SAP Ariba FAQs and Trainings

The Ariba Network is a cloud-based business-to-business marketplace where buyers and suppliers can find each other and do business within a single, networked platform. SAP Ariba solutions will allow the Travis County Purchasing Office to collect bids and proposals from potential suppliers and quickly compare them across multiple dimensions to determine which one presents the best value. 

The Travis County Purchasing Office is undergoing a broad Supply Chain Transformation that will modernize the Travis County Purchasing Office’s business processes, in turn improving the service we provide to you and, ultimately, making it easier for you to do business with Travis County. 

The first step in this transformation is to roll out the Sourcing and Contract functionality of SAP Ariba. Travis County expects to see improvements in the procurement process by: 

• Improving the number of bids on a Solicitation 
• Reducing the risk of non-compliant bids 
• Improving evaluation time for bids to award contracts faster 
• Improving visibility and reporting on the overall process 

For the purposes of sourcing (i.e., responding to published Solicitations and submitting bids or proposals), as well as for contract management, no fees will be incurred by suppliers. 

Using SAP Ariba, procurement processes are automated and visible, making them more transparent and efficient. You will also see greater standardization in the way that procurement documents are formatted and written, which will simplify your interactions with the Travis County Purchasing Office. Other benefits include: 

• SAP Ariba is a cloud-based solution, accessible anywhere the internet is available. 
• E-bidding saves time and money by eliminating the need to drop off paper copies.
• SAP Ariba allows you to build your submission from the time of posting to the time of closing by providing you with a workspace to save your work. 
• SAP Ariba has a robust notification function. Once you have identified your intention to participate in an event, notifications will be sent automatically when addendums are issued, competitions are extended or cancelled and for other related information. 
• You will have a consolidated view of all opportunities you are intending to participate in or in which you have already participated. 
• You will gain access to other procurement opportunities within the Ariba Discovery Network. This is a global network that allows you to search opportunities from SAP Ariba’s other customer organizations. Note: There may be costs involved to respond to opportunities with other organizations on this network. 
• You can tailor your supplier profile so that you are notified of upcoming opportunities in categories of interest. 

To register for SAP Ariba:

Ariba Network Supplier

For any general technical support or guidance using SAP Ariba you may visit the SAP Ariba Help Center. 

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