Vision Awards

The vision awards will recognize agency/university procurement programs and initiatives with a vision for the future that are innovative, efficient, and transferable.

Requirements

• Submissions must be made in writing by March 3, 2023.
• Nominated programs/projects should have occurred between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022.
• Only complete submissions will be accepted and evaluated for award
• Submissions will only be accepted online

Considerations

• Innovation: Unique approach, scale or magnitude of effort, conceptual originality. “What makes this project stand out as a notable contribution/contributor in procurement/contract and supplier management?
• Transferability: External focus that assesses the practical ability to adopt this effort by other governmental entities to improve the purchasing experience.
• Value: Internal focus demonstrating project results, including actual or potential cost savings, labor savings, customer service enhancement, or other efficiencies/value established through implementing the proposed solution.

Nomination Perspectives

The list below offers some ideas of projects/outcomes that you might consider:

• Significant impact on the wider organization
• Partnering with Small Business
• Encouraging the engagement of procurement staff in the solicitation development process
• Leadership, Training, and Mentorship Principles or Programs
• Innovation or significantly improved transformation of the procurement function (new or improved solution, process, or initiative)
• Collaboration with other functions, entities, or suppliers
• Customer Service
• Improvement in Consistent Delivery, Cost, Risk Management, or Contract Processes
• Audits, Internal Controls and Process Development
• Strategic Sourcing
• Technology
• Networking
• Professional Development
• Innovations in Contract and Supplier Management

Tip 1

Keep it concise and focus on the benefits. Reviewers are looking for tangible evidence of success in every entry. Without this, it is extremely difficult to make a call on whether a project deserves recognition.

Tip 2

Write like a journalist. Trained journalists write the most important information first, then move on to the second most important, and so on. Adopting this style means reviewers will be more likely to engage with your entry.

Tip 3

Check for spelling and mistakes. Ensure your entry is proofread, spell-checked, and reviewed by several people. Ask a non-staff member to read it also, as assumptions of knowledge are often included.

Tip 4

Every great success can only be judged within its context. Ensure you tell the story. Why was your project essential? Where was the procurement function before the transformation? What was happening before risks were mitigated, etc.?

Tip 5

Reviewers want to see results. How have those results helped the wider organization? Be sure to link the results to your objectives and allow the reviewers to see your successes in that context.​

The 2023 GPC Vision Awards Committee template will help guide you as you prepare your submission for review. You can also submit your entry online. 

Application Deadline is March 3, 2023

If you have questions, contact gpc.info@doas.ga.gov.