Kara Stewart

473 posts

eVA System Issue  

To:                         Management Council Members, VPs of Finance, and all eVA end-users From:                    Shared Services Center Area:                     Procurement Reason:                 eVA System Issue Date:                     September 20, 2023 eVA is experiencing an issue such that all activities, including entry and approvals, must be stopped until further notice. DGS is working on a […]

Charter documents for RFPs, IFBs, and Unsealed Bid (QQ)

To:                 Management Council Members, and VPs of Finance From:            Shared Services Center Area:             Procurement Reason:        Charter documents for RFPs, IFBs, and Unsealed Bid (QQ) Date:             September 18, 2023 We are excited to announce the introduction of Procurement’s new Solicitation Charter documents covering Request for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations for Bids (IFBs), and Unsealed Bid […]

eVA Stability Issues – DGS Working to Resolve

To:                 Management Council Members, VPs of Finance, and all eVA end users From:            Shared Services Center Area:             Procurement Reason:        eVA Stability Issues – DGS Working to Resolve Date:             September 7, 2023 Dear Colleges, eVA appears to be down and/or having reliability issues today. The issues are on the DGS-side. This communication is to verify […]

Process Change Communication: New Automated Receiving Alert Messages

To:                 Management Council, VPs of Finance, and all eVA end users From:            Shared Services Center Area:             Procurement Reason:        Process Change Communication: New Automated Receiving Alert Messages Date:             September 5, 2023 Dear Colleges, Shared Services Center (SSC) continually improves processes to increase efficiencies across Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS). SSC is pleased to announce a new […]

August 2023 Website Updates

Posted:  September 5, 2023 Added VIB Waiver Form Updated SSC Procedures and Job Aids Updated Recent Communications Updated Forms Updated VCCS Contracts List and Solicitations page Updated Meet the Customer Engagement Team page Updated Frequently Asked Questions page

Avature Business Emails – Resolved

To:                 CHROs, and Hire to Retire Contacts From:            Shared Services Center Area:             Hire to Retire Reason:        Avature Business Emails – Resolved Date:             August 30, 2023 The issue with Avature business emails being disabled causing notifications to be directed to home email addresses instead has been resolved. Please distribute this […]

Update – Requisition Processing Times

To:                         Management Council Members, VPs of Finance, and all eVA end users From:                    Shared Services Center Area:                     Procurement Date:                     August 14, 2023 Re:                         Requisition Processing Times Dear Colleges, You may recall the communication below that we sent in mid-July to advise you that our requisition backlogs are […]

Requisition Processing Times

To:                         Management Council Members, VPs of Finance, and all eVA end users From:                    Shared Services Center Area:                     Procurement Date:                     July 19, 2023 Re:                        Requisition Processing Times   Dear Colleges,   With the kick-off of a new […]