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Procurement

• DAS is working to remove PFAS from our state's environment

  12/13/2022 by Darren Hobbs

  On December 8, the Department of Administrative Services participated in the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force meeting at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. The goal of the annual meeting is to review how the state is addressing PFAS (per-an...

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• DAS Procurement Earns Honorable Mention from NASPO

  8/23/2022 by Gene Burk

  We keep trying and we keep getting honored! In August DAS Procurement was recognized with an honorable mention by the National Association of Procurement Officials (NASPO) for its submission to the George Cronin Award for Procurement Excellence. The cate...

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• Happy Birthday SBA!

  7/25/2022 by Department of Administrative Services

  Today, DAS Commissioner Michelle Gilman and DAS Supplier Diversity Program Manager Meg Yetishefsky joined Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, SBA representatives and other dignitaries to wish the Small Business Administration a happy 69th birthday. Connecticu...

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• DAS applauds the passage of Senate bill 5255

  5/9/2022 by Eleanor Michael

  The passage of House Bill 5255 furthers the state’s goal of embracing modern business practices that result in a more efficient and flexible operation of government. We always seek to eliminate duplicative processes, while making sure we maintain key safeguar...

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• Disparity Study Launch

  4/11/2022 by Michelle Gilman

  Today, Governor Lamont – in collaboration with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) and our team here at the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS) – announced that after a competitive bidding proces...

  ProcurementSmall & Minority Business

• New Request for Information: Blockchain Management

  10/12/2021 by Alison Monroe

  DAS is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) as required by Special Act 21-25 – AN ACT CONCERNING BLOCKCHAIN AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, ...

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• Exciting Updates Coming to DAS Small and Minority Business Program

  9/27/2021 by Meg Yetishefsky

  On October 1, 2021 more streamlining efforts arecoming to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Small and Minority Business certification that creates a more rational and data-driven basis for defining for-profit small businesses. The changesimplif...

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• Modernizing State Government Operations

  8/5/2021 by Gene Burk

  In July, I joined Governor Lamont in New Canaan when he signed Public Act 2176 that improves businesses access to working with state government, helps Connecticut gain access to cutting-edge technology, and ensures that outdated bureaucratic processes are no...

  Government InnovationProcurement

• The State's General Fund grows due to P-Card usage

  8/3/2021 by Veronica Coty, Kerry DiMatteo

  We’re excited to let you know that the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), in partnership with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), accepted a rebate of $1,438,341.70 from JPMorgan Chase, stemming from the State’s use of P-Card services issued b...

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• The 2021 Legislative Session

  6/22/2021 by Eleanor Michael

  I wanted to send a note to update you about the success that the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) team had during the 2021 legislative sessionwhich justended last week. DAS, with the support of the Connecticut General Assembly, accomplished a lot t...

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