter
Secretary!
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Recent Media Coverage of
West Sound Chapter of the National Contract Management Association
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