The Organization for Purchasing Professionals
CAPA’s purpose is to promote and maintain purchasing professionalism and proficiency in field of public sector purchasing and materials management.

CAPA’s objectives are to:
Establish cooperative relationships among members for the development of efficient purchasing methods and practices in the field of educational, governmental and public institutional procurement.
 

Encourage maintenance of ethical standards in buying and selling

Promote uniform public purchasing laws and simplified standards and specifications

Collect and disseminate useful information for its members

Promote the interchange of ideas and experiences within purchasing profession

Encourage research and investigation and sponsor such other activities as may be useful     in providing its members with knowledge for efficient procurement

Strive by all legitimate means to advance the purchasing profession

Promote professionalism in public purchasing through continuing education