The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) proudly announces the recipients of the second annual NASPO ValuePoint Supplier Recognition Awards. The awards were presented during a Supplier Recognition Luncheon at NASPO’s 2025 Exchange Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, March 5.

This year’s awards featured three categories designed to highlight NASPO ValuePoint suppliers that have demonstrated exceptional dedication to public procurement by consistently exceeding expectations, advancing NASPO’s mission, and creating superior procurement outcomes for government agencies nationwide.

Winners were chosen through a nomination process, with awarded suppliers nominating their peers for the Community Impact and Environmental Impact Awards. Additionally, NASPO members were invited to submit nominations for suppliers under the Community Impact Award. The following categories recognize those suppliers who have made outstanding contributions:

• Community Impact Award – Recognizes the NASPO ValuePoint-awarded supplier that embodies the spirit of community service through time, leadership, resources, and/or funding contributions to the communities they serve.
• Environmental Impact Award – Recognizes the NASPO ValuePoint-awarded supplier that demonstrates innovation in environmental sustainability programs and practices within their business or industry.
• Most Valuable Supplier Award (MVS) – Recognizes the NASPO ValuePoint-awarded supplier with the largest total percentage of sales increase from FFY2023 to FFY2024 by portfolio category (IT/Telecom, Fleet, Facilities, HHS, Public Safety/Corrections, and General Office). Additionally, winners have demonstrated strong contractual partnerships through on-time reporting, timely payments of administrative fees, and open communication.

“We are proud to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of our NASPO ValuePoint supplier partners with this year’s awards,” said Jaime Schorr, Chief Procurement Officer at NASPO. “Each recipient has demonstrated exceptional dedication to excellence and innovation in public procurement. Their efforts play a vital role in ensuring government agencies have access to the best solutions and services available. We congratulate all awardees for their achievements and their commitment to driving success in procurement.”

The 2025 Supplier Recognition Awards recipients by category:

Most Valuable Supplier Award

• Exemplis – Office, Education, General Business Operations
• LiftNow – Fleet Related Category
• Sabre Communications Corp – Public Safety and Corrections Award

Community Impact Award

• Mobile Communications of America (MCA) – Public Safety
• Johnson Controls – Facilities

Environmental Impact Award

• Steelcase – General Office

For more information about these award winners or NASPO ValuePoint, please visit naspo.org.

 

About NASPO: NASPO is a non–profit association dedicated to advancing public procurement through leadership, excellence, and integrity. It is made up of the directors of the central purchasing offices in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. NASPO is an organization that helps its members achieve success as public procurement leaders through the promotion of best practices, education, professional development, research, and innovative procurement strategies. www.naspo.org

About NASPO ValuePoint:  NASPO ValuePoint is the cooperative purchasing division of the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO), facilitating cooperative public procurement solicitations using a Lead State Model. NASPO aggregates the demand of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the US territories, their political subdivisions, and other eligible entities, spurring best value, innovation, and competition in the marketplace. NASPO ValuePoint delivers high-value, reliable, and competitively sourced cooperative contracts – offering public entities outstanding prices, favorable terms and conditions, and value-added services. Learn more at www.naspovaluepoint.org.

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Media Contact:
Kate Davila, Director of Marketing and Communications
NASPO
kdavila@naspo.org