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Breakout Session Two

11:05 AM - 11:55 AM

202: HOW TO EVALUATE AN

RFP
201: AVOIDING COMMON In this session, our panel will share their best practice

PROCUREMENT recommendations for evaluating RFP's. Topics will

DEFICIENCIES include kick-off meetings, conflict of interest
requirements,
and
disclosure
statements
In this session, representatives from the Arizona confidentiality, scoring and ranking methods,
Auditor General’s Office will discuss common interviews/demos, and more!
procurement deficiencies reported in the school
districts' FY 2022 USFR Compliance Questionnaires

and ways to prevent them.
Presented By: Lari Staples - Mohave Cooperative &
Howard Kropp - Professional Group Public
Consulting (PGPC) & Missy Mudry - Sunny Path
Presented By: Megan Smith & Paula Gustafson -
Arizona Auditor General's Office Associates, LLC & Jessica Leasure - Dysart Unified
School District & Christine Gabaldon - Tolleson
BEST PRACTICES Elementary School District

COMPLIANCE

203: HOW TO COMPLETE DUE

DILIGENCE FOR AN AUDIT

Just one example of how an individual may complete 204: PURCHASING
the due diligence for an upcoming audit.
PRINCIPLES FOR VENDORS

What does that mean? Ever looked at a school
Presented By: Elyse Orozco - Littleton Elementary district business/procurement opportunity only to be
School District & Gary Barkman - Mesa Public confused by the legal terms and acronyms? Or,
Schools & Joanne Douglas - Deer Valley Unified maybe you are an expert…you think! Come and test
your knowledge at an interactive, anonymous game-
School District show style review of some of the most commonly
COOPERATIVE PURCHASING confusing language in the world of public
purchasing. Who will prevail?

Presented By: Claudia Leon & Rebecca Seifert - 1GPA
& Lila McCleery - Phoenix Union High School
District
VENDOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT