1. “ The Keys to Procurement ” Small and Minority Business Compliance Training August 2007

2. 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

3. Why does Connecticut need this?  Promotes open government & transparent  Provides a single source for procurement information – 24/7  Increases bidder interest August 2007

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 email when a bid/RFP is posted or modified August 2007

7. 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

8. Portal Login Screen

9. August 2007 Portal Options

10. August 2007 Adding a New Bid

11. August 2007 Search for Bids/RFP’s on the Portal

12. August 2007 Daily Notice Commodities with Activity

13. August 2007 Sorted by Commodity

14. Posting Bid/RFP Results Agencies are required to post bid results on the Contracting Portal website.  Awards  Bid Cancellation  No Award August 2007

15. Adding a New Result August 2007

16. Contract & Bid/RFP Results Search August 2007

17. Results Detail Review The Bid Result Document Click on: Review The Bid Result Document August 2007

18. http://www.das.state.ct.us/purchase/portal/portal_home.asp Portal Questions Melissa Christensen at 860-713-5430 August 2007