Simplified E-Commerce Solutions for Idaho Public Agencies and Idaho Businesses

April and May Vendor Training Dates

Harold — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:08:58 +0000

The training schedule has been updated to include April 16, 2008 and May 21, 2008. The new dates have been posted at http://www.idahoecommerce.com/training.htm. There is NO COST attend this event.

HOW TO REGISTER:

If you want to attend, complete the form at the bottom of this page: http://www.idahoecommerce.com/training.htm. You will receive an autoresponder confirmation of your reservation via email. The first email you’ll receive requires you to respond to verify that you actually completed the form. The next message will comfirm the date and place.

Live long, love life and be well.

Harold Brown
Applied Marketing Group
Boise, ID 83709
208-362-6611
idahoecommerce@velocitus.net
www.idahoecommerce.com

P.S. The Sicommnet online network is growing faster than ever before. Now is the time to learn how to use the system to get your fair share of the public agency business.

2008 Vendor Training Dates Posted

Harold — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:05:59 +0000

The training schedule has been updated to include January and February 2008. The new dates have been posted at http://www.idahoecommerce.com/training.htm. There is NO COST attend this event. Training is scheduled in Boise for November, however there will not be a training in December, 2007.

Pearl Smith, with the Idaho Division of Purchasing, will make a presentation entitled “Doing Business With the State of Idaho.” As part of the training I will also discuss the SicommNET e-procurement system used by the state since 2001. This is a hands on training using the the SicommNet system online. You must be registered with SicommNet to participate. If you have not regestired you can do so by going to http://idahoecommerce.com/idaho-businesses/.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR VENDOR TRAINING:

SEATING IS LIMITED to 24 people per session and we are taking reservations on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED basis. (There are two sessions, and both sessions cover the same material.) The second half of the training deals with the SicommNET system and is is a hands on training, so you will need to bring your user name and password. Note: The morning and afternoon session include the same presentations, you only need to register for one of them.

Live long, love life and be well.

Harold Brown
Applied Marketing Group
Boise, ID 83709
208-362-6611
P.S. The Sicommnet online network is growing faster than ever before. Now is the time to learn how to use the system to get your fair share of the public agency business

GOVERNOR PROTECTS IDAHO JOBS

Harold — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:38:26 +0000

August 31, 2007 (BOISE) – Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter signed an executive order today aimed at ensuring that state government contractors do not outsource what should be Idaho and U.S. jobs.

“Idaho State departments and agencies procure millions of dollars worth of goods and services annually, by contract, through public and private vendors,” Governor Otter wrote in Executive Order No. 2007-08. “The citizens of Idaho are entitled to know how and where their tax dollars are being spent, including whether their taxes are being spent to utilize workers located in countries outside the United States.”

The order directs the Idaho Department of Administration’s Division of Purchasing to develop policies and procedures to ensure all vendors disclose where services related to their state contracts, as well as any related subcontracts, will be performed.

“The Division of Purchasing shall not award a contract to a vendor that fails to provide the information required … or adhere to policies and procedures established by the Division of Purchasing,” according to the executive order.

In addition, and with a few specific exceptions details in the order, the Division of Purchasing “shall not award a contract to a vendor who submits a bid or proposal to perform services, or have a subcontractor perform services, at a site outside the United States … ”

“If the contractor or subcontractor has declared that services or work under the contract will be performed in the United States during the term of a contract and then proceeds to shift services or work outside of the United States, the contractor shall be in breach of contract, unless the Division of Purchasing and the using agency first determine in writing that extraordinary circumstances require the shift or that a failure to shift would result in economic hardship to the State of Idaho,” according to the executive order.

August and September training dates added

Harold — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:48:34 +0000

The training schedule has been updated to include August 14, 2007 and Sepstember 18, 2007. The new dates have been posted at http://www.idahoecommerce.com/training.htm. There is NO COST attend this event.

HOW TO REGISTER:

Live long, love life and be well.

Harold Brown
Applied Marketing Group
Boise, ID 83709
208-362-6611
idahoecommerce@velocitus.net
www.idahoecommerce.com

P.S. The Sicommnet online network is growing faster than ever before. Now is the time to learn how to use the system to get your fair share of the public agency business.

February Training Update

Harold — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:16:56 +0000

Doing Business With the State of Idaho training date update.

The next available training date of February 23, 2007 has just been posted at http://www.idahoecommerce.com/training.htm. There is NO COST attend this event.

How to register.

If you want to attend, complete the form at the bottom of this page: http://www.idahoecommerce.com/training.htm. You will receive an autoresponder confirmation of your
reservation via email. The first email you’ll get requires you to respond to verify that you actually completed the form. The next message will comfirm the date and place.

SEATING IS LIMITED to 24 people per session and we are taking reservations on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED basis. (There are two sessions, and both sessions cover
the same material.) The second half of the training deals with the SicommNET system and is is a hands on training, so you will need to bring your user name and password.
Live long, love life and be well.
Harold Brown
Applied Marketing Group
Boise, ID 83709
208-362-6611
idahoecommerce@velocitus.net
www.idahoecommerce.com

P.S. The Sicommnet online network is growing faster than ever before. Now is the time to learn how to use the system to get your fair share of the public agency business.

State of Idaho Division of Purchasing continues its commitment to ePurchasing

Harold — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:54:53 +0000

Effective January 2007, the Division of Purchasing awarded a new contract to SicommNet for the State’s use of SicommNet’s award winning eProcurement system.

The State of Idaho has been using SicommNet’s eProcurement system since 2001 and has received national recognition from NASPO (National Association of State Procurement Officials) for its forward-looking purchasing practices.

What does this mean for Suppliers?

In the previous contract there had been a fee for service to suppliers. With the new contract there is no fee to use Idaho’s eProcurement system. EProcurement levels the playing field for Idaho businesses of all sizes by allowing businesses to receive, download and respond to bid opportunities via the internet. Supplier businesses define the products or services they provide in the online profile they create when they register. The electronic system then matches bid opportunities to suppliers based on the products or services in their profile — and suppliers automatically receive email notifications of these opportunities.

Not registered yet?

Sign up today! Go to http://www.idahoecommerce.com/business.htm to create your on-line account and begin receiving bid opportunities. For questions, contact Harold Brown with Applied Marketing Group at 208-362-6611, or via email at haroldbrown@velocitus.net.

Already registered?

Update your profile! Review the commodities you are registered for, it may be time to add or delete some – this very important step determines which email notifications of bid opportunities get sent to your email address, so be sure your business is accurately profiled for the goods/ services it provides. ALSO, review your contact information to be sure the correct name, email address, and phone number is on the account.

Training Workshops

Vendor training will be available on a monthly, or as-needed basis. You can register to be informed about new training dates by visiting www.idahoecommerce.com/training.htm.

Download SicommNet Vendor Training

Harold — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:10:19 +0000

SicommNet responded to the needs of Idaho business owners who wanted an easy to understand guide to using the SicommNet system by creating a series of PDF files that walk you through the process. They were created with the newly enrolled business in mind, but we’ve found that they are being used by experienced users who want a quick refresher course as well. Here are brief desriptions of the current training documents, along with links to them. You can also save these files to your hard drive by right clicking on the “Click here to download” link and then on the “Save Target As” in the drop-down window.

Finding the Opportunity you signed up for: Great for getting started, or as a refresher course. Click here to download .
How to Customize Your Opportunity Notifications: How to customize your account to receive the right opportunities. Click here to download.
Working With Your MarketPlace Profiles: walks you through the steps to update and/or change the information contained in your MarketPlace account. Click here to download.

In addition to the training documents listed above, SicommNet has updated the online help files for users to answer the most common questions and guide users through the entire system.