For Agencies and Municipalities

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• Supplier Diversity Program Certification

  The Supplier Diversity Program certifies Small Business Enterprise and Minority Business Enterprise companies, opening valuable avenues towards economic growth by helping companies build revenue and find potential new customers.

• Surplus Found/Seized Property and Unclaimed Goods - Police Department Procedures to Surplus

  State and Municipal Police Departments that have Found Property/Unclaimed Goods in their possession for greater than one year can turn that property over to the DAS Surplus Unit for auction, in accordance with the CT General Statutes C.G.S.A. 7-285 Sale of unclaimed goods by police departments.

• Surplus Vehicles - Municipality Procedures to Surplus

  The Department of Administrative Services, Surplus Property Program is the legally authorized agent in the State for the disposition of all usable property that a state agency deems surplus to its operating needs, including vehicles.

• Telecommunications

  The Department of Administrative Services Bureau of Information Technology Solutions (BITS) Unified Communications Division provides telecommunications, end-user device support and Enterprise collaboration services to the State of Connecticut’s Executive Branch agencies.

• The Office of Grants Administration - Policies, Memos and Online Training

  All school projects seeking State grant assistance as a “Priority List Project” shall be reviewed by the Office of Grants Administration at the “conceptual design” phase and again at the “schematic design” phase in addition to the currently required reviews.

• Uniform Licensing Application

  The Uniform Licensing Application helps improve the efficiency of the licensing process by consolidating the procedures and eliminating unnecessary duplication of documents submitted for licensing purposes.

• Video Conferencing

  The Department of Administrative Services Bureau of Information Technology Solutions (BITS) Unified Communications Division provides next-generation video teleconferencing services for Executive Branch agencies that are maintained in the State’s secure Data Centers.

• Video Hosting Services

  Streaming Media is digital video or audio content that is sent in a continuous stream over a network and played as it arrives. This service is primarily used to host videos and stream them via the state’s website.

• Virtual Private Network (VPN) Service

  A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a network technology that creates a secure network connection over a public network such as the Internet or a private network owned by a service provider.

• Wide Area Networks

  The Enterprise Network Services (ENS) group provides Wide Area Networks (WAN) connectivit to all Executive Branch Agencies via BITS intranet infrastructure and content filtering and security support for entire State Intranet and access to the Internet.