Ohio Buys Information.pdf
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- chainsaws and chainsaw bars State and local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- SRC0000029469
- Issued by
- Franklin County, Ohio
About this file
This document is an informational guide about OhioBuys, the primary procurement platform for the State of Ohio, designed to streamline procurement activities across state cabinet agencies. The platform provides a comprehensive digital marketplace that enables businesses to search, browse, and purchase goods and services through state contracts, with catalog functionality supporting purchases of items like batteries, clothing, hardware, IT equipment, office supplies, and more. OhioBuys offers three primary features: a catalog shopping experience, solicitation and contract management tools, and order-through-pay functionality that includes automated workflows, approval routing, and transaction tracking.
The platform requires all suppliers and bidders to register using an OH|ID, a secure single sign-on credential, which ensures consistent access and management across state systems. Training and support are strongly recommended, with resources including web-based eLearning videos, webinars, and job aids available on the OhioBuys website. Suppliers can manage their contacts through the Supplier Portal, while bidders can update contacts directly within the OhioBuys system. For additional support, users can contact the Ohio Shared Services Team or the OhioBuys project team via provided email addresses and phone numbers.
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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.
OhioBuys is currently available with all Cabinet Agencies onboarded as of May 2022.
procure.ohio.gov/OhioBuys
For Suppliers/Bidders
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.
How To: Access OhioBuys In order 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.
How To: Update Contacts If you are an existing Supplier, you may manage your contacts in the Supplier Portal
(supplier.ohio.gov). Instructions on how to manage contacts in the Supplier
Portal are available under the Supplier Actions option within the Supplier Portal.
Bidders can manage their contacts directly within OhioBuys under the Contacts tab.
procure.ohio.gov/OhioBuys
For Suppliers/Bidders
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 ohiobuys@das.ohio.gov. Please note, we recommend viewing the eLearning videos prior to attending the webinars.
For support or if you have Registration questions, please contact our Ohio Shared Services
Team at OBM.sharedservices@OBM.ohio.gov or 877-644-6771
Webinars Job Aids Help Desk SupportTraining Videos
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