Procurement and Support Services

Procurement and Support Services consists of Procurement, Accounts Payable, Travel and Materials Management (Central Stores, Property Accounting, Shipping & Receiving, Records Management and Campus Storage). Our goal is to improve the quality of services provided to the campus departments while reducing the total cost of goods and services.  We will do this by increasing productivity, streamlining work processes, decentralizing purchasing functions, maximizing use of electronic media, and utilizing best practices developed in our industry.

  • Electronic Auctions— Submitted plans and received approval to hold electronic auctions for sale of surplus equipment.
  • SWRC Barter of Classrooms for Computers – Bartered computers for classroom space, thereby saving the University $10,000 .
  • Participated in PSSOA task force to analyze PIA mandatory participation requirement
  • Merged Mail Services and Materials Management to maximize synergies and space requirements 
  • Emergency Operations Vendor Agreements –Finalized and updated all agreements.
  • Successfully bid and awarded Craven Renovation Project to Design Build to allow Ranch relocation for $122K.
  • Competitively bid and awarded Telecommunications Infrastructure Improvement Project to Verizon for $1.9M including a subcontractor award for approximately $.5M to DBVE.
  • Competitively bid and awarded COBA project to C.E. Wiley for $20.5M.
  • Competitively bid and awarded Job Order Contract to Good and Roberts for $1M commitment with a $3M annual potential.
  • Competitively bid and awarded contract for Custodial Services to Merchant’s Building Maintenance for $720K for a 3 year term.
  • Competitively bid and awarded Arts Faculty Offices to Good and Roberts for $132K.
  • Procurement Director achieved Lifetime C.P.M. designation.
  • Established Central Repository for Agreements/Contracts for the entire Campus.
  • Eliminated lease at Beiri Warehouse yielding $16,000 annual savings.
  • Processed purchase orders for Kellogg Library Group II totaling$5M.
  • Saved $.5M by Purchasing staff as a result of negotiation and contract award for Kellogg Library furniture procurement from Agati Inc.
  •  Bid opening for Minor Cap. Job Order Contract occurred on May 6, 2004.  
  • RFP for TII Project Coordinator/Inspector – pending release on May 7, 2004.
  • RFP for Business Building Construction Management Services – April 6, 2004.  Department has reviewed proposals and interviewed short-listed firms.  Anticipate award by end of May. 
  • Awarded approximately $1.3M to Dalke and Sons for Minor Cap and Special Repair Projects throughout the campus in support of PDC and Facility Services.
  • Completed PeopleSoft PO conversion of all Banner Open POs.
  • Achieved consolidation of Procard process and reduced the number of Procards by 33%.
  • Completed collaboration with Accounting Services to merge A/P with G/L.
  • Director selected as President of the CSU Procurement and Support Services Officers Association.
  • Completed PSSOA annual vendor show in San Francisco.
  • Presented How to do Business with the CSU seminar for DVBE supplier community.
  • As part of the PSSOA team, achieved system wide savings of over $1M for office products.
  • Procurement Director facilitated Contract Management Seminars at Dominguez Hills and San Jose State. 
  • Purchasing Staff individually exceeded goal of 40 hours of training.
  • Purchasing Staff participated in BSC Pilot projects.