Purchasing Roadmap
Description
The Purchasing Roadmap is a listing of all bidding activities currently being conducted by the Purchasing Department or under consideration for a bid event. By making these activities continually visible to campus, all interested parties are kept informed of purchasing activities that effect University operations. The intent of all RFP’s is to comply with purchasing policy and state bidding requirements for large volume spend categories in order to provide value to the University through reduced pricing, improved lead-times, negotiated rebates and discounts, extended warranties and upgraded quality. The roadmap is easily accessible at Purchasing Roadmap.
Purchasing Roadmap
How to Use the Purchasing Roadmap
- Apply Filter – Use the filter to find any related topic/word string.
- Title Bar – Click any title to sort category in ascending/descending order.
Definition of Titles
| Title Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| Good/Services Description | A brief description of the goods or service that was awarded to the supplier as the result of a competitive bid opportunity. Also known as the covered goods or services. |
| Estimate Review | Based on the complexity of the bid and the current contract expiration, the date when a review of the commodity should be conducted to ensure it remains in contract compliance. |
| Current Supplier | What vendor is currently responsible for providing the good or service. |
| Suggested Supplier | A potential supplier that has been recommended by a user department as an alternative or additional supplier to provide the good or services described. These suppliers will be invited to bid when the next RFP for these goods or services is conducted. |
| Suggested By | The user department or individual who has suggested an alternative or additional supplier to consider. |
What bid event situations comprised the Purchasing Roadmap?
- Any OHIO bid event that is reviewed as a result of a submitted requisition or where a current contract is expiring under a previous bid award.
- Any bid events from purchasing consortia the University has partnered with that has resulted in an award to a supplier.
- New opportunities that have been identified through a variety of means including: the review of spend by object code to discover large volume expenses, review of purchasing consortia to identify additional bid prospects, supplier recommendation forms from user departments, review of professional purchasing websites, discussions with IUC members and discussions with suppliers.
- Any suppliers in which catalog enablement’s in BobcatBUY are in the planning stage.
Flowchart of steps to create Purchasing Roadmap
A Purchasing Roadmap flowchart is an illustration of the steps involved in developing the Purchasing Roadmap.
How often is the Purchasing Roadmap updated?
The list is maintained on a daily basis as bid events arise. The website is updated on a bi-weekly basis.
Questions regarding the Purchasing Roadmap
Any questions or comments regarding the Purchasing Roadmap should be directed to Finance Customer Care by phone at 740.597.6446 or by email at financecustomercare@ohio.edu.