Transcript OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY RESOURCE TRAINING FOR …

New Jersey Higher Education
Procurement Association
Sandy Davis, Director
Office of Supplier Diversity
“Training for Procurement Opportunities”
Department of the Treasury
Office of Supplier Diversity
Created January 2008
Grand Opening July 2008
Mission Statement: “To foster sustainable
economic growth for SMWBEs by providing
training and support on State and private
industry contracting.”
Office of Supplier Diversity
Programs
 Training
and Technical Assistance
 Building
Partnerships
 Match
Making Events
 Agency
Referrals
Road Map to State Contracting
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Contracting Opportunities
Am I Ready to do Business with the State?
NJ Business Portal
5 Key Components
RFP Process
Overview of State Contracting
Opportunities
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109 Agencies - Colleges,
Universities, Commissions
 State
Executive Branches-DPP
 Prime
Vendor
 Subcontractor
 Partial State Contractor
Am I Ready to do Business with
The State of New Jersey?
Is your Business big enough?
 Do you have the financial resources?
 Do you have a Quality Assurance Program?
 Do you have the Technology?
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Source: Business Owners Tool Kit: Do you have what it takes?
DOING BUSINESS with the STATE of
NEW JERSEY
5 KEY COMPONENTS
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Business Registration
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Small Business Registration/MWBE CERTIFICATION
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Business Opportunity E-mail Notification Registration
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Statewide Bidding Opportunities
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Treasury’s Current Bidding Opportunities
Business Registration
Small Business Set-aside
 The
State’s Small Business Set-aside
Program is mandated to make a good
faith effort to award a total of 25% of
the State’s total value of the State
Contract for goods and services to
eligible small businesses.
Development of an RFP
RFP is finalized
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Ready for
Public bidding
Commodity or
Service
Need identified by
Agency
Draft RFP sent to
The Division of
Purchase and
Property
RFP BID SUBMISSIONS
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Standard Terms and
Conditions
Signatory Page
Ownership Disclosure Form
MacBride Principles
Affirmative Action
Information
Disclosure of
Investigations/Actions
Involving Bidder
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Business Registration
Certificate
Notice of Intent to
Subcontract Form
Subcontractor Utilization
Form
Price Sheet
Services Source Disclosure
Form
UPCOMING EVENTS
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June 23, 2009 – Training for Procurement
Opportunities Workshop
Presented by OSD – Trenton, NJ
DEBBIE GIDEON
Please see OSD Newsletter for a complete list of training and events.
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June 19, 2009 – Business Strategy Seminar
“Taking your Business to the Next Level”
presented by
RASHIA MASON
PSE&G Supplier Diversity Specialist
CONTACT THE OFFICE OF SUPPLIER
DIVERSITY
New Jersey Department of Treasury
Office of Supplier Diversity
33 West State Street
First Floor
P.O. Box 026
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-984-1036
E-mail: [email protected]