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This is a fact sheet document from the State of Ohio's Department of Administrative Services explaining the OhioBuys procurement platform, which serves as the primary system for conducting procurement activities with the State of Ohio. OhioBuys is an online platform that facilitates both catalog shopping for pre-contracted goods and services—including batteries, clothing, office supplies, IT equipment, and laboratory supplies—and the management of solicitations and contracts. The platform allows state users to search for and purchase items from existing state contracts, while also enabling agencies to create bid opportunities, award contracts, and track spending across multiple categories and suppliers. The system incorporates order-through-pay functionality with automated approval workflows and reporting capabilities at both the agency and enterprise levels.
To participate in OhioBuys as either a Bidder or Supplier, all users must obtain an OH|ID, which is a secure single sign-on credential that provides access to multiple State of Ohio systems. Existing suppliers manage their contacts through OhioPays at supplier.ohio.gov, while bidders manage contacts directly within OhioBuys. The State of Ohio strongly encourages all participants to complete available training resources, including web-based eLearning videos, hosted webinars, and job aids available on the OhioBuys website. Support is available through the OBM Financial Support Services help desk at 1-877-644-6771 or OBM.ContactCenter@obm.ohio.gov, and supplier-specific inquiries can be directed to supplier.ohiobuys@das.ohio.gov.
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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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