Procurement R&D Program: Reducing the need for sole sourcing

As a part of
the Strategic Sourcing initiative, Procurement & Supplier Diversity
Services (PSDS) is making it easier for researchers to get the goods, equipment
and services they need and reducing the need for sole source
justification. 

PSDS has
greatly increased the number of research supply vendors under contract (over 70
so far).  Orders with contract vendors satisfy competitive requirements
and automatically create purchase orders without PSDS intervention.  Researchers can take advantage of initial
discounts negotiated with contract vendors, based on spend totals from the
Virginia Association of State College and University Purchasing Professionals.  

New vendors
may submit proposals during the open enrollment period of January through
March. 

Researchers
can check on the contract status of vendors they use by visiting the PSDS Contracts
page (contract vendors are designated by the “Contract C” in the
Marketplace).  If they work with a preferred vendor who is not already a
contract vendor, they may submit a
request or email Kristin
Floyd in Procurement; she will contact the vendor to solicit a
request for proposal during the open enrollment period.

 

All current
requests for proposal are available on the public postings page.