The Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management (CIPMM) & What’s Going On In Contracting These Days?

This presentation will begin by providing an overview on the Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management and the services it provides as well as the Institute’s vision and goals for the future.

The second portion of the presentation will focus on the policy structure of contracting and where policies may be headed in the future.

Robert Kelly, CIPMM President
Bob Kelly retired from the Treasury Board Secretariat in 2000 after a career in the public service that spanned 46 years. In the 20 years he spent at Treasury Board, he was responsible for the development and establishment of most of the procurement policies that still govern departmental activities today.

After enjoying a period of retirement that lasted for a weekend, he was re-employed by the RCMP in 2000 as a procurement advisor on a part time basis where he stayed until November of 2003.

He also crossed over to the dark side and became a consultant on several projects for a number of departments. Since January of 2003, he has worked with CIPMM Board Member David Swift as a procurement policy advisor with RFP Solutions Inc. In this role, he has assisted over 40 government departments in the development of Statements of Work and Requests for Proposals. Bob also has developed several contracting manuals and procedural instructions for departments and he gives contracting training courses to several departments and agencies.

Bob was made an honorary life member of the CIPMM when he retired for the first time. In May 2008, he became president of the CIPMM.