ANNOUNCEMENTS

• State Use Portal Access - 12/29/06
  The Portal will not be available for statewide use until February 5, 2007 at the earliest. We are continuing to make changes to the site to ensure that the State receives the best possible contract. If you have not submitted forms for access to the portal and/or have not attended training, you will not be able to access the portal for office products.
  For questions regarding this notice please contact:
  Marti Sawyer, State Use Contracting Officer
  DCS - Central Purchasing Division
  Phone:  (405) 521-4474
  Fax:  (405) 522-0199
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• Prime Office Products Portal, SW022 - 10/19/06
  The Department of Central Services has awarded a Prime Vendor contract for Office Products. This contract encompasses all State Use Vendors, who supply office products and Corporate Express. These companies have jointed together to develop ONESHOP, a portal for office products. The Prime Office Products Portal will be operational in January 2007. In order to prepare all state agencies for use of the portal, the State Use Program Office and Corporate Express will provide training for all users that requisition or purchase office products. Training will be provided on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 and Thursday, December 7, 2006 at the Moore Norman Technology Center South Penn Campus, Conference Center.
  
  Please submit both forms: The Training and Portal Access form (DCS-FORM-SU-002) and Office-Products-Prime-Vendor-Letter by November 18, 2006. You must have a user ID and attend training to process office product orders. Two hours of CPO credit will be given to attendees.
  
  NOTE:
  • On the training form there is not a place to indicate which date you will attend training, please write the training date you are signing up for above the time you specify.
  • On the Portal Access Authorization Form, “Agency Rules” can be any stop an agency wants put in place. For example, the approver must authorize any purchase over x dollar amount

        Submit completed forms to Leanna Chebahtah (Edmonds) via facsimile (405) 522-0199 or (405) 522-1077