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The University of Texas System
Computer Peripherals and Supplies
Overview
Description of The
University of Texas System
The University of
Texas System is comprised of 15 institutions of higher education with
campuses across the State of Texas whose missions are devoted to world class healthcare,
teaching, research, and public service (collectively, "UT System").
UT System currently has six health institutions and nine academic facilities
making it one of the largest education systems in the United States. With an
operating budget of over 10 billion dollars, UT System has a current student
enrollment exceeding 190,000. UT System employs approximately 80,000 faculty
and staff, making UT System one of the largest employers in the State of
Texas.
The UT System is
comprised of the following institutions:
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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
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The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (UTSW)
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT)
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSCH)
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA)
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The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC)
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The University
of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
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The University
of Texas at Arlington
(UT Arlington)
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The University
of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
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The University of Texas
at Dallas (UTD)
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The University of Texas
– Pan American (UTPA)
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The University
of Texas of the Permian Basin
(UTPB)
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The University
of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
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The University
of Texas at Brownsville (UTB)
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The University
of Texas at Tyler (UTTY)
The University of Texas System
has established The University of Texas System Supply Chain Alliance (the
"Alliance")
to conduct and coordinate strategic purchasing initiatives across UT System
health institutions. UTMB, UTSW, UTHSCT, UTHSCH, UTHSCSA and UTMDACC
are members of the Alliance. Through a collaborative relationship among the
six health institutions, the Alliance seeks to combine the supply chain and
contracting activities and efforts to obtain best value goods, services, and
equipment, while reducing total acquisition costs. The Alliance has created a
team of supply chain professionals (the "Strategic Sourcing Team")
that has been tasked with executing these purchasing initiatives across UT
System. By participating in this Request for Proposal ("RFP"),
the Proposer(s) agree to extend all services and pricing to any University of
Texas institution or affiliate ("Institutional Participant")
that wishes to participant in any final contract formed with Proposer(s).
Objective of this RFP
UT System, on behalf of the Alliance, seeks to identify a supplier or
suppliers that will provide the most practical and cost effective business
model to service the needs for computer peripherals and supplies (collectively,
“Peripherals”). The Peripherals are more specifically described in Section
5.4 (Scope of Work) of this RFP.
The successful Proposer
or Proposers will be referred to and designated as "Preferred
Supplier." The goal of UT System is to work through the Alliance to team with
one or more Preferred Supplier and develop a relationship that will produce a
win-win for all parties. UT System hopes to work through the Alliance with the Preferred Supplier to
establish practical business processes and procedures that will foster a
strong working relationship.
This RFP is for review purposes only. Proposals will not be accepted
if not submitted through M. D. Anderson's online Procuri
Sourcing tool. With this process, you will be able to respond to our RFP, including
specifications, terms and conditions, and other pertinent documents within
one centralized web console. This RFP
will be available for review on Procuri on October
01, 2008.
Interested Suppliers Next Step:
The first step in this process is for you to register your
company information on our Supplier Portal. To participate in this sourcing
event or any future events, M. D. Anderson now requires ALL suppliers,
regardless of current business relationship, to complete an online
registration. This will allow us to collect general information about your
company. Visit our website at www.mdanderson.org/suppliers, click on the
Supplier Registration link and complete your company registration. Please keep
in mind that there are two phases to the registration process. Once you have
clicked on the Supplier Registration button, you will be prompted to enter
contact information where our system can e-mail you an ID and password. After
you have received an e-mail with your assigned ID/PW, click on the link
provided within the e-mail to log into our supplier portal to begin the final
phase of the registration.
Addendums
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