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October 2007 |
NCMA
2007-2008 Board of Directors
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President Emeritus/Graalman Chair 303-236-9560 |
Denver Chapter President 720-286-2552 |
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President-Elect 303-381-8000 |
Secretary and Registrar 303-634-4428 |
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Treasurer 303-707-8545 |
Newsletter Chair 303-676-3516 |
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Membership Chair 303-533-4140 |
Education Chair 303-939-7804 |
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Employment Chair 303-277-1444 |
Facilities Chair 303-445-2435 |
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Symposium Chair 303-676-3595 |
Scholarship Chair 719-579-9474 |
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Nominations Chair 303-445-2442 |
Program Chair & Volunteer Coordinator 303-391-8567 |
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Corporate Sponsor Chait 303-969-2114 |
Awards/Fellows Chair 303-391-8567 |
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Webmaster 303-937-6979 |
Publicity/Photographer/Historian Chair 303-445-2403 |
2007-2008
Board of Advisors
Sue Bienulis
CH2M Hill
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Leigh Ann
Bunetta GSA |
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Ken
Degenhart Kaiser-Hill
Company, LLC |
Brad
Duchein Northrop
Grumman Corp. |
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John Godzac Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp. |
Tom Hohman Lockheed
Martin Corp.(Retired) |
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Bill Ingram |
Thomas A.
Lemmer |
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C. Richard
Pennington |
Karla
Smiley Bureau of
Reclamation |
Missed
connections? If you are not receiving email notifications
relating to Denver Chapter events and newsletter postings, please email Stacey
Gustus or call her at 303-634-4428 to be added to this private email
distribution list.
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Membership |
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:
Recently, I was told that my name did not appear on the rolls of NCMA National as being a member. That turned out to be a "system error" but made me think about what NCMA does for me as a member. How can you quantify what NCMA does for its members? With our NCMA annual membership, we 1) receive the Contract Management magazine, 2) make connections with other professionals who have similar interests, 3) attend local meetings and programs, the national events, audio seminars and 4) utilize the chapter as the proving ground to develop and fine-tune leadership skills.
The last two jobs for which I was hired were through contacts I had made at NCMA. Certainly that was worth the annual renewal fee. But also realize that the Denver Chapter has decided to offer to PAY FOR YOUR membership through our scholarship program. All you have to do is provide proof that your Company will not pay, like a rejection notice from your Company.
Also know that we have many other scholarship opportunities available.
WE ARE GIVING AWAY MONEY! See our scholarship section of the website to learn more about it. We offer to help pay for college classes, pay for NCMA events and even pay for trips to NCMA National events. So please take a look at what we have to offer.
We have some very good monthly meetings coming up too. October's speaker is dealing with Security contracts in today's tough environments. Please be sure to check it out and make time in your busy schedule to attend. See you all there!
Steve Peck
Denver
Chapter President
Monthly Meeting October
Interested in hearing what it is like to contract for
security services in today's world?
Robert L. Bobo (
This interesting lunch meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 9, 2007, at Landry's Seafood House,
Fall Symposium – Head’s Up
The fall symposium (Scope Definition and Management) will be held on November 15th -- not 13th as initially, tentatively scheduled. Details will follow in the next newsletter.
Fellows and
Awards
The due dates for the first National awards for the Chapter year are upon us. Future Newsletters will provide additional information on upcoming awards with the associated deadlines for application as follows:
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October 15 |
Charles A. Dana Distinguished Service Award |
NCMA’s second highest award. Recognizes extended and distinguished service to NCMA |
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October 30 |
Arthur B. Muller Volunteer Award |
Recognition of exceptional volunteer contributions during the preceding program year. |
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November 15 |
Blanche Witte Memorial Foundation Annual Award |
Recognition of contract management professionals for exemplary achievements. |
From the Education Chair (SEPTEMBER 2007)
The Denver Chapter sponsors,
free of charge, Host
Facilities for the various Audio Seminars.
The site host information will be sent via e-mail prior to each seminar.
It is the member’s responsibility to contact
the designated Point of Contact in advance so that adequate materials,
certificate of attendance, security badges and facility entrance paperwork (if
applicable) can be prepared for the seminar.
To attend a specific audio seminar, please register with Stacey
Gustus at sgustus@mckennalong.com or 303-634-4428. Please note the topic, dates and locations
for the upcoming seminars.
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All audio seminars will be held at: McKenna Long &
Aldridge LLP and Ball Aerospace ( |
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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Blake Couture at dcouture@ball.com or 303-939-7804.
We are actively
seeking a third Host Facility to sponsor the Audio Seminars that is south of
the Mason/Dixon Line (
Your DenverNCMA Chapter reimburse’s the Host Facility for the expense of the seminar in exchange for providing venues for our membership to gather, hear and interact with one another members over a seminar topic.
NEWS ON EDUCATION
DOD Sets New Contracting Career Field Certification
Standards
In a memorandum dated August 24, 2007, the Department of Defense director of
defense procurement and acquisition policy, Shay D. Assad, implemented changes
in the Contracting Career Field Certification Standards and Development Guides.
While formal education and experience requirements remained the same, the
changes place increased emphasis on training in systems acquisition.
Individuals who apply for a DOD certification in the contracting career field
on or after October 1, 2007, must meet these new core certification standards.
Granting of Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
Credit
NCMA is fairly liberal in granting CPE credit toward certification or recertification requirements. When attendance records are maintained and when the program is presented by a qualified instructor or discussion leader, the following types of programs are acceptable for CPE credit:
- Internal training programs (courses, seminars, and workshops);
- The portion of a contract management organization staff meeting in which a structured educational program is used to provide staff with knowledge regarding topics and subjects such as those included below. Informal discussions of current events in the contract management profession do not qualify for CPE hours;
- University and college courses (credit and noncredit);
- Education and development programs presented at conferences, conventions, meetings, seminars, and workshops of professional organizations. For example, the NCMA World Congress, Government Contract Management Conference, Aerospace and Defense Conference, and education programs presented at monthly chapter meetings; and
- Training programs presented by other contract management organizations, educational organizations, foundations, and associations. For example, education and training programs sponsored by NCMA, NCMA's individual chapters, Institute for Supply Management (ISM), National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), etc.
Certification Study Groups
If there is any interest in participating in a certification study group, please forward your interest to dcouture@ball.com. List what you are studying for, what is a good time, your general location, do you have the materials, etc. I am in the process of purchasing all of the study materials for each area and will let the membership know when this is completed.