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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 30, 2020 3:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> HAMILTON Robert W * DAS <Robert.W.HAMILTON@oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> OregonBuys Project eNewsletter | November 2020 edition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white">Project eNewsletter | November 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">November was filled with activity and progress for the OregonBuys project. Our team focused its energy on finishing the project schedule ─ which we’re delighted to report is substantially complete.
The Steering Committee will review and give final schedule approval in December. As we continue these efforts, we're excited to share the official date for the Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) Replacement go-live: July 1, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Scheduling of core team orientations has also begun. We're sending invitations to large, medium, and some small-sized agencies for December sessions. If your agency is on the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDExMzAuMzEzMjg0MDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5vcmVnb24uZ292L2Rhcy9PUkJ1eXMvRG9jdW1lbnRzL0FnZW5jeUNvcmVUZWFtR3JvdXBpbmdzLnBkZiJ9.tnzwRKARzhvDC29whZa-KnPCec27LD2e126zMpxW1Rk/s/1010927676/br/90774070139-l" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1D5782">groupings
list</span></a> and you haven’t heard from Adam Helvey yet, you will hear from him soon. <span class="hardreadability">We're also planning to engage with small state agencies, boards, and commissions at a forum in February.
</span>Stay tuned to our future eNewsletters for forum details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Additional project activities in November included assembling a team to test ORPIN Replacement enterprise processes. We also continued outreach to statewide price agreement vendors to get them
registered in the system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">This month there is much to be thankful for. We're grateful for project progress and loyal readers, like you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">OregonBuys: One unified system — modernizing state procurement<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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