Journal Sponsorship 

JoPP is published under the sponsorship of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/ Inter-Agency of Procurement Services Office (IAPSO), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and Florida Atlantic University (FAU)/Public Procurement Research Center (PPRC).

    
About the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.

Serving 2,100 institutional members and 17,000 individual members, the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc., provides its membership with education, research, technical assistance and networking opportunities in public purchasing; while promoting excellence, enhancing effectiveness and increasing public trust. For further information about NIGP, see www.nigp.org.

UNDP Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office

Established in 1978 and part of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office (IAPSO) seeks to promote Inter-Agency cooperation and coordination, foster the public procurement body of knowledge, coordinate procurement arrangements with UN entities drawing on respective strengths and mandates, provide a full range of procurement services to the organizations of the UN system and the development community, make a development impact, and advocate for change and procurement reform.  For further information about IAPSO, see www.iapso.org.

The U.S. General Services Administration

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) secures the buildings, products, technology, and other essentials federal agencies need; and sells surplus federal property, such as real estate and vehicles, to the public. In addition, GSA develops and implements policies that promote the best management practices government-wide. Roughly 14,000 GSA associates support over one million federal workers located in 8,300 government-owned and leased buildings nationwide.  For further information about GSA, see www.gsa.gov.

About FAU/Public Procurement Research Center

Florida Atlantic University (FAU), a state research university, serves over 26,000 students. One of the fastest growing universities in the country, FAU offers a wide variety of academic programs. Under the 1999 Partnership Agreement between NIGP and FAU, the Public Procurement Research Center (PPRC) was created in 1999 to assist NIGP in providing NIGP members with applied research, training, education and scholarly publications in public procurement. Moreover, the Center's purpose is to build a professional community of scholars and practitioners devoted to improved efficiency, equity, green procurement, and transparency in public procurement. For further information about PPRC, see www.fau.edu/pprc.