SBA OMS Coffee Talk How to Do Business with the City of Oklahoma City

Learn about Oklahoma City's Contracting Process!

Grab a cup of coffee and join your local SBA Outreach and Marketing Specialist (OMS) Bettina Schreiner and Senior Buyer and Certified Procurement Officer with the City of Oklahoma City Monica Hardesty to learn more about how you can do business with the City of Oklahoma City!

Guest Speaker

Monica Hardesty is a Senior Buyer and Certified Procurement Officer with the City of Oklahoma City. Monica has worked in public and private Procurement for over fifteen years. She has been the outreach coordinator for SDBE or Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprises on behalf of Procurement Services in Finance since starting with Oklahoma City almost two years ago. Monica was also a small business owner for over fifteen years in three states. She brings a unique perspective in assisting small businesses with the onboarding process.

Discussion Topics

• Step-by-Step walkthrough on registering to become a supplier in our Oracle Portal
• Registration with our bidding platform-Periscope
• Supplier Registration Maintenance
• Today’s Bids
• What vendors need to do after registration
• Buyer Commodity Assignments
• What the City buys
• Types of bids and proposals
• The bid process
• Contract Award
• Avoiding common mistakes
• Other ways to benefit from being a registered vendor
• Weekly Email notifications
• The Triple A Way
• Solicitation Overview

We look forward to seeing you!