NC PEAK Conference
Save the Date: the 2026 North Carolina Procurement Excellence and Knowledge Conference (NC PEAK), sponsored by the Department of Administration’s Division of Purchase & Contract, will be held held March 31 and April 1 at the McKimmon Conference & Training Center in Raleigh.
2025 Gold Star Agency Awards
- Contract Management: Department of Administration
- HUB: Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
- Operations and Systems Support: Department of Transportation
- Procurement Education: Department of Health and Human Services
- Strategic Sourcing: Department of Transportation
Past Conferences & Award Winners
Tab/Accordion Items
2025 NC PEAK Conference
Gold Star Agency Awards
- Contract Management: Department of Administration
- HUB: Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
- Operations and Systems Support: Department of Transportation
- Procurement Education: Department of Health and Human Services
- Strategic Sourcing: Department of Transportation
General Sessions
Breakout Sessions
- BAFOs Baffle Me
- Critical Thinking in Procurement
- Direct Pay
- Effective Strategies in Contract Management
- Elevate Your Partnership with Strategic Sourcing
- Heads Up Compliance
- How to Find HUB and Non-HUB Vendors
- HUB Tips from a State Agency Perspective
- NASPO Modern Market Research
- P-Card
- PEAK Your Interest
- Resources to Grow as a Procurement Professional
- State Term Contracts
- Using Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
IT Sessions
2024 NC PEAK Procurement Conference
April 8-9, 2024 at the Raleigh McKimmon Conference and Training Center
Gold Star Agency Awards
- Risk and Compliance Management Award – Department of Administration
- HUB Award – Department of Commerce
- Procurement Education Award – Department of Commerce
General Sessions
- Mastering Procurement Recordkeeping in North Carolina
- State of Procurement Directors’ Panel
- Influencing Other to Embrace Change
Breakout Sessions
- State Term Contract Management
- Continuing on the Journey to Procurement Excellence
- Help Us … Help You … Help Us!!!
- RFP Evaluation
- Compliance in Jeopardy
- Memorandum of Agreement and Understanding
- How to Find HUB Vendors
- Resources for Growth
- Modern Market Research
IT Sessions
- The Guided Journey – NCDIT IT Procurement & Customer Relationships
- NCDIT Procurement – Let’s Make a Deal
- Get “IT” Done: The NCDIT Operational Review Process
2023 NC PEAK Procurement Conference
March 8-9, 2023 at the Raleigh McKimmon Conference and Training Center
Gold Star Awards
- Strategic Sourcing Award – University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- Contract Management Award – City of Hendersonville
- Procurement Education Award – Department of Commerce
- Operations and Systems Support Award – Department of Administration
- HUB Award – Tammie Hall, Director, DOA Historically Underutilized Businesses Office