• Open access:  Vendors have more opportunities to submit quotes for small purchases.  Vendors who have submitted quotes are notified via e-mail when the solicitation is awarded and have access to an abstract listing all vendor names and their quotes. 
• Record keeping/Search Function: All solicitations are kept in one place on HePS.  HePS buyers can search HePS for all solicitations;   vendors can search the solicitations for which they have submitted quotes for a year.
• Sharing Information/Streamlining:  Solicitations that have been issued in the past may be searched, restaged, amended as necessary and reissued when new needs arise.  HePS buyers can search for and restage any solicitation issued on HePS, not just their own.  This allows a sharing of knowledge and keeps state agencies from having to “reinvent the wheel.”
• pCard enabled.  The purchasing agency may utilize a pCard (similar to a credit card) on HePS rather than issuing a purchase order thus speeding up payment to vendors.

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