BRASS Announcements & Updates
Dear suppliers,
Please read the following announcements. If this information is relevant to other individuals in your organization, please forward it to them.
2022 REVERSE TRADE SHOW
On Thursday June 16, 2022, the City of New Orleans, sponsored by the Office of Supplier Diversity and the Office of Procurement/Bureau of Purchasing, is organizing a Reverse Trade Show.
The event will take place on the 3rd floor at Gallier Hall (former New Orleans city hall) which is located at 545 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130.
You will have the opportunity to meet with representatives of:
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18 city departments (Public Works, Capital Project, IT, Police, Fire, Fleet Management, Sanitation, Parks and Parkways, etc.),
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6 local public partner agencies (DDD, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, New Orleans Aviation Board, Port of New Orleans, Downtown Development District, and NOLA Public Schools) and
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Several technical assistance organizations (U.S. Small Business Administration, New Orleans Business Alliance, El Centro, Thrive, Propeller, etc.).
You can network and find out about contracting and procurement opportunities of the departments and partner agencies, as well as updates made to the city’s DBE program.
You can register at:
https://neworleans.dbesystem.com/FrontEnd/EventView.asp?XID=6467&TN=neworleans&EID=1D7900E3A83A57E68B1B9B1494D7EEFC94D5CF4E783AA7E3&BAB=B63EE2F35DAB4373B479E9E19D8861237913C71792E9390D
Deadline to register is Tuesday June 14, 2022
2022 EMERGENCY RESOURCE DIRECTORY
For the third year, the Bureau of Purchasing for the City of New Orleans is going to create an Emergency Resource Directory of suppliers who are registered in BRASS and can provide goods and/or services during a declared catastrophic emergency event.
During a declared catastrophic emergency event, such as a hurricane or flood, the City of New Orleans will activate its emergency procurement process to purchase goods and services. While the City can use its emergency contracts as well as state contracts and other agreements, the City may find itself in need of additional supplier resources. This directory will be a critical tool for the City.
To build the directory, we need suppliers to complete and submit responses to a questionnaire (10 questions). There is no obligation to complete the questionnaire, but if a person does, know there is no cost involved.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hfTLCLccAkqaIQ3ZtFuf90s12RkxNB5KnaGW8hYN33NUOEFVN1hYQVdISFBYUzJTR1dVTlRaSFc1SS4u
Deadline is Friday July 1st, 2022.
NEW SUPPLIER LANDING PAGE
On Friday June 17, 2022, the landing page of the supplier portal will be changed for simplification purposes. Below is a screenshot of the upcoming page, with the sign-in link highlighted.
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