Procurement Government Schools

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Presenters Contact Information
Marian Corbett Procurement Services
Group Office of General Services marian.corbet
t_at_ogs.state.ny.us [phone] OGS
Website www.ogs.state.ny.us
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OGS Promise

• Ensure public benefit from outstanding
  service and
• Meet our customers needs with cost effective
  products and unparalleled service.

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PSG Contract Customers

• State agencies, authorities and public benefit
  corporations
• Counties
• Cities, towns, villages
• Public school districts
• Private schools (K-12)
• Volunteer ambulance and fire companies
• Non-profit, non-public
• - Independent colleges and universities
• - Hospitals and residential health care
  facilities
• Cemetery Corporations

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OGS Contracts Can

• Save 10 to 40 of average purchase price
• Reduce or eliminate the time required to
  research specifications
• Enhance simplify the purchase process
• Minimize the time required to identify
  responsible vendors
• Ensure product and service quality
• Meet recycling/energy efficient objectives

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Preferred Sources

• Statutory purchasing preference granted by
  State Finance Law
• Must meet form, function and Utility
• Additional items are added periodically
• List of Preferred Source Offerings
• http//www.ogs.state.ny.us/procurecounc/pdfdoc/psl
  ist.pdf

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OGS Centralized Contracts

• Commodities
• Services
• Technology
• (including telecommunications)
• http//www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/SearchBrowse.a
  sp

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Commodities

• Fixed price single award contracts
• - Vehicles, filed requirement contracts
• Multiple Award contracts
• - Copiers, furniture, audio-visual
• Catalog Contracts
• - Office Supplies, Industrial Supplies

http//www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/spg/lists/comm
odty.asp
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Services

• Some of the service contracts currently available
  include
• overnight mail
• procurement card services
• guard services
• temporary personnel
• drug alcohol testing
• on-line database
• http//www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/lists/serv
  ices.asp

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Technology

• Adaptive Aids
• Microcomputers
• Printers
• Software
• Systems and Peripherals
• http//www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/lists/info
  tech.asp

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Telecommunications

• Video Conferencing Systems Services
• Cable Fiber Optics
• Aggregated Telecommunications Services
• Cellular, PCS Wireless Telephone Services
• Internet Access Service
• Paging Services
• Networking Hardware and Software
• http//www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/lists/tele
  com.asp

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Small Business Initiative (SBI)

• New York State resident small businesses
• Listing may be viewed at
• http//www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/sbi/sbi.asp
• Please note Small Business Initiatives are
  not contracts

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Purchaser Notification Service (PNS)

• No more paper
• Timely contract updates
• Unlimited registrations
• Select only those classifications of interest
  to you
• http//www.ogs.state.ny.us/PNS/default.asp

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Tips to Avoid Purchasing Blunders

• Confer with experts
• Read How to Use This Contract
• Contact Purchasing Officer
• Contact Customer Services

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To Contact Us
For information on OGS contracts, contact our
Customer Services Unit at [phone] or
visit our website at http//www.ogs.state.ny.us
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Questions?
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Presenters Contact Information
Marian Corbett Procurement Services
Group Office of General Services marian.corbet
t_at_ogs.state.ny.us [phone] OGS
Website www.ogs.state.ny.us