As part of the Operational Services Division (OSD), the State Surplus Property Office (SSPO) is responsible for managing the Commonwealth’s surplus property. This is accomplished by providing resources to assist a variety of audiences in the transfer or disposal of surplus property, whether helping organizations relinquish …Continue Reading Reminders About Transferring Surplus Property
For the past year, the Local Government Enablement (LGE) Team has adapted to conducting all their municipal outreach remotely. In this time, the team has had the opportunity to provide specialized support to cities, towns, and other municipal organizations in a virtual format. In a …Continue Reading Customized Training for Municipalities – How Revere Became COMMBUYS Enabled
Back-to-school purchasing may look a little different this year, but school districts are learning to stretch budgets in new ways as the need for in-person, online, and hybrid learning supplies continues. Since announcing the DESE K-12 Health Safety Supply/PPE Program in July, OSD has experienced …Continue Reading Back-to-School Purchasing: What are Schools Buying?
Commonwealth Print Services (CPS), the full-service in-house print shop available to all agencies, municipalities, and the public is ready to help you prepare for a safe and successful re-opening. CPS has the signage designs required by the Baker-Polito Administration’s Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces guidance …Continue Reading Commonwealth Print Services Helping the Commonwealth Re-Open
When Elizabeth LaRosee became the Director of the Turner Free Library in Randolph earlier this year, one of her primary objectives was to upgrade security throughout the library. Although the building underwent a major renovation in 2016 to expand the community’s access to technology and …Continue Reading Turner Free Library Enhances Security and Safety
The Town of Needham has made wide use of the state’s Trades contracts over the last two years. Buildings in Needham, including the Town Hall, school facilities, and the Needham Public Library, have been the beneficiary of various Statewide Contract Trades services – plumbing, HVAC, …Continue Reading Trades Contracts Coming in Handy in Needham
The Operational Services Division’s Local Government Enablement (LGE) team recently was recognized for its innovative programs supporting municipal procurement at the 2018 National Association of State Procurement Officials’ (NASPO) Annual Conference in Long Beach, California. LGE Account Manager, Patricia Burke, accepted the Silver Cronin Award …Continue Reading OSD Program Nationally Recognized
When Theresa (Terri) Peznola transitioned to her new job as Purchasing Agent in the Town of Andover, she brought her experience and extensive knowledge of COMMBUYS with her. Having successfully implemented COMMBUYS in the Town of Saugus, she was eager to duplicate the time and …Continue Reading New Purchasing Agent Brings COMMBUYS to Andover
Martha’s Vineyard is adding six new Blue Bird school buses to their district’s fleet following a series of productive conversations with Anderson Motors, Inc., a new vendor in a new category on the VEH98 Purchase of Vehicles Statewide Contract. The purchase is in line with …Continue Reading Six New School Buses — Destination: the Vineyard
Cities and towns, as well as some Executive Departments, have been seeking guidance to safely clean up and dispose of used syringes that increasingly have been found in Massachusetts communities. The Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards (DLS), whose mission includes protecting workers’ safety and health …Continue Reading Safe Drug Paraphernalia Cleanup Initiative – Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards
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