Mission
ĢƵios strives to offer our students the best educational experience possible, including being the most cost-effective option in higher education. And as a state funded educational institution largely supported through taxpayer dollars, ĢƵios is also committed to responsible stewardship of taxpayer funds. These related aims lead to an overall procurement strategy built foundationally on encouraging a competitive process whenever practicable, and using that competitive process to control costs, build a diverse vendor base, and ensure ongoing vendor performance; which results in increased affordability to our students and more efficient use of taxpayer dollars.
Values
ĢƵios’s procurement efforts are guided by , which establishes a competitive process as the foundation, while also encouraging equitable and reasonable support of businesses in our local communities, including those with diverse and traditionally under-represented ownership.
ĢƵios has 19 campuses and 43 sites throughout the State of Indiana and serves nearly 180,000 students annually. This breadth of coverage results in significant diversity in the communities and student population we serve. ĢƵios aims to reflect its communities and student population in the companies we patronize.
Additionally, as a state funded educational institution, ĢƵios is committed to acting as responsible steward of taxpayer dollars.Our procurement policies and processes are designed to help keep costs low and to encourage support of our local businesses, with anticipated results of more efficient use of taxpayer funds and increased successes of local business and local communities.
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Current opportunities with ĢƵios can be viewed on the ĢƵios e-Procurement tool ( Workday Strategic Sourcing) below.
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ĢƵios is committed to acting and operating in an inclusive manner, including in our procurement efforts. ĢƵios strives to engage with Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, and Veteran-Owned businesses in the communities we serve through a robust Supplier Diversity Program. To learn more about our supplier diversity efforts and opportunities to partner with the College, click the link to our Supplier Diversity webpage below.
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Purchasing Resources
ĢƵios employees can find resources to help with their purchasing needs at the link below. Resources include ĢƵios templates, “how to” guides for different parts of the purchasing process, and information on purchasing from the State of Indiana Quantity Purchase Agreements (QPAs) and purchasing from Cooperatives that College purchasers can utilize. View on -
Employee Discounts
ĢƵios Employees are eligible for certain discounts as an employee with the College. A listing of these discounts and instructions on how to access them can be found at the following .
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Marcus Bickle
Executive Director of Strategic Sourcing
50 W. Fall Creek Parkway North Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
Phone: (317) 921-4521
Email:mbickle3@ivytech.edu