6_OhioBuys+Fact+Sheet+for+Bidders_Suppliers (1).pdf
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- Stark County, Ohio
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This is a fact sheet document provided by the State of Ohio to guide bidders and suppliers on using OhioBuys, the state's primary procurement platform. OhioBuys is a centralized online system managed by the State of Ohio that facilitates procurement activities, contract management, and purchasing of goods and services. The platform enables users to search and purchase items from state contracts through a catalog shopping experience, with available product categories including batteries, clothing, footwear, hardware, gloves, ink and toner cartridges, IT equipment services, laboratory supplies, office supplies, and soaps and hand sanitizers. The system also provides solicitation and contract management functionality, allowing for the creation of bid opportunities, contract awards, contract management, and spend tracking through data analytics and reporting at both agency and enterprise levels. Additionally, the platform includes order-through-pay functionality with quick quoting, guided buying, automated approval workflows, and dashboard tracking capabilities.
To participate in Ohio state procurement opportunities, bidders and suppliers must obtain an OH|ID, which is a secure single sign-on credential that provides access to OhioBuys and other State of Ohio online systems. Each bidder or supplier contact requires a valid OH|ID with a unique email address and password, and the email used for the OH|ID must match the email address associated with the supplier contact record in OhioBuys. Existing suppliers can manage their contacts through OhioPays at supplier.ohio.gov, while bidders can manage contacts directly within OhioBuys. The State of Ohio strongly encourages all bidders and suppliers to complete available training, which includes web-based eLearning videos, hosted webinars, and job aids accessible through the OhioBuys website. For additional support, bidders and suppliers can contact the OBM Financial Support Services Help Desk at 1-877-644-6771 or OBM.ContactCenter@obm.ohio.gov, or reach out to the OhioBuys project team at supplier.ohiobuys@das.ohio.gov for webinar inquiries.
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Introducing OhioBuys OhioBuys provides the primary platform for you to conduct procurement activities with the State of Ohio. OhioBuys leverages innovative technologies to increase efficiency, opportunities, and participation with businesses in Ohio.
OhioBuys also provides an online shopping experience for State users purchasing contract and non-contract items provided by supplier partners.
https://procure.ohio.gov/ohiobuys
OhioBuys Catalog functionality allows users to:
• Search for items from State contracts via a catalog shopping experience and place an order for those items.
• Browse the goods and services that are available for purchase including batteries, clothing, footwear, general hardware, gloves, ink and toner cartridges, IT equipment pickup and disposal/delivery services, laboratory supplies, office supplies, soaps and hand sanitizers and much more.
Solicitation and Contract Management functionality allows users to:
• Create bid opportunities, award and manage contracts and measure spend, all in one place.
• Take advantage of data analytics and reporting to track spend across contracts, categories and suppliers. Reporting can be generated both at the agency and enterprise level.
Order-through-Pay functionality includes:
• Quick quoting, guided buying and the addition of even more catalogs for shopping.
• Automated workflows to route items for approval, as well as dashboard capabilities to track activity.
• Seamless linkages across order-through-pay transactions; increasing compliance while automating exception scenarios by routing to the proper authority.
Supplier and Bidder Registration A Supplier is a business or organization that is fully registered to do business with the State, while a Bidder is a business or organization that wants to respond to an opportunity to do business with the State and is not currently a fully-registered State Supplier.
To begin registration, Bidders and Suppliers need an OH|ID to access Ohio Buys. To find out how to obtain an OH|ID, please see page 2.
For Suppliers/Bidders
How To: Access OhioBuys To access OhioBuys, every Bidder or Supplier contact must have an OH|ID. An OH|ID is a secure, single sign-on that provides users access to online services for multiple State of Ohio systems. The following rules dictate how Bidders and Suppliers use OH|IDs to access OhioBuys:
• A valid OH|ID is required for each Bidder or Supplier contact.
• Each user must provide a valid email address and password to request and create an
OH|ID.
• The email address used to create your OH|ID must match the email address associated with your Supplier contact record in OhioBuys
To access OhioBuys, navigate to: https://ohiobuys.ohio.gov Then click on the OhioBuys Login button to either create an account and obtain your OH|ID or input your OH|ID and password to log in to OhioBuys.
https://procure.ohio.gov/ohiobuys
Webinars Job Aids Help Desk SupportTraining Videos
For Suppliers/Bidders
How To: Update Contacts If you are an existing Supplier, you may manage your contacts in OhioPays at supplier.ohio.gov. Instructions on managing contacts in OhioPays are available under the How to Register option within OhioPays.
Bidders can manage their contacts directly within OhioBuys under the Contacts tab.
How To: Locate Training and Support Suppliers and Bidders are strongly urged to complete training to begin successfully working in OhioBuys. Training includes web-based eLearning videos, hosted webinars, and job aids.
The training videos and job aids are available on the OhioBuys website. If you are interested in attending a Supplier webinar, please contact the OhioBuys project team at supplier.ohiobuys@das.ohio.gov. Please note, we recommend viewing the video overviews before attending the webinars.
If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact the OBM Financial Support Services to create a help desk ticket for OhioBuys: 1-877-644-6771 OR OBM.ContactCenter@obm.ohio.gov.
https://ohiobuys.ohio.gov/ http://supplier.ohio.gov/ https://procure.ohio.gov/bidders-and-suppliers/resources/bidder-and-supplier-training/04-ob-training mailto:supplier.ohiobuys@das.ohio.gov https://procure.ohio.gov/bidders-and-suppliers/resources/bidder-and-supplier-training/02_OB+Video+Overviews mailto:OBM.ContactCenter@obm.ohio.gov mailto:OBM.ContactCenter@obm.ohio.gov
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