Useful Links

Organizations:

Airport Purchasing Group:
www.airportpurchasinggroup.org

The Canadian Public Procurement Council (CPPC) / Conseil canadien des marches publics (CMMP)

www.cppc-ccmp.ca/

California Association of Public Purchasing Officials:
www.cappo.org

Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officials:
www.fappo.org

Institute for Supply Management:
www.ism.ws

National Institute of Governmental Purchasing:
www.nigp.org

National Association of State Purchasing Officials:
www.naspo.org

National Purchasing Institute:
www.npiconnection.com

National Association of Counties:
http://www.naco.org/

National League of Cities:
http://www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/

Public Purchasing Association of North Central Texas:
http://www.ppanct.org

Texas Purchasing Management Association:
http://www.texaspma.org

U.S. Conference of Mayors:
http://usmayors.org/uscm/home.asp

Publications / Information Sources:

A M Best (Insurance Information Source):
http://www.ambest.com/ratings/

American City and County:
http://www.americancityandcounty.com

Currency Exchange Rates:
http://www.olsen.ch/cgi-bin/exmenu

Director.net (Search Engine for Sources):
http://www.directory.net

Dunn & Bradstreet Information Services:
www.dbisna.com

Federal Express:
http://www.fedex.com

Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.net

Industry Annual Reports:
http://www.streetnet.com

Innovation Groups:
www.ig.org

ISO 9000 Information:
http://www.iso.ch/9000e/forum.html

Producer Price Index:
http://www.stats.bls.gov/ppi-home.htm

SEC Edgar Financial Data:
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm

Thomas Register:
http://www.thomasregister.com

Uniform Commercial Code:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/ucc.table.html

Cooperative Purchasing Groups:

U.S. Communities:
http://www.uscommunities.org/

Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC):
www.hgacbuy.org

National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (NIPA):

http://www.nationalipa.org/agreements.html

The Cooperative Purchasing Network:
http://www.tcpn.org/

U.S. General Services Administration:
http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/channelView.do?pageTypeId=8199&channelPage=%252Fep%252Fchannel%252FgsaOverview.jsp&channelId=-13528