To: WSU Campus Community
From: Kenneth Doherty, Assistant Vice President, Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
Subject: Preferred Supplier for Furniture
Date: December 2012
Procurement and Strategic Sourcing (PASS), in conjunction with Facilities Planning and Management, has undertaken an extensive Strategic Sourcing Request for Proposal effort to select for a preferred supplier for office systems and free standing furniture. As a result of this effort, Interior Environments has been awarded a contract and Allsteel furniture will be the University’s new standard for major renovation or new construction projects.
We are pleased to announce that the program is now fully launched to include the majority of your office furniture needs. Access is obtained in the same manner as other programs, via the Super Savings Opportunities on our website, www.purchasing.wayne.edu. Access to this page requires a WSU login ID and Password. Once there, click on Furniture, and you will find a link to an Interior Environments page with detailed instructions on how to contact a sales rep, obtain a quote or peruse furniture and chair options, or how to obtain sample chair for testing.
Some of the many benefits of this program are listed below:
- Simple to use
- Approximately 13% additional discount off the competitive prices we previously paid for Allsteel’s high quality office furniture
- One point of contact for all your furniture needs
- One supplier for everything from your basic one time budget needs, to your high end, total renovation needs
We will continue to support and provide furniture from other manufacturers when we are replacing portions of an existing furniture installation, and compatibility is a key to success.
Annual savings to the University community on furniture is estimated to be substantial, both in terms of unit prices paid at the time of purchase and in the future in terms of being able to switch out furniture from one room to another or from building to building due to standardization.
If you have questions or require assistance, please contact Valerie Kreher, Senior Buyer (313) 577-3720, or Fran Ahern, Director at (313) 577-7657