Business Directory

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Business Directory

• Locating Comm-PASS Subscribers

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Business Directory

• Public purchasers are solely responsible for
  compliance with applicable procurement laws,
  regulations, policies, and practices when
  transacting business with any vendor.
• Listing in the Business Directory does not in and
  of itself constitute an endorsement by the
  Commonwealth or any member of the Comm-PASS
  Purchasing Community
• Business Directory functionality is intended to
  assist
  
• public purchasers and citizens seeking to locate
  Subscribers by
  
• Category/Subcategory of goods and services
  Company Name
  
• Comm-PASS Contract status Purchasing
  Program status
  
• Subscribers seeking to market themselves to
• public purchasers who need three companies to
  fulfill quote requirements
  
• public bidders who need a Prime or
  Sub-contracting partner
  
• general public seeking a business by
  Category/Subcategory

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Business Directory

• Functionality is accessible in the public-access
  area of the site
  
• No login ID-password pair is required
• Listings represent vendors who have both
• chosen to pay an annual subscription fee and,
• elected to display their information in the
  directory
  
• Information validated against databases
• Contract Holder status AMP Participant
  status
  
• Statewide Contractor status Comm-PASS
  Related Contract links
  
• SOMWBA-certification status
• Information declared by the vendor
• EPP status Business Description
• Prompt Pay Discount Business Contact
  Information
  
• Interested in Bidding as Prime/Sub Contractor

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Welcome to Comm-PASSSelect Business Directory
link
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Throughout Comm-PASS, refer to the Quick Tips
Each page contains context-related definitions
and helpful hints
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Select By Category/Subcategory link to search
yellow-pages style by area of goods and
services.
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Select the Select icon (checkmark) adjacent to
the Category sought.
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If a the Category is not correct, select Change
Category link and repeat prior step.
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To view all the Subscribers within the entire
Category,select Display All Vendors in link.
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To view those Subscribers associated with
specific Subcategories,select as many items as
desired from the Select checkmark column.
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To generate results when searching specified
Subcategories,select Search by Selected
Subcategories button.
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Business Directory List page will indicate
matching vendor count.
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What is the Default Sort Order?

• Vendors are listed alphabetically in order of
  most YES values.
  
• XYZ Company is listed before ABC Company because
  XYZ Company is a SOMWBA-certified Statewide
  Contract Holder.
  
• Validation Rules
• Contract Holder
• Subscriber-entered FEIN Contract-Issuer-entered
  FEIN
  
• Statewide Contract
• Contract Issuer selects Statewide indicator on
  Contract Record
  
• SOMWBA
• Subscriber-entered FEIN SOMWBA-certified FEIN
  database
  
• Validation Exceptions
• False statuses may occur when FEINs are not
  accurate.
  
• When in doubt, contact the Contract Issuer.

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To sort in an alternative order, select a heading
title.Select Vendor Name heading to change to
strict alphabetical order.
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Order is now alphabetically by name with 1-Stop
Design Shop first. Standard alphabetical
rules list spaces, symbols, and numbers before
letters.
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To sort by all StatewideYES, select the
Statewide header.
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The list is now sorted by Statewide status
alphabetically, meaning all NO statuses listed
first. Select the Statewide header again to list
YES first.
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The list is now sorted by Statewide status
alphabetically, meaning all YES statuses listed
first. Select View icon (eyeglasses) to access
Vendor details.
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In addition to Comm-PASS validated statuses, the
detail lists Vendor-declared statuses for the
EPP, Prompt Pay, and Interested in Bidding values.
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If the subscribers FEIN matches any Contract
FEIN, a link will be provided for direct access
to all Related Comm-PASS Contracts.
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Contracts are presented in order of End Date
furthest in the future so expired records are
last. To access Contract details, select the
View icon (eyeglasses).
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Navigate in the Contract record as usual. To
return to the Business Directory, you may use the
breadcrumbs or select the Business Directory link.
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Business Directory Assistance

• Contact the Contract Issuer regarding
• Contract use
• Contract Holder, Statewide, or SOMWBA validation
  questions
  
• Contact the Vendor regarding
• Bid partnering opportunities
• Clarifications related to their company
  description
  
• Navigation issues associated with their email or
  Website links
  
• Contact the Comm-PASS HelpDesk regarding
• Business Directory navigation issues
• Any Comm-PASS functionality issues
• 1-617-720-3197
• 1-888MA-STATE
• comm-pass_at_osd.state.ma.us