OhioBuys FAQs for Suppliers.pdf
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- PWC Pymatuning Aluminum Courtesy Docks
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- Ashland County, Ohio
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This is a Frequently Asked Questions document for the OhioBuys platform, which serves as the primary procurement portal for the State of Ohio and facilitates business opportunities between the state and suppliers. OhioBuys is a comprehensive procurement system that enables users to search and purchase items from state contracts through a catalog shopping interface, create and manage bid opportunities, award contracts, and track spending across categories and suppliers. The platform supports goods and services including batteries, clothing, footwear, hardware, office supplies, laboratory supplies, and IT equipment disposal services. To participate in procurement activities, both suppliers and bidders must obtain an OH|ID—a secure, single sign-on credential that provides access to OhioBuys and other State of Ohio online systems. Each contact associated with a bidder or supplier organization requires a valid OH|ID with a corresponding email address and password; existing suppliers manage their contacts through OhioPays at supplier.ohio.gov, while bidders manage contacts directly within OhioBuys.
The State of Ohio encourages all suppliers and bidders to complete available training resources to effectively utilize the OhioBuys platform, including web-based eLearning videos, hosted webinars, and job aids accessible on the OhioBuys website. Organizations seeking support with registration questions or additional assistance can contact the Ohio Shared Services Team at OBM.ContactCenter@obm.ohio.gov or 877-644-6771, while inquiries regarding supplier webinars should be directed to ohiobuys@das.ohio.gov. The related contract opportunity involves Pymatuning State Park's solicitation for two steel truss frame docks and two aluminum gangways with handrails to be factory assembled and delivered to the Padanaram Boat Launch in Andover, Ohio by March 27, 2026, with specifications including WearDeck marine grade decking, galvanized hardware, and polyethylene foam-filled floats.
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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 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 OhioPays at supplier.ohio.gov.
Instructions on how to manage 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.
https://procure.ohio.gov/ohiobuys
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 video overviews before attending the webinars.
For support or if you have Registration questions, please contact our Ohio Shared Services Team at OBM.ContactCenter@obm.ohio.gov or 877-644-6771
Webinars Job Aids Help Desk SupportTraining Videos
For Suppliers/Bidders https://ohiobuys.ohio.gov/ http://supplier.ohio.gov/ https://procure.ohio.gov/state-and-local-agencies/resources/ohiobuys-overview mailto: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
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