Above & Beyond Awards by NCPP

Above & Beyond Award for

National Procurement Month

NEW AWARD! During the month of March 2021, the National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP) recognized stars in public procurement who have gone ABOVE & BEYOND in their procurement role. Nominated by their peers, each of these winners demonstrated excellence in their roles, and took on extra responsibilities – Above & Beyond performance!  Each Monday during March, three winners were announced – Full Listing of Recipients- https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6783068467668099072/ 

Special kudos to Michael Gutierrez , Supply Services Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power - the CA winner on the list!

Michael Gutierrez

Supply Services Manager

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, CA

"During the COVID-19 situation, Michael really stood out in managing our emergency response in purchasing. He quickly put together a team to find those hard-to-find items like masks, hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies, wipes, etc. Not only did he go above and beyond, he was super innovative and worked with our shops to create items that we could not find. For instance, he downloaded the formula for sanitizer and took it to our testing lab to see if they could make it, which they began producing. Also, dispensers for wipes and hand sanitizer solution could not be found. Once again, Michael thought outside the box and had the metal shop fabricate one-of-a-kind dispensers. These are just a couple of innovations and things how Michael went above and beyond during the pandemic."