Vendors/Suppliers
A website where vendors and/or suppliers register to do business with the state government
What is the Supplier Portal
A form that must be completed by the requestor or contract monitor to ensure proper supplier performance monitoring to achieve an informed and equitable evaluation of services provided.
What is a CP016 or Supplier Performance Evaluation
responsible for the management. administration, and supervision of the company's acquisition programs. May be in charge of contracting services and manage the purchase of supplies, equipment and materials.
What is a CPO or Certified Procurement Officer
A request to purchase products or services under the agencies purchasing threshold of $25k
What is Fair & Reasonable
Webinars that are held by OMES Central Purchasing that address purchasing and systematic updates that apply to state purchasing officials.
What is OMES Brown Bag Webinars
An award made without competition to the only known vendor/ supplier who can supply the specific goods and/or services
What is a Sole Source Award
These Contracts are able to be used across any state agency and are exempt from the agencies purchasing threshold.
Hint: "mandatory" or "non-mandatory"
What is a Statewide Contract
A contract that is exempt from competitive bidding by a qualifying professional entity or professional service.
Hint: These entities or individuals must hold a professional license to render professional services
What is a Title 18 Professional Services Contract
The State Purchasing Director and the Office of Central Purchasing issue these Information Memorandums as an effort to disseminate relevant official procurement information to other state entities.
The purpose of this document is to inform state officers and employees responsible for the disbursement of public monies of the principal laws governing the state's fiscal operations. It is further designed to assist and instruct such persons in the necessary procedures to be followed in the course of budgeting and expending amounts through OMES.
Hint: It is 388 pages long
What is the Statewide Accounting Manual