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How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: Introduction

How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: Introduction . Why we buy from registered BEP, Small Businesses & Veterans? It is a State priority to support small , minority & veteran owned businesses How do we buy from preferred small vendors? By accessing the sell2illinois.gov website:

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How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: Introduction

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  1. How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: Introduction • Why we buy from registered BEP, Small Businesses & Veterans? • It is a State priority to support small , minority & veteran owned businesses • How do we buy from preferred small vendors? • By accessing the sell2illinois.gov website: • http://www2.illinois.gov/cms/business/sell2/Pages/VendorSearch.aspx • What are the steps? • Search the BEP, Small & Veteran databases for the product/service by one of the following options: • Vendor Name • Commodity Code • Commodity Name • See slides that follow for details • Tips: • Get familiar with the Product/Service codes that are listed in the CMS Reference Library: • http://www.purchase.state.il.us/ipb/IPBhomep.nsf?Open • Once the site opens: • Select: “Class Code Descriptions” • Read the PDF to find the code(s) needed • Other purchases over $20K require a contract (unless purchased from a Master Contract) • Formal Bid required: • Prof/Artistic Services $20k • General Goods & Services >$54.6K • Construction >$76.6k New $ Amounts Effective 7/1/13

  2. Sequence of Preferred Vendors • SMC State Master Contract • ICI Illinois Correctional Industries • BEP Business Enterprise Vendor • SB Small Business Vendor • Veteran Veteran vendor • SWS Sheltered Workshop Vendor • Other Vendor is NOT any of the above

  3. How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: 1 Step 1 Step 1: Launch the CMS Reference Library: http://www.purchase.state.il.us/ipb/IPBhomep.nsf?Open

  4. How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: 2 Step 2: Click “Class Code Descriptions” (opens a new page) Step 3: Open the file titled “Commodity and Service Booklet w_o Cover Sheet.pdf Step 2 Step 3

  5. How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: 3 Step 4: Once Class Code Descriptions PDF is open, find the code(s) and Commodity name needed Example Shown: Liquid and Dry Nitrogen Step 4

  6. How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: 4 Step 5 • Step 5: Launch: http://www2.illinois.gov/cms/business/sell2/Pages/VendorSearch.aspx IMSA has goals for procurement $’s: BEP – 20% (of which 1% should be Sheltered Workshops) Small Business – 10% Veterans – 3% Search BEP, SB, & Veteran databases to obtain best value/price

  7. How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: 5 Step 6: Using the commodity code or name from step 4, select a search method Step 7: Enter search terms, filter by location (optional), then click the “Search” button. Step 6 Step 7a Step 7b Step 7c

  8. How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: 6 Step 8: Click to Select the best-fit sub-category(s) Step 9: Click “Search” to see vendors Step8 Step 9

  9. How to Search Preferred Small Vendors: 7 Step 10: Review listed vendors & contact to obtain the best value/price Step 10

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