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Vendor Bid Management System at CSULBPSSOA
2003

• Presented by Charles Hughes, PSSOA CSU Long
  Beach
• Alan Arpie Zavian, Co-Founders,
  PlanetBids

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Vendor Bid Management Systemat CSULB

• BidsOnline History 
• In development since early 1998
• Adopted by CSULB mid 2000
• Third generation CSULB website             
• Actively utilized by CSULB, SJSU

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Vendor Bid Management Systemat CSULB

• BidsOnline Overview
• ASP solution (Application Service Provider) 
• Completely web based             
• No software to install, maintain, or
  upgrade              
• Two applications                     
• 1) Admin Application (three modules)              
                 
• Vendor Management                             
• Bid Management                             
• Electronic Bidding                     
• 2) Vendor Application (Enhances Public Website)  

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Vendor Bid Management Systemat CSULB

• BidsOnline Overview contd
• Multi-Departmental
• - General Purchasing               
• - Public Works                    
• - Facilities Management Services           
        
• - Others

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Vendor Bid Management Systemat CSULB

• Key Features              
• Online vendor registration                
• Update profile by vendor                
• Automatic bid alert notification by
  email                
• By invitation only bids               
• Document uploading and downloading

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Vendor Bid Management Systemat CSULB

• Key Features   contd           
• Addendum distribution and acknowledgement         
         
• Electronic bidding
• - Line itemized or lump sum
• - Sealed bids                
• Import/Export mechanism of vendor record data
  (PeopleSoft compatible)                
• Reports (project, vendor, statistical, activity,
  etc..)

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Vendor Bid Management Systemat CSULB

• Key Benefits          
• Quick set-up                
• Completely customizable flexible                
  
• Cuts costs and saves time                
• Comply with outreach programs (i.e. OSMB, DVBE,
  etc.)

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Vendor Bid Management Systemat CSULB

• Key Benefits  contd      
• No software to install, maintain and
  upgrade                
• Secure, reliable and scalable                
• Open architecture
• Adaptable to multiple databases     
• Daily backups   

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Vendor Bid Management Systemat CSULB

• Plans Pricing
• Plans
• - Plan A Vendor Management (entry level)
• - Plan B Vendor and Bid Management
• - Plan C All of the above  Electronic
  Bidding
• Pricing                   
• - Visit PlanetBids, booth