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Optimizing Procurement Practices to Increase
Efficiency and Lower Costs
Presenter:Janine Rossi, Government Relations Manager May 5, 2011
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US State & LocalBusiness
Intelligence
US Federal Govt.Business
Intelligence
US Federal, State & Local
Govt. opportunities
• 350,000+ opportunities processed annually
E-procurement platform
for over 500 State &Local agencies
Established in 2000, Headquartered in Albany, NY with 50 employees.
Currently managing 21 systems, supporting over 500 agencies in 12 States.
5 Systems in NY State (Western NY, Central, Capital, Hudson Valley, Long Island)
107 Agencies
Promoting opportunities to over 100,000 vendors
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IPT Overview
Counties of Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Ulster, Orange and Putnam
27 Municipalities
11 Educational Organizations
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Hudson Valley Purchasing Group Member Agencies
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Lowering Costs & Increasing Efficiency
Shared Services
Online Service & Process Automation
Procurement Transparency
Vendor Satisfaction
Lower Costs
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Shared Services
Shared vendor database increases bidding competition, lowering costs
Centralized bid library— ability to reuse bid templates from all member agencies, eliminating duplication
Agency
Agency
Agency
Agency
Agency
SharedResources
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Online Service & Process Automation
Up to 95% reduction in mailing, copying & advertising costs
Lower operational costs through standardization and automation of repetitive, labor-intensive tasks
Self-service for Vendor registration and profile management
No special software, hardware or IT support required @
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@OnlineService
ProcessAutomation
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Procurement Transparency
Process transparency and impartiality◦ Public view into procurement process
Sustainable “green” procurement practices
ControlTransparency
Sustainability
Lower Costs
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Vendor Satisfaction
Convenient, 24x7 free online access to all bid opportunities for vendors
Makes it easier for vendors to do business with their local government
