Information for Vendors
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Purchasing for University of Maryland Global Campus is conducted by the Procurement Office. Under the direction of the associate vice president for Procurement and Business Affairs, we are strongly committed to our campus customers.
Some Background on How We Do Business
UMGC's Procurement office ensures the university's procurements are conducted in a competitive, fair, and open environment and in full compliance with applicable policies, laws, and regulations. We identify opportunities to establish contracts that capitalize on the university's buying power and work closely with the institution's community to ensure contract compliance. In support of the university's mission, we procure goods and services using best value practices while working collaboratively to meet the needs of our customers.
UMGC is a supporter of the State of Maryland Small Business Reserve Program and State of Maryland Minority Business Enterprise Program.
Contact Information
The Procurement office is located at UMGC Headquarters, in Room 4100 of the Administration Building and can be reached at 301-985-7150.
Electronic Bid Board
To submit solicitations on this Electronic Bid Board, please follow these steps.
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Download all solicitation documents.
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Contact the designated UMGC contact person to have your firm added to the prospective vendor list. Any prospective vendor who fails to do so assumes complete responsibility in the event that they do not receive communications from the Procurement Office prior to the closing date.
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Up until the solicitation closing date, download and respond to all materials, including any and all addenda and other communications.
Note: The prospective vendor is responsible for downloading the solicitation documents, including any and all addenda and other communications. Addenda may be posted until the closing date of the solicitation.
It is the responsibility of the vendor to ensure that its submittal to the solicitation is fully responsive including acknowledgement of all addenda issued.
All documents are viewable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Projects for Bid
| Solicitation # |
91804 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Firewall Hardware, Software, and Related Support and Services |
| Summary |
University of Maryland Global Campus is seeking to purchase next generation firewall hardware, software and related support and services. |
| Contact |
Alicia Klein, Director, Technology Procurement |
| Contact |
Phan Truong, Senior Buyer, Technology Procurement |
| Solicitation Issue Date |
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
| Last Day for Questions |
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Technical Proposal Due Date |
Monday, March 29, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Anticipated Price Proposal Due Date |
Thursday, April 22, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Anticipated Award Date | Anticipated to be Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
| Solicitation Documents | |
| Drawings |
None |
| Status |
| Solicitation # |
91846 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Professional Staff Augmentation for Creative and Marketing Services |
| Summary |
The intent of this Request for Proposals or Solicitations is to provide staffing agencies an opportunity to present their qualifications, experience, and conceptual approach to providing professional staffing services for the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) Office of Marketing and Communications. Proposals that concisely present the information requested in the order and manner requested will be considered more favorably than a Proposal ("Proposal" or "Offer") from an Offeror of commensurate qualifications that displays a lack of organization, conciseness, or attention to detail. |
| Contact |
Lauren Jaber |
| Contact |
Eric Pfister |
| Solicitation Issue Date |
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 |
| Last Day for Questions |
Friday, January 22, 2021, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Technical Proposal Due Date |
Wednesday, February 3, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Price Proposal Due Date |
Wednesday, February 3, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| To be submitted separately from Technical Proposal Contractor(s) Selection anticipated to be Finalized | February 17, 2021 |
| Agreements executed by Selected Contractor(s) | March 8, 2021 |
| Contract Commencement | March 15, 2021 |
| Solicitation Documents | |
| Drawings |
None |
| Status |
| Solicitation # |
91835 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Contact Center Services for Higher Education Enrollment Management |
| Summary |
The University is seeking a qualified and experienced partner with higher education experience to provide specialized front-end contact center services to select University inquiries and applicants. The University seeks a partner that understands the higher education space using superior technology and analytics to drive the best results. |
| Contact |
Alicia Klein |
| Contact |
Eric Pfister |
| Solicitation Issue Date |
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 |
| Last Day for Questions |
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Technical Proposal Due Date |
Monday, October 26, 2020, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Anticipated Price Proposal Due Date | Monday, November 30, 2020, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Anticipated Award Date | Monday, December 14, 2020 |
| Solicitation Documents | |
| Drawings |
None |
| Status | Awarded to Conversion Calls |
| Solicitation # |
91819 |
|---|---|
| Title |
AEM Cloud Service Implementation |
| Summary |
UMGC seeks an Adobe certified Solution Partner ("Partner") with expertise in Adobe Experience Manager Sites as a Cloud Service ("AEM") implementation to implement AEM as the web content management system ("CMS") and digital asset management system ("DAM") for UMGC's prospect website. Included in UMGC's AEM licensing is AEM Assets for AEM Sites, Personalization Foundation by Target, and Analytics Foundation Pack for Experience Cloud. UMGC expects the Partner to lead this implementation. The focus of this implementation is to understand UMGC's requirements, processes, organization, and environment and adapt them to leverage AEM's best in class design. Specifically, UMGC expects the Partner to provide their expertise to design, configure, integrate, test, and deploy AEM. The Partner will need to provide training for UMGC stakeholders on the new processes and platform as well. |
| Contact |
Eric Pfister |
| Contact |
Phan Truong |
| Solicitation Issue Date |
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 |
| Last Day for Questions |
Thursday, August 27, 2020, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Technical Proposal Due Date |
Friday, September 11, 2020, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Anticipated Price Proposal Due Date | Friday, October 5, 2020, on or before 2 p.m. ET |
| Anticipated Award Date | Friday, October 16, 2020 |
| Solicitation Documents | |
| Drawings |
None |
| Status | Awarded to Bounteous, Inc. |