“BERNIE”*

1. “BERNIE”* VENDOR EVALUATION DATABASE *named for retired Air Force General Bernard Weiss, former Productivity Committee Chairman, who recommended implementation of a formal vendor evaluation process

2. LOGGING ONGO TO….. • Collier County Intranet….. bccportal0101/intranet….. • Services/Purchasing • Click on the “Bernie” icon • Once you have opened this link, in the upper right hand corner is the login button • Your logon is FirstLast name and the password is *Bernie* • You can change the password once you have logged on the first time

3. Updating/Editing a new Bernie • I will enter awarded contracts with contract number, title, vendor name, and project manager name, and you will update instead of creating a new Bernie • You can either pull up the information by vendor, contract number or project number • To enter your information first click on “General” • Click on “Click to Update this Bernie”, enter your information then submit • After you have completed the evaluation email Brenda Reaves with the vendor name and email address

4. Additional information • A new menu at the top of the page has been added to make it easier to move through the form • There is a button for General, Questions/Comments, Ratings and Status Comments • This Bernie database has a spelling feature under “menu” • You are allowed 1,000 characters in the comments section

5. Vendor Comments I will contact the vendor with their log on information The vendor will only be allowed to enter their comments field You can always reach me via email: brendareaves@colliergov.net