The Purchasing Team provides acquisition services, ensures compliance with all regulations, rules,
policies, procedures related to IT purchasing and provides purchasing leadership and management for OIT, Executive Branch Agencies and vendors. Areas of responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Manages the sourcing (bidding), awarding and buying of all types of goods and services;
Conducts the debriefing meetings with vendors on specific solicitations;
Provides training to vendors and state employees on how to purchase IT products/services;
Meets with vendors who wish to do business with OIT;
Informs internal and external customers and vendors about the state purchasing and bidding process;
Establishes Enterprise Agreements for IT products and services;
Administers the OIT Commercial Card (procurement and travel) program; and
Oversees the vendor who provides temporary IT staffing for OIT.