1. DART Procurement MAX Program
Adam Nicholas
Assistant Vice President, Procurement
June 20, 2017

2. American Revolution and Civil War
Commissary general (.5%) and Commissioned Purchasing Agents (2%)
Sellers Market – Competition between Feds, States and British (Brits had the gold)
Excessive Profits and Fraud
Spoiled food, shoddy uniforms, defective weapons
6/20/2017

3. American Civil War Patronage and cronyism Chaos and corruption
Lame horses and leaky boats
“Shoddy” uniforms
Dangerous weapons
Union Army – 17,000 to 500,000
6/20/2017

4. General Montgomery Meigs
Lincoln - Quartermaster General
Tirelessly fought fraud and corruption
Efficient logistical system
Innovative solutions
Beginning of modern business management in government
Built hospitals and buried the dead
6/20/2017

5. Procurement Laws and Regulations
DART
Procurement Regulations (DPR)
345 Pages
Texas
Transportation Code
Policies and Resolutions
Board
FTA Circ.
4220.1F
155 Pages
7 PROs
38 CAPs
Internal
Procedures &
Directives
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ABA Model Procurement Code
Best Practices
FAR
6/20/2017

6. Public Procurement Objectives
Ensure public confidence
Ensure fair and equitable treatment
Foster effective full and open competition
Provide increased savings
Maximize purchasing power
Satisfy agency requirements
Courtesy, impartiality, and integrity
Strive for efficiency and effectiveness
6/20/2017

7. Annual Spend (FY2016) 143 contracts awarded - $503 million
258 blanket purchase orders - $7.5 million
3,945 purchase orders - $14.6 million
Credit card transactions - $6.2 million
417 credit card users
423 active contracts - $1.25 Billion
32% of DART spend to MWBE’s
44% of Contracts awarded to MWBE’s
6/20/2017

8. What We Buy Buses, locomotives, LRV’s and streetcars
Employee Benefits and Services (insurance, uniforms)
Building & property services (maintenance, cleaning, lawn services)
Maintenance parts and supplies
Support Services (marketing, planning)
Construction and design services
Information technology
Utilities and fuel
6/20/2017

9. Procurement Methods Corporate Card and Small Purchases
Competitive Bids and Proposals
Cooperative Buys
Professional Services
Emergency and Sole Source
DB, PPP, CMGC
Pilot and Demonstration Projects
6/20/2017

10. DART Procurement Goals
Ahead of schedule and under budget
Implement SCM processes
Move spend to contracts & reduce transactions
Spend analytics
Continuous improvement/reduce processing time
5 Star Customer Service
Supplier performance measurement system
Enhance dashboard and measures
Employee development
6/20/2017

11. Questions