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ARBuy for State Departments & Entities

ARBuy will automate and standardize many of the procurement and purchasing processes for the State Departments and State Entities within the State of Arkansas.  Electronic sourcing, online shopping of statewide contracts in Marketplace and an automated document approval process are just a few of the key features of ARBuy.


ARBuy State Department Resources

Sourcing

  • Online bid solicitations and management
  • Automation of manual processes
  • Automation of approvals
  • Online submission and receipt of vendor quotes
  • Broader distribution of bid solicitations
  • Improved audit trail
  • Cloning ability on past bid solicitations

Purchasing

  • Easy online search of Statewide contracts through ARBuy Marketplace
  • Excellent search capabilities
  • Ensured receipt of contracted pricing
  • Automation of approvals

FAQ

ARBuy is a new eProcurement system that will transform the procure-to-pay processes for State Departments in Arkansas and support local government sourcing, purchasing, or both. The system is powered by Periscope Holdings and will include a new feature called the ARBuy Marketplace. ARBuy Marketplace allows purchasers to shop directly from supplier catalogs related to Arkansas Statewide contracts. In addition, the system will support bid notifications and online responses from suppliers.
The website is https://arbuy.arkansas.gov.
Periscope is the developer and implementer of the ePro eProcurement system (branded as ARBuy in Arkansas). Periscope also provides other products and services for government procurement and purchasing, including its suite of Periscope S2G products and the operation of a national public sector procurement supplier network.

Periscope was recently acquired by MDF Commerce, a leader in North American eProcurement. MDF Commerce Inc. (TSX:MDF) enables the flow of commerce by providing a broad set of SaaS soutions that optimize and accelerate commercial interactions between buyers and sellers. MDF’s platforms and services empower businesses around the world, allowing them to generate billions of dollars in transactions on an annual basis. MDF’s eProcurement, Unified Commerce and eMarketplace platforms are supported by a strong and dedicated team of approximately 800 employees based in Canada, the United States, Denmark, Ukraine and China. For more information, please visit MDF at mdfcommerce.com or call at 1-877-677-9088.
• All interested suppliers who do or wish to do business with the State will need to register in ARBuy.
• Suppliers will receive solicitation notifications through ARBuy and respond to those solicitations through the system.
• Suppliers awarded Statewide contracts will work with Periscope's Supplier Success Team to best represent their contracted items and/or services in the ARBuy Marketplace for shopping and purchasing.

ARBUY Resources

Meet the Team

Transformation & Shared Services

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Paul Ford

OSP Procurement Support Manager

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Tanya Freeman

Statewide Procurement Manager

Periscope

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Cory Mabry

Project Director

Krissi Lindsey

Krissi Lindsey

Project Manager

Contact Us

If you have any questions, issues or need support, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Supplier Support

Contact us by phone or email, toll free at

 Group 3 855-800-5046 Group 3 supplier-support@periscopeholdings.com

State & Local Government

Contact suppliers@arbuy.info

Group 3 suppliers@arbuy.info

Reconciler Support

Contact us by email at

Group 3 reconciler@mdfcommerce.com
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