To: Management Council Members; VPs of Finance; and all eVA end users From: Shared Services Center Reason: Blanket Purchase Order Process Date: November 8, 2023 Dear Colleges, As you are aware, when all Commonwealth Agencies migrated to our new eVA system, the ability to create variable price Blanket Purchase Orders (BPOs) became […]
Procurement
To: Management Council Members, VPs of Finance, and all eVA end users From: Shared Services Center Area: Procurement Reason: Reminder: Emergency Purchases Protocol Date: September 22, 2023 Dear Colleges, As we face potential severe weather conditions in certain areas of the Commonwealth, it’s crucial to remember our Emergency Purchases […]
To: Management Council Members, VPs of Finance, and all eVA end-users From: Shared Services Center Area: Procurement Reason: UPDATE: eVA System Issue Date: September 20, 2023 Thank you for your patience. DGS has resolved the issue in eVA, and you may resume all your business-as-usual activities. If you have […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]