HIePRO

Introduction to Arkansas

November 19, 2015

What we'll do today

• Introduce the teams
• Brief overview
• System demo
• Questions

Introduction

• Russell Castagnaro, HIC General Manager
• Burt Ramos, HIC Liaison and Product Manager
• Tony Tran, HIC Project Manager
• Megan Nichols, NIC Liaison

Oveview

• Previous state procurement process was very painful
• Outdated system
• People wanted it to be "easier"
• A lot of paper was still involved
• Project started in Q4 of 2011
• Released for use in August 2013

Calendar Year 2014

• Complete and fully operational
• 1,818 solicitations released
• 776 awards
• Total award amount $42m

Calendar Year 2015

• Streamlined communications
• Consistent delivery of prioritized items
• Agile team drives monthly product releases
• Seamless transition - NIGP to NAICS commodity codes
• Total award amount $60m