Procurement Legislation 101: How to Prepare Before It Slows You Down

About this episode

The episode discusses a framework for preparing for procurement legislation with insights from Sherry Neas.

In part one of our discussion with Sherry Neas, Division Director of Shared Services for North Dakota’s OMB, we walk through a practical framework for pre-session preparation, stakeholder alignment, and testimony that actually moves the needle. We start with the pre-legislative rhythm: weekly collaboration with higher ed, monthly sessions with state agencies, and a quarterly procurement advisory council that surfaces policy gaps early. Sherry explains how to decide what belongs in statute ve...

People in this episode

Guest: Sherry Neas

Topics covered

• procurement legislation
• stakeholder alignment
• pre-session preparation
• policy gaps
• testimony

Keywords

• procurement
• legislation
• stakeholders
• testimony
• policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: North Dakota’s OMB

More episodes of NASPO Pulse

• What Every New Chief Procurement Officer Needs to Know About Leadership · May 12, 2026 · 21 min
• Data, Dashboards, and Decisions: New York's New Procurement Model · April 21, 2026 · 38 min
• From Red Tape to Results: Reinventing Public Procurement · March 16, 2026 · 25 min
• Competitive Negotiations: A Playbook for High-Risk Public Procurements · February 17, 2026 · 37 min
• How to Prepare for Procurement Legislation Without Costly Delays (Advanced Strategies) · January 20, 2026 · 26 min
• No Reds, No Regrets: Turning Procurement into a Friendly Race · December 15, 2025 · 25 min