Celebrating over 50 years…

2. Celebrating over 50 years… Congratulations, municipalities have been eligible to use OGS contracts to purchase materials, equipment and supplies since 1953.

3. OGS Promise… • Ensure public benefit from outstanding service • Meet our customer’s needs with cost effective products and unparalleled service.

4. PSG Contract Customers • State agencies, authorities and public benefit corporations • Counties • Cities, towns, villages • Public school districts • Private schools (K-12) • Volunteer ambulance and fire companies • Non-profit, non-public • Independent colleges and universities • Hospitals and residential health care facilities • Cemetery Corporations • Some charitable organizations

5. OGS contracts can: • Save 10 to 40% of average purchase price • Reduce or eliminate the time required to research specifications • Enhance & simplify the purchase process • Minimize the time required to identify responsible vendors • Ensure product and service quality • Meet recycling/energy efficient objectives

6. Procurement Guidelines • Guide to purchasing and contracting adopted by procurement council • Follow State Finance Law • Available at OGS website • www.ogs.state.ny.us/procurement/default.asp

7. Preferred Sources • Statutory purchasing preference granted by State Finance Law • Must meet form, function and Utility • Additional items are added periodically • Preferred Source Offerings: • www.ogs.state.ny.us/procurecounc/pdfdoc/psguide.pdf

8. OGS Centralized Contracts • Commodities • Services • Technology (including telecommunications)

9. Commodities • Fixed price single award contracts • Vehicles, filed requirement contracts • Multiple Award contracts • Copiers, furniture, audio-visual • Catalog Contracts • Office Supplies, Industrial Supplies • http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/spg/lists/commodty.asp

10. Services • Some of the service contracts currently available are: • overnight mail • procurement card services • guard services • temporary personnel • drug & alcohol testing • on-line database • http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/lists/services.asp

11. Technology • Adaptive Aids • Microcomputers • Printers • Software • Systems and Peripherals • http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/lists/infotech.asp

12. Telecommunications • Video Conferencing Systems & Services • Cable & Fiber Optics • Aggregated Telecommunications Services • Cellular, PCS Wireless Telephone Services • Internet Access Service • Paging Services • Networking Hardware and Software • http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/snt/lists/telecom.asp

16. Small Business Initiative (SBI) • New York State resident small businesses • Listing may be viewed at: • www.ogs.state.ny.us/purchase/sbi.asp • Small Business Initiatives are not contracts

17. Purchaser Notification Service (PNS) • No more paper • Timely contract updates • Unlimited registrations • Select only those classifications of interest to you • http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/PNS/default.asp

18. Tips to avoid purchasing blunders: • Confer with experts. • Read “How to Use This Contract”. • Contact Purchasing Officer. • Contact Customer Services.

19. For information on OGS contracts contact our Customer Services Unit at: (518) 474-6717 or visit our website at: http://www.ogs.state.ny.us

20. Thank you