N.C. Department of
Correction--Correction News--August 1998
Purchasing given two big boosts
Raleigh — The Correction Purchasing
office is improving the way it does business. Now, correction
managers waiting for large purchase items won't
have nearly as long to wait, and vendors will be able to place
bids through the purchasing department's new World
Wide Web page.
 DOC
Purchasing Director Larry Rhodes
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In May, the State Purchasing and
Contract division approved an increase in the Department
of Correction's
purchasing limit from $10,000 to $25,000. "This means correction managers who need to
purchase big-ticket items such as computers, raw
materials or building materials, won't
have to wait for approval from State Purchase and
Contract," DOC Purchasing Director Larry Rhodes
said. "We were the first to ask for the increase and
the first to get it based in part on the volume of
products needed for new prisons and expanded probation
and parole offices."
Correction Secretary Mack Jarvis said,
"This is a sign of the trust State Purchasing has in
the job being done by Larry Rhodes, Ed Daughtry and their
staff. They well deserve this boost."
Also, the correction purchasing office
has made the vendor bidding process a lot less of a
hassle. Thanks to a new web page, http://www.ips.state.nc.us/ips/deptbids.asp, vendors from around the world can bid on 45
different categories, from frozen eggs to fire alarm
systems.
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DOC was the first state agency to put the
products and services that employees use on the internet so
suppliers can offer the most competitive prices.
"This gives everyone a chance to bid on
the department's needs, enhancing competition among vendors,"
Rhodes said. "Vendors will have access to the bid list and
won't have to contact the purchasing office to be added or
make changes. The web has improved the way we do business in this
department."
The internet is expected to reduce the demands
on purchasing staff who used fax machines and express mail to
send bid documents. It will also reduce duplicating and postal
costs.
"This is a major step forward for the
purchasing department," Jarvis said. "Larry and his
staff have worked hard to streamline their section, and this idea
to put bids on the web page can only help bring the department
the least expensive, quality products." u
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