SPO Conferences and Other Training
This page contains a collection of videos and handouts from webinars and special training events such as SPOCon.
For required procurement courses, visit SPO Training.
| Subject | Description | Recording | Materials | Date of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 SPO Ho'ike | Procurement updates on 2025 legislation, accessibility compliance, Aloha eBUYS/Marketplace, IRS/Hawaii Compliance Express, SPO's Small Business Program, and cooperative contracts. Supplier Meet & Greet offered attendees an opportunity to connect directly with vendors. | PowerPoint | 09/17/2025 | |
| State of Hawaii Amazon Prime | The State Procurement Office, in cooperation with Amazon, explains the features of the State’s Amazon Prime account. Topics will include Users' Best Practices, Business Settings, Business Analytics, and Guided Buying | State of Hawaii Amazon Prime | PowerPoint | 12/10/2024 |
| Aloha eBUYS (SPOCon 2024) | Aloha eBUYS, presented by Tim Hay, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, – General Manager, Aloha eBUYS | Aloha eBUYS (SPOCon 2024) | PowerPoint | 10/30/2024 |
| Contractor Past Performance Database (SPOCon 2024) | Contractor Past Performance Database, presented by SPO Policy and Compliance Services | Past Performance Database (SPOCon 2024) | PowerPoint | 10/30/2024 |
| Featured Cooperative Contracts (SPOCon 2024) | Featured Cooperative Contracts, presented by SPO Purchasing Services | Featured Cooperative Contracts (SPOCon2024) | PowerPoint | 10/30/2024 |
| NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing (SPOCon 2024) | NASPO VP Cooperative Purchasing Presented by Tia Snyder, CPPB, Cooperative Portfolio Manager, NASPO ValuePoint | NASPO VP Cooperative Purchasing (SPOCon 2024) | PowerPoint | 10/30/2024 |
| Chief Procurement Officer Requests (SPOCon 2024) | CPO Requests, presented by SPO Staff | CPO Requests, Presented by SPO Staff | PowerPoint | 10/30/2024 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Procurement (SPOCon 2024) | Artificial Intelligence and Procurement, presented by Mark Attwa, CPA, CMA, CFE, Executive Vice President / CFO, ASI Government | AI and Procurement Video (SPOCon 2024) | PowerPoint | 10/30/2024 |
| Contractor Performance Database | The Contractor Performance Database, established pursuant to Act 188, SLH 2021, to routinely capture a contractor’s performance information that is accessible and utilized when future procurements (competitive sealed bids, competitive sealed proposals, and sole source) need to determine a contractor’s responsibility. This video provides the basics for using the Contractor Performance Database and includes a brief overview, workflow/functionality, requirements, and user roles and accessibility. | Contractor Performance Database Video | 01/31/2024 | |
| Source Selection (SPOCon 2019) | Source Selection Plan: Clues to Creating an Effective Procurement Roadmap, presented by SPO Staff | PowerPoint | 10/16/2019 | |
| Sustainability (SPOCon 2019) | Sustainability, presented by SPO Staff | PowerPoint | 10/16/2019 | |
| Contract Management (SPOCon 2019) | Effective Contract Management, presented by Tammy Rimes | PowerPoint | 10/16/2019 | |
| Hawaii Product Preference (SPOCon 2019) | How to Process Hawaii Product Preference Form SPO-038, presented by SPO Staff | PowerPoint | 10/16/2019 | |
| Job Order Contracting (SPOCon 2019) | How the Hawaii DOE Uses Job Order Contracting for Quick Fixes for School Repairs, presented by DOE staff | PowerPoint | 10/16/2019 | |
| Construction Procurement: Building the Foundation (Construction Procurement Conference 2018) | Construction Procurement: Building the Foundation, presented by Art Moore, CPPO, CPPB, CPO, Capital Development Board, State of Illinois | PowerPoint | 10/18/2018 | |
| Procuring Green in Construction (Construction Procurement Conference 2018) | Best Practices for Procuring Green in Construction, presented by John Bendon, Green Building Hawaii Consulting & Training | PowerPoint | 10/18/2018 | |
| eProcurement (SPOCon 2018) | Understanding the Power of eProcurement, presented by Bob Sievert, CIO, NASPO | Understanding the Power of eProcurement ('OleloNet On Demand) | PowerPoint | 10/19/2018 |
| Contracting and Negotiations (SPOCon 2016) | Connecting, Drafting and Negotiating Contracts, presented by Jeanette Nyden, JD, Commercial Contracting | Connecting, Drafting, and Negotiating Contracts ('OleloNet On Demand) | PowerPoint | 10/19/2018 |
| Acquisition and Market Research (SPOCon 2017) | Acquisition Planning and Market Research, presented by Krista S. Ferrell, CPPO, CPPB, of NASPO | Acquisition Planning and Market Research ('OleloNet on Demand) | PowerPoint | 10/20/2017 |
| Hawaii Product Preference (SPOCon 2017) | Buying Local - Hawaii Product Preference, presented by Robyn Pfahl, Esq., of the State Department of Agriculture | Buying Local - Hawaii Product Preference ('OleloNet on Demand) | PowerPoint | 10/20/2017 |
| IT Procurement (SPOCon 2017) | IT Procurement - Best Practices, presented by Dustin Lanier, CPPO, of Civic Initiatives | IT Procurement - Best Practices ('OleloNet On Demand) | PowerPoint | 10/20/2017 |
| NASPO ValuePoint Contracts (SPOCon 2016) | An Overview of NASPO ValuePoint Contracts, presented by Dugan Petty, NASPO ValuePoint. | PowerPoint | 10/21/2016 | |
| Cooperative Purchasing (SPOCon 2016) | Cooperative Purchasing, presented by Donn Tsuruda-Kashiwabara, SPO | PowerPoint | 10/21/2016 | |
| Contract Law (SPOCon 2016) | Contract Law Fundamentals, presented by Professor Hazel G. Beh, William S. Richardson School of Law | PowerPoint | 10/21/2016 | |
| Contract Management (SPOCon 2016) | Contract Management, presented by SPO Staff | PowerPoint | 10/21/2016 | |
| Procurement Pricing (SPOCon 2016) | Procurement Pricing: A fundamentals class on Cost & Pricing Analysis for the Procurement Lifecycle, presented by Sarah Allen, SPO | PowerPoint | 10/21/2016 | |