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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:28.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#5B9BD5;letter-spacing:-.5pt">OAC Link</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#2E74B5"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#385723">A message from DAS Procurement Services</span></i><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#5F702E"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif">Good Afternoon,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif">Historically, DAS charged an assessment fee to agencies for procurement services including training services, ORPIN vendor fees, ORPIN agency fees, and agency
specific sourcing. Going into effect on or after July 1<sup>st</sup>, The Department of Administrative Services will be changing the rate structure for those services.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif">In 2012, DAS implemented Entrepreneurial Management as a business model. The core of this model is the voice of our customers. One of the most significant
changes in this model is involving customers in rate-setting and giving them the opportunity to exercise choice in what services they buy from DAS. This is achieved through the formation of Customer Utility Boards. Each service enterprise worked with its
CUB to unbundle services, create discrete rates and service level agreements, all with the intent to provide our customers with more choices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif">Over the next few months leading up to the change, more information will become readily available.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Constantia",serif">For more detailed information on this upcoming change, please utilize the links below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://dasapp.oregon.gov/pricelist/2015-17%20Price%20List%20of%20Goods%20&%20Services_GB_Final.pdf">State of Oregon 2015-17 Price List of Goods & Services</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">
</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">– See page 76 for a breakdown of rates<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#5B9BD5"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EGS/ps/Pages/DASRateStructure.aspx"><span style="color:#5B9BD5">DAS PS webpage</span></a></span> – Procurement Services web page providing history and Questions and Answers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/CUB/Pages/index.aspx">CUB webpage</a> - Customer Utility Board Page<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Adam Helvey – DAS Procurement Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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