Purchasing Roadmap

In accordance to University policy 55.030 -Purchasing , to leverage University spending by buying from, and complying with state law on competitive bidding, the University Purchasing Department bids large-volume spend categories. These bid events are most often facilitated through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

All RFP opportunities identified by Purchasing or those recommended to Purchasing Department through use of the Preferred Supplier Recommendation Form are logged and tracked. Tracking the RFPs and related contract expirations in a longer timeframe provides the university opportunities to save money.  I mproved efficiencies are aggressively pursued on a continual basis.  Included in the roadmap is the addition of new catalogs in Bobcat BUY.  A list of upcoming catalogs will also be maintained on this site. 

The Purchasing Roadmap Quick Reference Guide will provide more information regarding the use of the Purchasing Roadmap. 

Goods/Services Description

Estimate Review

Current Supplier

Suggested Supplier

Suggested By

Commodity Manager

Mail Room Equipment

Feb-2020

Pitney Bowes, Hasler

Under Review 

Pidcock

Football Equipment

Feb-2020

Needs Bid for Helmets, Pads, etc.

Under Review 

Athletics

Pidcock

Screen Printing Services

Feb-2020

Precision Imprint

Under Review 

Athletics

Pidcock

Mattress Replacement Program

Feb-2020

New Supplier

Residence Hall

Yake

Benefits Consulting Services, Software Support (HealthOnline)

Feb-2020

Mercer Health & Benefits

Pending-In RFP Process

Pidcock

Housing & Residence Coin Laundry Services

Feb-2020

Caldwell & Gregory

Thomas

Building Monitoring Services

Feb-2020

Innovative Hardware dba EPS

Pending - In RFP Process

Pidcock

Misc Classroom and Dormitory Furniture

Feb-2020

Dupler Office, Library Design, Maraye, O'Reilly, RJE, School Specialty; American Register

Yake

Document destruction

Mar-2020

Shred-it

TBD

Pidcock

Caregiving and Parenting Skills

Mar-2020

Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development

Aimee Collins

Yake

Child Abuse Training & Development Coordinator

Mar-2020

Mighty Crow Media

Collins

Yake

Large Pumps & Valves

Mar-2020

New Supplier

Facilities

Yake

Maintenance and Repair Contract Pool Expansion - Athens Campus Only

Mar-2020

Berglund, Bruner, Claypool, Elford, Geiger, KAL, Limbach, Quality Masonry, Trane

Pending

Facilities

Yake

Maintenance and Repair Contract Pool Expansion - Regional Campuses Only

Mar-2020

Pending

Facilities

Yake

Web Development Services

Mar-2020

Ameex, Electric Citizen, GlobalSource, KWALL, Palantir, Promet

OIT

Yake

Parent Education Services Planning

Mar-2020

Hopewell, C of OAD

ORSP

Yake

HVAC equipment

Mar-2020

Trane Company

Yake

Solid Waste and Recycling 

Mar-2020

Athens Hocking Recycling Centers

Yake

Custodial and Janitorial Supply

Mar-2020

Classic Solution

Yake

Elevator Maintenance

Mar-2020

Otis Elevator

Yake

Event Security

Mar-2020

Whelan

Yake

Inclusive Access eBook Platform

Mar-2020

Vital Source

Yake

Media Buyer

Mar-2020

Ron Foth

Yake

Print Graphic Design 

Mar-2020

Ologie, Red Tail, Ullman

Yake

Strategic Enrollment Management

Mar-2020

Maguire and Associates

Yake

Web/Digital Media Graphic Design 

Mar-2020

KWALL Inc., Ologie, Red Tail

Yake

Electronic Supplies

Mar-2020

Allied Electronics

Engineering

Yake

Culinary Use Only - Culinary Bakery

Mar-2020

Bimbo Bakeries (Heiners), Nickles, Thompson 

Thomas

Culinary Use Only - Egg Provider

Mar-2020

White Feather Farms & Produce One

Thomas

Culinary Use Only - Ice Cream

Mar-2020

Velvet 

Thomas

Culinary Use Only - Primary Food Supplier (Dry goods, Frozen Foods, Dairy, etc)

Mar-2020

White Feather Farms of Ohio 

Thomas

Culinary Use Only - Retail

Mar-2020

HACKNEY 

Thomas

Weekly Newspaper Printing & Distribution (Post)

Mar-2020

APG Media of Ohio

Thomas

Culinary Use Only - Ecolab Cleaning Chemicals

Mar-2020

Ecolab 

Thomas

Smallwares 

Mar-2020

Various

Culinary

Thomas

Air Filters

Mar-2020

Ketchum & Walton

Yake

Electric Supplies

Mar-2020

State Electric

An RFP will need to posted. No more renewals available.

Yake

Aviation Fuel

Mar-2020

Arrow Energy

Yake

IT Employee Recruitment Services

Mar-2020

Diversity Search Group/ Elegant, iBusiness, Mitaja, Nesco

Yake

Promotional Items

Mar-2020

Consolidus 

Thomas

Outside Print Jobs

Mar-2020

APG Media, Sheridan Press, Pressworks, Duncan Press, UniPrint, Watkins, Robin Enterprises, Globus, Fine Line, Baesman

Thomas

Online Teaching Instructors (Nursing)

Mar-2020

Instructional Connections

Yake

Specific and Aggregate Stop Loss Insurance

Apr-2020

Anthem BC and BS

Pidcock

Football Air Charters

Apr-2020

Air Planning

Pidcock

Bottled Water Delivery

Apr-2020

New Supplier

Auxiliaries

Thomas

Office Furniture

Apr-2020

Krueger International, Continental, Contract Source, King Business, Loth

Yake

Online Student Tutoring System

Apr-2020

Tutor.com

Yake

Vehicle Pool

Apr-2020

New Supplier

Purchasing

Yake

Short and Intermediate Term Investment Advisory Services

May-2020

Capital Cities LLC

Yake

Misc. Scientific Chemicals, Equipment & Supplies

Jun-2020

Abcam, Agilent, B&B, Bio Basic, Bioline, Bio-Rad, Bruker, Cole-Parmer, Consolidated Sterilizer, Custom Fabricators, DAI, Denville, Eppendorf, Evoqua, FEI, Horiba, Jade, Kurt Lesker, Laerdal, Leica, Lonza, Mayflower, MedSupply, MIDSCI, Neta, New England, Nexlab, Nikon, PerkinElmer, Promega, Qiagen, Research Products, Sarstedt, Shimadzu, Sigma-Aldrich, Stonecreek, Takara, Thermo Electron, Thermolinear, USA Scientific, W. Nuhsbaum, Waters Technologies, WEL, Worldwide Life

IUC Contract

Pidcock

Office Supplies

Jun-2020

Office Depot, Staples

Thomas

Vehicles (Police)

Jul-2020

Greve Chrysler

Yake

MRO & Facilities Supplies

Jul-2020

WW Grainger Inc., Lowe's, Fastenal, Siemen's, MSC, Direct Resource

Yake

Online Marketing Strategic Enrollment

Jul-2020

Carnegie, JMH

Yake

Wellworks Health Program

Jul-2020

Virgin Pulse

Pidcock

Basketball Air Charters

Aug-2020

Pidcock

Hospitaility Products and Services

Sep-2020

American Hotel Register Company

Pidcock

Onbase imaging software

Sep-2020

Hyland Software

OIT

Yake

Temperature Controls

Nov-2020

Johnson Controls

Yake

Universal Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Awareness Campaign

Dec-2020

Origo Branding

Aimee Collins

Yake

Pipe and Valve Fittings

Dec-2020

Iron City Pipe and Supply

Yake

Petroleum products

Dec-2020

Ports Petroleum

Yake

Bedlofts

Dec-2020

Collegiate Marketing/Bedlofts Inc.

Yake

Southern Custodial

Dec-2020

Mid-American Cleaning Contractors

Yake

Strategic Marketing (Phase II)

Dec-2020

Truth and Consequences

Yake

Student Retention

Dec-2020

Hobson Starfish

Yake

Medical Equipment & Supplies

Dec-2020

Pocket Nurse, Medline, Henry Schein, McKesson

Pidcock

Culinary Use Only - Prime Vendor (Dry Good, Frozen Foods, Seafood, Dairy, etc.)

Dec-2020

US Foods 

Thomas

Enrollment Fulfillment Consulting Svc.

Dec-2020

Fire Engine Red, EAB (Royall)

Yake

Signage

Jan-2021

Osburn Associates, REM Graphics

Thomas

UCM Videographic Supplier

Jan-2021

Ologie, Sway the Crowd

Yake

Fleet Credit Card Services

Jan-2021

Voyager Fleet Systems

Pidcock

Paints and supplies

Jan-2021

Sherwin Williams

Yake

Executive Search Firm

Feb-2021

312 Staffing, Academic Career, Academic Search, AGB, Beecherhill, Buffkin, Greenwood, Harris, Helbling, Hudepohl, Parker, Funk, Storbeck, Witt

Pidcock

HVAC Services - Southern Campus Only

Mar-2021

Casto Technical Services

Yake

Industrial Controls Emergency Response

Mar-2021

FCX Performance

Yake

Utility Line Locators

Mar-2021

GPRS, Underground Detective

Yake

Culinary Use Only - Meat (chicken, beef, pork)

Mar-2021

White Feather Farms of Ohio 

Thomas

Culinary Use Only - Milk

Mar-2021

Broughton 

Thomas

Milk Provider

Mar-2021

Broughton

Pending

Auxiliaries

Thomas

Retail Food Packaging & Food Service Disposables

Mar-2021

iSupply & Veritiv

Pending

Auxiliaries

Thomas

Culinary Use Only - Primary Produce Provider

Apr-2021

Produce One 

Thomas

Paper and Envelope

Jun-2021

Veritiv, Millcraft, Western States

Print Services

Thomas

Law enforcement equipment and supplies

Sep-2021

Vance Outdoor

Yake

Online Transcripts and Ordering

Sep-2021

Credential Solutions

Pidcock

Shared Data Center

Oct-2021

Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions

Yake

Custom Program Provider

Nov-2021

API, Amizade, Cambridge, CEDEI, Child Family, CEA, Global Experiences, ISA, Kaya, Spanish Studies, World Learning

Pidcock

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunking Services

Nov-2021

AT&T

OIT

Yake

International Student Health Insurance (Short-Term Travel Ins)

Dec-2021

Gallagher

Pidcock

Study Abroad and Away Preferred Custom Program Provider 

Dec-2021

Acedemic Programs International, Athena Study Abroad, Barcelona SAE, CEA Study Abroad, Center for International Studies, Child Family Health International, CitiStyle, Connect 1-2-3, International Service Learning, International Studies Abroad, Kaya Responsible Travel, Performing Arts Abroad, Southbridge Access LLC, The Asia Institute

TBD

Pidcock

Bus Transportation

Dec-2021

Buckeye Coach, Croswell, Lakefront

Pidcock

Building Automation Controls

Dec-2021

Limbach, BCI

Facilities

Yake

Lenovo Computers

Dec-2021

CDW-G

OIT

Yake

Remote Proctoring Tool

Dec-2021

Verificient

OIT

Yake

Computer supplies

Dec-2021

Software House International, Anixter, CDW-G, GovConnection, Dell Marketing, Apple

New Egg

Yake

Alumni and Championship Rings

Dec-2021

Jostens - Alumni Priamary /Jostens, Balfour & Herff Jones -ICA Suppliers

Pidcock

Alumni Insurance

Dec-2021

Nationwide

HR

Pidcock

Pouring Rights

Dec-2021

PEPSI

Pidcock

Ticketing & Donor Management System

Dec-2021

Paciolan, Inc.

Pidcock

Housing & Dining Laundry Services

Dec-2021

Ambassador Laundries

Thomas

Mail Tracking Software 

Jan-2022

SCLogic

Thomas

Embedded Third-Party Study Abroad Provider

Feb-2022

International Education Programs (IEP)

Pidcock

Freight Services

Mar-2022

FedEx

Thomas

Audio, Visual & Video Equipment

Apr-2022

iVideo Technologies Schoolhouse, B & H Audio Video, AVI-SPL, CDW-G

Sweetwater, Bill and Mikes Photo, Midwest Photo

VisComm

Yake

HCOM Curriculum Management

Jun-2022

AllofE

HCOM

Pidcock

Interpreting Services 

Jul-2022

Pidcock

Copier equipment

Sep-2022

ComDoc

Yake

Microsoft Reseller

Sep-2022

Dell Marketing, Software House International

Yake

Energy Procurement Consultant

Dec-2022

STEP Resources

Baetens

Yake

Lecture Capture Software

Dec-2022

Panopto

OIT

Yake

IT Professional Services

Dec-2022

ERP Analysts, GlobalSource IT

Perry

Yake

Travel Supplier

Jan-2023

Christopherson

Pidcock

Underwriter

Mar-2023

Senior Manager: Barclays; Goldman Sachs Co-Manager Pool: PNC; Bank of America; Siebert; Huntington

Treasury

Yake

Community Food Initiatives

May-2023

Rural Action

Pidcock

Natural Gas Supply

Jun-2023

IGS Energy (Gonzoil)

Yake

Investment Consulting Services

Dec-2023

Fund Evalution Group

Finance

Yake

Scientific Equipment Distributor

May-2024

Fisher Scientific, VWR

Pidcock

Vehicle Rentals

Oct-2024

Enterprise Rent-A-Car/National/Hertz

Pidcock

Official Apparel Outfitter and Sponsorship

Dec-2024

Adidas

Pidcock

Undergraduate Recruiting System

Jan-2025

Technolutions Slate

Yake

Event Services Graduation Caps & Gowns

May-2026

TBD

Event Services

Pidcock

Maintenance and Repair Contract Pool - Athens Campus Only

3/1/2019                  In Process

ABC Piping, Claypool, Elford, Geiger, KAL, Lepi, Limbach, Quality Masonry

Facilities

Yake

Personal Computers

Dec 2018                Bid-in-Process

Dell, Anixter, Apple, SHI

Yake

Compressed Gases

Dec 2018                In Process

Airgas Mid America

Pallinis, Praxair

Arts & Sciences, ORSP, FMS

Pidcock

Temporary Employment Services

In Process

InGenesis

Thomas

Fire systems

Jan 2019                  In Process

Johnson Controls Fire Protection

Yake

Strategic Marketing

NA

Edelman Intelligence

Yake

Ironton Lawn Care RFP

New RFP

Brown Landscape Management 

Yake

Deaerator Tank Inspections

None

Thielsch Engineering

Yake

Alumni and Championship Rings

TBD

TBD

Pending

Athletics

Pidcock

Compensation & Market Analysis Study

TBD

TBD

Pending

Benefits

Pidcock

Domestic Housing 2019

TBD

TBD

Pending

Global Oppor.

Pidcock

HCOM Board Prep

TBD

TBD

Pending

HCOM

Pidcock

Merchandise

Under Review

TBD

Amazon

Athletics

Thomas

Craft Supplies

Under Review

TBD

Housing, Child Dev

Thomas

Plumbing

Under Review

Robertson

Yake