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HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW

HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW. Office of Purchasing 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 501 Columbia, MD 21046 May 17, 2013. FINDING OPPORTUNITIES. Our Web Site: www.howardcountymd.gov/purchasing Email notifications through Constant Contact eMarylandMarketplace.

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HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW

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  1. HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW • Office of Purchasing • 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 501 • Columbia, MD 21046 • May 17, 2013

  2. FINDING OPPORTUNITIES • Our Web Site: www.howardcountymd.gov/purchasing • Email notifications through Constant Contact • eMarylandMarketplace

  3. Procurement Methods Under $10,000 - Purchasing Cards $10,001 and $29,999 • Informal Request for Quotes Over $30,000 • Competitive Sealed Bids/Formal Invitation for Bid (IFB) • Competitive Sealed Proposals/Formal Request for Proposals (RFP) Cooperative Procurement

  4. Equal Business Opportunity Program • Encourages increased participation by Minority, Women and Disabled Business Enterprises in the procurement of all goods and services. • It is an extension of current Purchasing procedures and is practiced on an on-going basis.

  5. Equal BusinessOpportunity Goals Howard County’s Goals are: • Award 15% of the County’s total amount of all contracts directly to EBOs every fiscal year. This includes construction, architectural and engineering services, and other procurements for goods and services. • When the contract value is $50,000 or more, the prime contractors will subcontract at least 10% to EBOs subcontractors.

  6. Howard county EBO Certification • The participation of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), including Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) and Disabled Business Enterprises (DBEs) is essential to the realization of Howard County’s social and economic development goals. • The Office of Purchasing's commitment and policy is to assure all persons an equal opportunity to participate in the procurement of all commodities and services.

  7. Other Certification programs RECOGNIZED • The County recognizes businesses certified by the following: • Howard County Equal Business Opportunity Commission (EBOC) • State of Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) • City of Baltimore • Federal agencies when that agency is the grantor for a County project • Other states and municipalities or certifying entity when it would be impractical or unreasonable not to use a certified minority.

  8. CERTIFICATION BENEFITS • Email Notices of Procurement Opportunities • Listing in EBO Vendor Directory • Promotion of Subcontractors to Prime Contractors • Email Notices of Seminars, Open Houses, Training Workshops • Networking, Referrals

  9. Howard County Water and Sewer Capital ProjectsAnticipated Schedule for Construction Bid Advertisement(6 month projection)

  10. Thank yoU!Purchasing Contacts Darla Herbold, CPPO Purchasing Administrator dherbold@howardcountymd.gov 410-313-6370 Mahesh Sabnani Equal Business Opportunity Program Coordinator msabnani@howardcountymd.gov 410-313-3694 www.howardcountymd.gov/purchasing

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