Fall 2013 Issue

GreetingsGreetings Suppliers!

  

The Georgia Department of Administrative Services, State Purchasing Division, continues to focus on the success of Georgia's businesses. We believe that our success is dependent upon your success! As your company grows, you will assist with job creation and sustainability, generate more revenue and contribute to the development of the State. 

 

This issue of the newsletter highlights the successes our Pre-Sort Mail and ezIQC� statewide contracts suppliers are achieving for our state entities.  We have also highlighted the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) and the work they are doing to help Georgia's businesses succeed. Also don't forget to register for the University System of Georgia Procurement Expo 2013 hosted by Savannah State University (details included). 
 

We are committed to strengthening our relationship with you. As such, our Supplier Source newsletter will now be published bi-annually and will contain a variety of information including upcoming statewide and agency contracts.  It will highlight the successes that our suppliers are achieving and will also provide important information and tips to help you be successful in your pursuit of partnering with us.
 

We welcome our new marketing outreach specialist, Julian Bailey, who has been instrumental in the publishing of this newsletter.  Julian comes to us with more than 10 years of work experience in the marketing/communications field.  Included herein is Julian's bio detailing her qualifications and work experience. 

 

We welcome any feedback, comments or suggestions that you may have as we work on how to better serve you.  We look forward to continue strengthening our relationship with you!

 

Sincerely,

DOAS State Purchasing Division

 

SmallBusClassSmall Business Reclassification: Have you reclassified your business? 

Dorna Werdelin

Supplier Relations

In 2012, the Georgia Legislature passed OCGA 50-5-121, redefining Small Business in the state of Georgia. Small business is now defined as a "Georgia resident business that is independently owned and operated. In addition, such a business must either have fewer than 300 employees or less than $30 million in gross receipts per year."  A Georgia resident business is a "business that regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia for at least one

year prior to any bid or proposal to the state or a new business that is domiciled in Georgia and which regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia; provided, however, that a place from which business is conducted shall not include a post office box, a leased private mailbox, site trailer, or temporary structure." Read more ...
ezIQCDOAS completed more than $1.2 M in paving projects through its ezIQC� at Camden County Schools 
Over $1.2 million in paving projects have been completed for the Camden County K-12 school district in Kingsland, Ga.  These projects were done as a result of the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) statewide contract for indefinite quantity construction contracts known as ezIQC�. The ezIQC� statewide contract (SWC 90818) was launched in 2009 and to date have completed approximately $50 million in projects. Read more ...
PresortmailDependable Mail Services Achieving Success with its Pre-Sort Mail Statewide Contract
Dependable Mail Services (DMS), located in Austell, Ga., is a full-service mail processing center that helps its clients take advantage of large volume discounts with very little change to their current mailroom operations.

In July 2011, DMS was awarded the Statewide Contract for Pre-Sort Mail and Fulfillment Services from the Georgia Department of Administrative Services, State Purchasing Division. Since the inception of the contract, DMS has saved state entities more than a million dollars in mail services. Read more ...

gtpac2Government Contracting Resources Available to All Georgia Businesses

How would you like to receive classroom instruction on how to do business with federal, state and local governments? How about having access to a service that scours the Internet every day and identifies government bid opportunities that match what you sell? And how about one-on-one counseling from experts in the field of government contracting?

 

What if all these services were free?
 

It may sound too good to be true, but it's a fact ... the Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) - located in nine cities across the state - offers free classes, resources and counseling to assist Georgia businesses identify, compete for, and win government contracts. Read more ...

usgexpoUSG Procurement Expo 2013 Hosted by Savannah State University
The 2013 University System of Georgia (USG) Procurement Expo to be held on October 18, 2013 and hosted by Savannah State University is a one-day event that features exhibits from University System institutions and provides information on navigating the system's procurement process. The event targets small and minority suppliers; however, all suppliers are welcome. Click here to register!
upcomingcontractUpcoming Statewide Contracts Announcement

Please note that our Office Supplies and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Statewide Contracts are being re-bid. Details will be available soon! To get information on our Statewide Contract Index, please visit our website.

 
  

GPM Updates 

  
Cover of New GPM

Changes made to the Georgia Procurement Manual are availble on the State Purchasing website in version GPM-V5-September 2013 of the manual.

Team Georgia Marketplace™

In order to do business with the State you must reqister in Team Georgia Marketplace™. Click here to access the portal!

 

  
Supplier Training  


State Purchasing provides businesses with technical assistance, training and tools to successfully do business with the state.
 

Each month, DOAS hosts supplier orientation seminars with registration tips and much more. Visit the website to register!

SPD Outreach
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DeKalb County Small Business Summit on August 22, 2013  at Georgia Piedmont College.

 
   
GTPAC Intro to Goverment Contracting class at
Georgia Tech
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GDOT 2013 DBE Statewide Conference at Emory University on September 10, 2013.


 
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404-657-6000