For the 14th consecutive year, OCTA’s Contracts Administration and Materials Management (CAMM) Department has been awarded the prestigious Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) from the National Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI). The AEP Award is earned by agencies that demonstrate a commitment to procurement excellence. This annual program recognizes procurement organizations that embrace Innovation, Professionalism, Productivity, Leadership, and e-Procurement.
The AEP program encourages the development of excellence as well as continued organizational improvement to earn the award annually.
For 2024, there were 198 successful applicants including 72 cities, 49 counties, 25 special districts, 23 school districts, 16 higher education agencies, 5 state or provincial agencies and 8 others.
OCTA’s CAMM Department develops and issues solicitations for all goods, inventory items, consultant and professional services and public works (construction) projects. The contract administrators employed in CAMM are responsible for purchasing activities and are the primary point of contact for vendors.