“ The Keys to Procurement ” Small and Minority Business Compliance Training August 2007
What does it do? Establishes the State Contracting Portal as a single place for posting Bid/RFP opportunities Encourages active recruitment & participation of CT small/minority businesses in state contracting process Posting Results on the State Contracting Portal Executive Order No. 3 August 2007
Why does Connecticut need this? Promotes open government & transparent Provides a single source for procurement information – 24/7 Increases bidder interest August 2007
Which Bids/RFP’s am I required to post? All sealed and/or advertised Bids/RFP’s. All documents that are posted on your agency website. Bids/RFP’s posting required by DAS purchasing delegations (GL-71) August 2007
How does it work? Agencies post bids/RFP ’ s by commodity Suppliers notified by Daily Notices Suppliers link to documents on Internet Suppliers download and submit bid State Contracting Portal August 2007
The Advantages You control the Bid/RFP posting information Reduces copying/mailing expenses Fewer calls and FOI requests New sources and increased competition Suppliers automatically notified by daily when a bid/RFP is posted or modified August 2007
What do I need to do? Obtain an account & password Obtain Adobe Acrobat Make certain your current vendors are subscribed to receive the daily notice August 2007
Portal Login Screen
August 2007 Portal Options
August 2007 Adding a New Bid
August 2007 Search for Bids/RFP’s on the Portal
August 2007 Daily Notice Commodities with Activity
August 2007 Sorted by Commodity
Posting Bid/RFP Results Agencies are required to post bid results on the Contracting Portal website. Awards Bid Cancellation No Award August 2007
Adding a New Result August 2007
Contract & Bid/RFP Results Search August 2007
Results Detail Review The Bid Result Document Click on: Review The Bid Result Document August 2007
Portal Questions Melissa Christensen at August 2007