DENVER - April 7, 2021 - Last month the State Purchasing & Contracts Office (SPCO) held its first-ever Virtual Procurement Advisory Council Summit. Nearly 170 procurement professionals from around the State joined in via Zoom to celebrate governmental procurement month and to hear updates from the SPCO on the disparity study, contracts, and State price agreements. Sherri Maxwell, Colorado’s Chief Procurement Officer, awarded the new Rising Star Award, which celebrates new state procurement employees who show great potential, to Renee Albersheim from OIT.