ePro User Group MeetingNew Purchasing Preferences & MWBE Scoring

July 18, 2011

Nicole Kenney

New Purchasing Preferences

Indiana Manufactured (IC 5-22-15-20.5)• (e) If an Indiana business offers to provide supplies manufactured,

assembled, or produced in Indiana, and if two (2) or more bids submitted were the same, the following price preference is available to the Indiana business, in addition to the price preference available under subsection (d): – (1) Three percent (3%) for a purchase expected by the state

agency to be less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).

– (2) Two percent (2%) for a purchase expected by the state agency to be at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000).

– (3) One percent (1%) for a purchase expected by the state agency to be at least one million dollars ($1,000,000).

New Purchasing Preferences

Indiana Farm Product IC 5-22-15-23.5

• Price preference for Indiana agricultural productsSec. 23.5. (a) A governmental body may give up to a ten percent (10%) price preference for agricultural products grown, produced, or processed in Indiana.(b) A governmental body may adopt rules to establish criteria to carry out this section.As added by P.L.122-2011, SEC.4.

Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises

• Effective May, 2011, a new MWBE scoring methodology will be utilized for all RFP’s released

• New Process – MWBE scoring is conducted based on 20 points plus a possible 2 bonus points scale

- MBE: Possible 10 points + 1 bonus point

- WBE: Possible 10 points + 1 bonus Point

• Professional Services Scoring Methodology:

- The points will be awarded on the following schedule:

- Fractional percentages will be rounded up or down to the nearest whole percentage

- Submissions of 0% participation will result in a deduction of 1 point in each category

- The highest submission which exceeds the goal in each category will receive 11 points (10 points plus 1 bonus point). In case of a tie both firms will receive 11 points

% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8%

Pts. 1.25 2.50 3.75 5.00 6.25 7.50 8.75 10.00

Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises

Bidder MBE % Pts. WBE % Pts. Total Pts.

Bidder 1 12.0% 10.0 10.0% 11.0 21.0

Bidder 2 6.0% 7.5 4.0% 5.0 12.5

Bidder 3 8.0% 10.0 8.0% 10.0 20.0

Bidder 4 16.0% 11.0 0.0% -1.0 10.0

Bidder 5 0.0% -1.0 0.0% -1.0 -2.0

RFP MWBE Scoring Example

Thank You

• Necessary documents will be updated to reflect new purchasing preferences.

• Reminder: All special procurements over $5,000 should be emailed to Nicole Kenney (nkenney@idoa.in.gov).