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Strategic Sourcing, Wisconsin eSupplier Portal for Bidders are Live!
Following several months of
development and testing, the new STAR Strategic Sourcing module and the Wisconsin eSupplier
Portal for Bidders went live on September 12! State agencies
will now conduct bids and RFPs in the system and receive electronic bid
responses. VendorNet will continue to be a valuable tool for posting bids for
UW campuses and municipalities; however, all bidders will now register in the
Wisconsin eSupplier Portal for Bidders to manage their company’s contact information
and NIGP codes. For questions about this project, please contact Sara Redford
at (608) 267-2706, or doawispro@wisconsin.gov.
SBOP Conference: Registration is Open!
SBOP invites procurement
professionals from the State, UW System and municipalities to join us for the
second annual State Bureau of Procurement Conference on November 16, 2017 at
the Alliant Energy Center’s Exposition Hall in Madison.
The agenda for this year’s
conference includes two general sessions and a variety of breakout sessions
featuring topics such as One Procurement, STAR Strategic Sourcing Advanced
Workshop, Public/Private Best Practices Panel, Market Research &
Solicitation Development and more! For a complete list of breakout sessions
and their descriptions, please view the 2017
SBOP Conference Brochure.
Register before October 14 to
take advantage of the reduced $30 early registration fee (regularly $45). For
more information about the conference, including registration
instructions, visit the SBOP
Conference website. Contact Jessica
Vieira at (608) 266-5452 with any questions about
the conference.
Record Center Boxes
Now Available Through BPAD
State agencies have historically purchased record center
boxes from UW-Madison through Shop@UW. However, UW-Madison’s contract with the current
box supplier expires on October 31, 2017.
On September 1, 2017, SBOP issued a Request for Bid on
behalf of all state agencies and campuses, including UW-Madison, for a new
supplier of record center boxes. Effective immediately, state agencies may purchase boxes from DOA’s Bureau of Publishing and Distribution
(BPAD) using one of two methods:
Once the new contract is implemented, state agencies will
continue to purchase boxes from BPAD and UW campuses will purchase them from
Shop@UW, just as they do today. For more information, contact Cathy Neidner at (608) 266-3620.
Contract Spotlight
Laboratory Equipment,
Supplies, Chemicals & Educational Materials Contract. Contact 505ENT-O18-LABEQPMENT-00 (Laboratory
Equipment, Supplies, Chemicals & Educational Materials) has
been made available to the State of Wisconsin agencies and municipalities
through a Participating Addendum to the State of Idaho NASPO Master Agreements with
Fisher Scientific, Nikon Instruments and VWR International. This optional
contract replaces Contract 505ENT-C10-LABEQPMENT-00 (Laboratory Supplies) and is available to state agencies and
municipalities. The initial term of the Master Agreement is April 1, 2016
through March 21, 2019 with yearly options to renew through March 21, 2021. For
more information concerning this contract, contact Mojgan Hall at (608) 261-6359.
Business Intelligence
MBE Report Clarification. We have recently received questions regarding the Minority
Business Enterprise (MBE) certification status for the employment agency DI
& Associates, Inc. and their parent company, DBA Spherion Staffing. To
clarify, DI & Associates, Inc. is MBE-certified by the Wisconsin Supplier
Diversity Program; DBA Spherion Staffing it is not MBE-certified.
Please be mindful when selecting the Supplier ID Number in
PeopleSoft. Each company has a unique Supplier ID Number: DI & Associates,
Inc. is #0000019174 and Spherion Staffing is #0000034429. If you are doing
business with DI & Associates, Inc. but fail to choose the correct Supplier
ID Number, these dollars will not appear in the STAR Business Intelligence (BI)
MBE report. Questions about STAR BI reports can be addressed by Terri Lenz at (608) 266-0167 or by Zack Lehman at (608) 261-8552.
WISBuy
New Enablements. SKC Communications has joined
the lineup of vendors on WISBuy. Its 16-item catalog includes speakerphones,
headsets and related equipment compatible with Skype for Business. This is a mandatory
enterprise contract for state agencies and the UW System (505ENT-M17-SKYPEACC-01);
municipalities may optionally use this contract. Please contact Cort Hoel at (608) 266-1725 for contract-related questions.
We
are pleased to announce two of the vendors on the Lab Supplies contract (Contract
505ENT-O18-LABEQPMENT-00, Laboratory
Equipment, Supplies, Chemicals & Educational Materials) are being enabled
in WISBuy. Users will be able to place orders for laboratory equipment and
supplies from Fisher Scientific and VWR. This contract is an
optional enterprise contract for state agencies, UW System and municipalities. If
you have questions about this contract, please contact Mojgan
Hall
at (608) 261-6359. WISBuy questions can be addressed by your agency’s Business
Unit Administrator or by doawispro@wisconsin.gov.
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Contact Us
The State Bureau of Procurement manages statewide contracts for
goods and services commonly used by agencies and UW campuses that create
savings and improve efficiencies for the enterprise. Contact the
following managers for enterprise procurement questions or concerns:
- Rick Hughes, State Procurement Director, (608) 266-1558
- Sara Redford, Deputy Bureau Director, (608) 267-2706
- Cheryl Edgington, Enterprise Sourcing Section Chief, (608) 266-1060
- Mike Marean, KIT Section Chief, (608) 267-2715
- Steve Slawny, CAPS Section Chief, (608) 266-3209
Websites
Location
Administration Building, 101 E. Wilson Street, 6th Floor,
Madison, Wisconsin
General Telephone
(608) 266-2605
Fax
(608) 267-0600
Your feedback on State Bureau of Procurement News is welcomed.
Please send comments and ideas for future topics to Mike Marean at (608) 267-2715.
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