Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.39
Liaison Marianella Franklin
Submission Date Aug. 28, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
OP-15: Inclusive and Local Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Alex Valdez
Dir of Procurement Management
Procurement Management
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated intent to support disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local community-based businesses?:
Yes

A copy of the policy, guidelines or directive governing inclusive and local purchasing:
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The policy, guidelines or directive governing inclusive and local purchasing:

Organization: Mission, Goals, Authority

Issue Date: February 1, 2003

Mission – The Department of Materials Management strives to provide efficient and responsive procurement and related services to University departments with exceptional customer service and with the highest standards of ethics

Goals – In order to accomplish its mission, the Department of Materials Management pursues the following goals:

• To provide cost-effective and efficient purchasing services for University departments while ensuring compliance with relevant University, UT System, State, and Federal purchasing regulations;
• To provide efficient and cost-effective travel services for University departments while ensuring compliance with relevant University, UT System, and State travel regulations;
• To promote economic prosperity for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) through the State-mandated HUB Program, including the provision of expertise to potential HUB vendors to assist them in participating in the program;
• To provide efficient receiving, delivery, and shipping of goods for University departments;
• To achieve excellence as defined by the Baldrige-based “Excellence in Higher Education”.

Authority – Authority to obligate institutional funds for purchases of supplies, goods, services, and equipment is delegated to the Director of Materials Management by the President pursuant to authority granted in Part One, Chapter I, Section 9.25, of the Regents’ Rules and Regulations.

Reference – Handbook of Operating Procedures, Section 8.2.2;
8.2.8 UTILIZATION OF HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS (HUB) FIRMS


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (inclusive and local expenditures)?:
Yes

The percentage of total purchases from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises and/or local community-based businesses:
28

The website URL where information about the institution’s inclusive and local purchasing policies and/or program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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