Doing Business with the City of Dallas: Overview and Opportunities
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City of Dallas Buyers
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Cherie Moose
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Grounds Maintenance
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Electrical Supplies & Maintenance
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Kent Brown
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Network Security
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Eva Badali
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Eva.badali@dallascityhall.com
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Elizabeth Maldonado
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(214) 671-9412
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Elizabeth.maldonado@dallascityhall.com
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Judy Levin-Simmons
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Radio Network
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Data Base
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Herschel (Jerry) Perry
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(214) 671-9422
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Herschel.perry@dallascityhall.com
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Chemicals
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Elevators
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Environmental Services
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Rebecca Parrish
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Rebecca.parrish@dallascityhall.com
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Concrete, Cement, & Road Related Products
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Road & Traffic Supplies
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Fuel
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Electricity
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Ron Blackmon
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(214) 671-9298
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Ronnie.blackmon@dallascityhall.com
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Medical, Lab Testing & Supplies
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DPD & DFD Specialty
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Uniforms-DFR, DPD & Civilian
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Security Services
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Theresa Mackey
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(214) 670-5648
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Theresa.mackey@dallascityhall.com
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Translations & Court Reporting
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Office Supplies
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Furniture
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Reprographic Services
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Printing
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Douglas Shelton
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(214) 671-9820
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douglas.shelton@dallascityhall.com
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Insurance and Development
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Financial Products
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Collections
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Vacant
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(214) 243-2128
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Animal Related Items
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Exterminating Service
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Sports Equipment & Supplies
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Sheila Smallwood
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(214) 670-3396
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Sheila.smallwood@dallascityhall.com
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DWU Specialty Equipment
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Motor & Motor Repair
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Pump & Pump Parts
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Plumbing
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City of Dallas Informal Solicitation Buyers
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Richard Fields
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(214) 243-2129
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Mario Torres
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Doing Business with the City of Dallas Office of Business Diversity City of Dallas 1
Presentation Overview Procurement Process Meet the City of Dallas Buyers How to Find Bid Opportunities Minority & Women-Owned Participation/BID Plan Next Steps 2
Background/History The City of Dallas developed a group of business development and procurement specialists titled Business Industry Analysts to connect your business with the resources needed to do business with the City of Dallas. 3
What do Business Industry Analysts do? Explain the City of Dallas Procurement process Connect vendors with City of Dallas buyers Help vendors find potential bid opportunities Coordinate Vendor/Department meetings Assist with City of Dallas Vendor Registration Assist Vendors in finding their role within City of Dallas solicitations 4
Where to Find City of Dallas BID Opportunities www.bids.dallascityhall.com 6
Where to Find City of Dallas BID Opportunities www.bids.dallascityhall.com 7
What does the City of Dallas buy? Architectural Services Flags Police cars Concrete Ice Books Marketing Consultants Oil & Gas Janitorial Supplies Catering Shoes Rodents Traffic & Street supplies Plumbing fixtures Industrial Supplies Sports Bras Paper Tires Drafting Services Ammunition Gifts & Novelties Clothing Consulting Services Police & Fire specialties
Procurement Process The City must use the appropriate method of procurement to acquire its goods and services. The procurement process is typically accomplished through a competitive bidding process which is mandated by state law 9
Bid Opportunities Informal Bids (IFS) 50K and Under- Lowest Bid Formal Bids (RFB) 50K and Over- Low Bid and experience Request for Proposals (RFP) 50K and Over- Cost and experience Request for Qualifications (RFQ) experience 10
Pre-Bid Meeting A pre-bid meeting consists of the department who is requesting the solicitation along with the assigned buyer and a RLT representative, and vending community. The department will be discussing the scopes, submittal process and specifications of the solicitation and any questions the vending community may have regarding the solicitation. 11
Minority & Women-Owned Participation (M/WBE) BID Plan The BID Plan is used to encourage & increase participation of M/WBE s in city contracts and encourage bidders/proposers to create joint ventures when feasible to increase capacity and build stronger M/WBE firms in the market Only the first tier, local certified M/WBE s (within Dallas County) can be counted toward the BID goals M/WBE firms that are certified with one of the City of Dallas recognized certification agencies will count towards the BID goal. 12
BID Goal Construction = 25% Architectural & Engineering = 25.66% Other Professionals = 36.30% Other Services = 23.80% Goods = 18% 13
Recognized Certification Agencies North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (No cost for this certification) http://www.nctrca.org/ (817) 640-0606 Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Council ($270.00 fee for this certification) http://www.dfwmbdc.com/ (214) 630-0747 The Women's Business Council Southwest ($250.00 fee for this certification) http://www.wbcsouthwest.org/ (817) 299-0566 15
Cherie Moose (214) 670-3446 Cherie.moose@dallascityhall.com Commodities Grounds Maintenance Electrical Supplies & Maintenance HVAC Alarm Services Parking 17
Kent Brown (214) 670-3391 Kent.brown@dallascityhall.com Commodities High Technology Procurements for: EBS, PWT, SAN, SCS, AVI DWU, DPD, DFR Server Support Network Security 18
Eva Badali (214) 670-3332 Eva.badali@dallascityhall.com Commodities EHS-Social Services Awards/Promotional Items Advertising Library Materials Courier Food, Water and Ice 19
Elizabeth Maldonado (214) 671-9412 Elizabeth.maldonado@dallascityhall.com Commodities Temporary Labor Tools & Accessories Batteries & Flashlights Building Materials Locksmith Services 20
Richard (Rick) Matthews (214) 670-0604 Richard.matthews@dallascityhall.com Commodities Machinery & Heavy Equipment & Repair Parts & Services Purchase & Rental of Mobile-Equipment & Parts Purchase of Non-mobile Industrial 21
Judy Levin-Simmons (214) 671-8149 Judith.levinsimmons@dallascityhall.com Commodities High Technology Procurements for: CDS, CCS, OFS, BDPS, PER Radio Network Mobile Tech Cable & TV We, City App Data Center Data Base 22
Herschel (Jerry) Perry (214) 671-9422 Herschel.perry@dallascityhall.com Commodities Chemicals Elevators Environmental Services Waste Management Demolition 23
Rebecca Parrish (214) 670-3413 Rebecca.parrish@dallascityhall.com Commodities Aggregates Concrete, Cement, & Road Related Products Road & Traffic Supplies Janitorial Fuel Electricity 24
Ron Blackmon (214) 671-9298 Ronnie.blackmon@dallascityhall.com Commodities Medical, Lab Testing & Supplies DPD & DFD Specialty Uniforms-DFR, DPD & Civilian Security Services 25
Theresa Mackey (214) 670-5648 Theresa.mackey@dallascityhall.com Commodities Translations & Court Reporting Office Supplies Furniture Reprographic Services Mailing/Postage Printing 26
Douglas Shelton (214) 671-9820 douglas.shelton@dallascityhall.com Commodities Insurance and Development Financial Products Collections 27
Vacant (214) 243-2128 Commodities: Animal Related Items Exterminating Service Pesticides & Herbicides Sports Equipment & Supplies 28
Sheila Smallwood (214) 670-3396 Sheila.smallwood@dallascityhall.com Commodities DWU Specialty Equipment Motor & Motor Repair Pump & Pump Parts Plumbing 29
City of Dallas Informal Solicitation Buyers Richard Fields (214) 243-2129 richard.fields@dallascityhall.com Mario Torres (214) 671-9829 Mario.torres@dallascityhall.com 30
Master Service Agreement Master and Service Agreements Contracts entered into by the City and vendor to provide goods or services over a defined period of time at a predetermined price schedule 31
Master Service Agreement Master and Service Agreements contracts entered into by the City and ve provide goods or services over a defined period of time at a predetermined price schedule 32
Next Steps Register online: https://bids.dallascityhall.com Add commodity codes Schedule a follow-up meeting with a Business Industry Analyst 33
