1. John Winschel john.winschel@ct.gov

2. Agenda Identifying if a contract is loaded to the catalog Searching Catalog Items Search Tips Price Comparisons Help Desk Tickets New Item Requests

3. Is the Contract Loaded to the Catalog

4. Searching for Catalog Items The Catalog tab is where you can search on items that are on an active contract with the State Click the Search Tips link for ways to search in the catalog faster and easier

5. Search Tips

6. Data Fields to Search Catalog

7. Vendor Part Number Search Searching the Vendor part number returns the specific item

8. Contract Search Search using contract # to see all items from all vendor’s on the contract. Add contract suffix (AA, AB etc.) to see items from that specific vendor on the contract

9. Vendor Search You can use Vendor ID or the Vendor Name when searching

10. Price Comparison First click on the Item IDs tab to find the CM # in the Item ID column Then copy the CM # Finally paste the CM # into the Item Id field and click search to view all vendors that sell the same item

11. Price Comparison Best Price considering unit of measure

12. Help Desk tickets for CM Pricing on invoice is different than Catalog Vendor no longer sells the item in the Catalog Missing information in the description http://footprints.ct.gov/footprints Help Desk telephone: 860-622-2300

13. Items to be Added to the Catalog Items that are going to be purchased frequently and are on contract (purchased every two to three months) Fill out the Core-003 New Item Request form completely Email to Catalog.management@ct.govCatalog.management@ct.gov Link to Core-003 http://www.core- ct.state.ct.us/financials/catman/default.htmhttp://www.core- ct.state.ct.us/financials/catman/default.htm

14. Any Questions? http://footprints.ct.gov/footprints Help Desk telephone: 860-622-2300