Handling Questions for RFI/RFP’s

July 3rd, 2013

How should you prepare for questions for more information on an RFI/RFP?”

Today’s post is by Sarah Kouse; Project Manager at SafeSourcing.

When participating in an RFI/RFP there are two sides of the question preparation process. There are the vendors who are asking the questions and there are the questions from the sourcing company gathering the questions from all the vendors and preparing them for the client.

Consolidate and Submit – As a vendor, when you are participating in an RFI/RFP, questions may come to mind at different times and you may be compelled to send questions when you think of them.  The downfall to this is that viable questions could be missed in the consolidation process and not answered. Therefore, when you have questions regarding the content of the document, the best way to get answers to your questions is to prepare them in one document and send all of the questions in that document all at once referencing the section and/or question from the RFP the item refers to.

Prioritize by Frequency – On the customer side, once all documents containing the questions have been sent, consolidate all the questions asked, labeling each question with the company name, who asked the questions, and  analyze them to determine if any questions have been asked multiple times.   With the questions organized and prioritized in this way, a team of stakeholders can quickly and easily focus on all of the questions at once, frequently getting them all answered in a matter of just a couple of hours.  Once the document has been consolidated with all the participating vendors’ questions that document will then be sent to the client to review and answer the questions.

Give everyone the same insight – Once the document has been reviewed and all the questions answered, that document will then get sent back to each vendor who is participating in the RFI/RFP process, even if a vendor did not ask a question. The reason this document is sent to every vendor is not only to make it fair for every vendor participating, but also serves as a reference guide for any questions that may come up in the future. The vendor could reference that document to potentially quickly get their answer.   Some trains of thought are that they don’t like this approach because it allows some vendors to be lazy and get the benefits of the other vendor’s questions.  This, however, usually shows itself in how a vendor like that answers the RFP as well as the fact that as the customer you know who took the time to ask questions and who did not. 

For more information on how we can help you with your RFIs and RFPs or other procurement needs, or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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How should one go about convincing suppliers to participate in an eProcurment event?

July 2nd, 2013

What works to ensure that eProcurment events get vendors involved who aren’t initially accepting of the process?

Today’s post is by Ryan Melowic; Assistant Vice President of  Procurement COE at SafeSourcing. 

In our industry there are sometime vendors who don’t adopt the process and initially decline to participate in an eProcurment event.  For one reason or another, they don’t feel it is a fit for them.  My goal is to make sure that vendors thoroughly understand the opportunity. 

The strategy I use when following up with vendors is to ask them questions as to why they feel the particular event is not a fit for them.  By breaking down their concerns and objections, I’m able to understand what their major objections are.  I then address each issue with a reason why they would be a fit. 

During this process you are likely to hear all kinds of responses from an incumbent that doesn’t participate in eProcurement events to a vendor who doesn’t feel that pricing is the only piece involved.  The vendor who doesn’t feel that pricing is the only piece is provided in most cases with a response like “you are absolutely correct, pricing isn’t the only piece of the puzzle.  However, the company who is hosting this eProcurement event has chosen this method.  This will be your first step in courting the relationship with the host company.  Next steps could potentially be presentations by you in order to help the host understand your company’s offerings.”  This helps the vendor understand that events are not just based on price alone.  If the incumbent does not want to participate in some cases it may take a more strong armed approach.  Explaining to them that the host and their current customer have chosen to collect pricing in this manner and if they want to be considered going forward that they will need to participate.  At the end of the day it comes down to the simple fact that as a supplier; are you sure you want to pass up an opportunity for future business?

At SafeSourcing we work diligently to make sure our companies eProcurment events are a success!  We don’t take no for an answer until we have done the due diligence to rule a supplier out.   For more information as to how we can help you with your procurement needs, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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Farm to Fork – Where Does the Trace Start?

July 1st, 2013

In the course of tracking consumer product safety, when should the tracking start and whose responsibility is it really?

Today’s post is by Mark Davis; Sr. Vice President and COO at SafeSourcing. 

The process of traceability in the products we purchase and consume every day has grown in urgency significantly other the past few decades.  As the origins of where a product began its life have begun cloudier due to increased international sources of raw materials the importance of being able to track a product is critical.  This is especially true when those points of origins begin in countries whose safety standards and processes are not the same as the US.  As we examine this process today we will focus on a few of the key areas and challenges that must be recognized in order for companies to begin getting a handle on the process.

Who’s responsibility is it? – The official answer this varies from industry to industry depending on what regulations have been passed to deal with the responsibility.   Unofficially the answer is that it is every entity who touches the product in some way from the time it is grown or manufacturer until it is the customer’s hands.  For the food industry, for example, there are laws like the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 which calls for food companies to have vision into their products one step before they got it and one step after it leaves them.  Assuming each party was handling their part, the line of tracking could be built as intended.  There are challenges with processes like this still which we will discuss below, but the concept is easy.  If you want people to trust you and your products, you should know as much as you possibly can about the pieces that go into creating them in order to fully protect your customers.

What are the challenges? – The challenges facing traceability are not unlike those facing many processes in industries where paper has and continues to be the medium of choice; technology, or lack thereof.  To effectively be able to track the origins of products there must some consistency in the level of technology being used so that data can be shared as well uniformity in how that data is going to be logged and used.  Along with the technology gaps there are also gaps in regulation where some parties in the supply chain are not required to track anything they do.  Without the regulation to enforce the safety, the process begins to develop holes and these holes lead to major delay issues especially when considering the parties in the supply chain that do not choose to track voluntarily are many times the source of issues that arise.

Where do we go from here? –  The beginning steps necessary to begin tracking happen with two channels.  The first channel focuses on how you track the origins of your own products.  This includes understanding where the raw materials you use are coming from as well as understanding the channels that handle your product once it leaves your facilities.  The second channel is by demanding that same level of insight from the vendors whose products you consume in your company.  Understanding the origins of your copy paper, cleaning supplies, roofing material, etc .  will begin to build a culture where safety at all levels is a top priority for your business.

At SafeSourcing we know companies are interested in the safety of their employees and their customers and while traceability may be something of great interest, knowing how to get there can sometimes be a challenge.  Helping business “source” safer is extremely important to us and how we do business.  For more information on how we can help you “source safer” or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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Is your company comfortable with all of your current sources of supply?

June 27th, 2013

Are all of your current suppliers comfortable with you?

If your answer is yes, there is a good chance that you are paying more for products, services and solution bundles than you should

Being comfortable is great. Sometimes however being to comfortable can also create complacency. We all know we have coworkers that come to work everyday and do what only what they perceive their job to be. Nothing extra is ever done, and few ideas come from these folks that are just comfortable with what they are doing and how they are doing it. They do a good job at it, but that’s it.

Let’s apply this type of complacency to knowledge workers in the supply chain. If we are being honest with ourselves; we see this situation all the time.

 A buyer you know has a list of products or a category manager has a category that they are responsible for. There are only so many hours in the day and they have a job to do in order to get product to a distribution center, warehouse, store or some other location on time. They have done business with the same suppliers for a number of years. In fact the person in the job before them did business with these same suppliers and the person before that. So its easy to not rock the boat. It takes to much time to look for new sources of supply and after all one can only manage so many relationships anyway. Finally the buyer is comfortable with product quality and pricing has not gone up to much over time.

With the help of your procurement provider, this situation is easily rectified, but you need to be open to change. This is normally led from the top of the organization. The following is a partial list of what you can do to eliminate complacency and support the fact that you knowledge workers don’t have a lot of free time.

 1.   Provide your e-procurement company with a list of your suppliers by category.
 2.   Provide your e-procurement provider with a complete list of products carried by each supplier.
 3.   As your e-procurement provider to produce a list of new sources of supply located within a fifty mile radius of each distribution center or warehouse
 4.   Ask your e-procurement provider to provide data on each supplier’s including incumbent’s safety certifications such as GFSI and ISO.
 5.   Ask your e-procurement provider to provide supplier background information such as years in business and user references.
 6.   Select categories or products to source from your incumbents catalog and cross reference with new suppliers offerings.

The additional steps to this process can be provided by SafeSourcing as a part of our best practices deliverables which are included in our event pricing. The SafeSourceIt™ Supplier database includes over 427,000 global sources of supply that can be sorted by a variety of filters such as country, county, postal code or mileage from a particular location, plus many more.

If you’d like more information, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Services Account Manager!

We look forward to and appreciate your comments

 

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What is an RFI, RFP, or RFQ? Part VI of VI

June 26th, 2013

Details, Details, Details

Today’s post is by Heather Powell, Project Manager for SafeSourcing

As we wrap up this 6-part series on RFx strategies, looking specifically at RFQs the past two days, we will take a look at some strategies that successfully increase the two most important aspects of every project you run; value results, supplier participation.   The two are separate but both must be achieved to truly create a successful project.

Today we will focus on how to drive supplier participation in your events.

Details, Details, Details- In the RFQ, send an invitation to potential suppliers containing in a detailed list or description of all relevant parameters of the intended purchase, such as:

• Personnel skills, training level or competencies
• Part descriptions/specifications or numbers
• Quantities/Volumes
• Description or drawings
• Quality levels
• Delivery requirements
• Term of contract
• Terms and conditions
• Other value added requirements or terms
• Draft contract

By breaking the mold, you can typically have 8-10 suppliers or more participate in your project. They are all actively participating within the RFQ in a set timeframe, which is usually 15 minutes, but can be adjusted with a line item count of over 25 items.  Within the 15 minutes, suppliers can lower their bid pricing an unlimited amount of times. Like sealed bidding, suppliers cannot see one another’s pricing. There is only one way they know they have a low quote on an items and that is by a low quote indicator. 

Missing Pieces- An easy way to establish your specifications and already have base pricing is from your RFP! Many times you already have a list of suppliers that are educated on entering pricing within the system. The RFQ gives the supplier the opportunity within the live event to see if they have any low quotes and to “sharpen their pencils” to lower their pricing if they wish. From this event you can potentially award a business based on the pricing, or offer another supplier you may feel fit your business better the opportunity to negotiate their pricing closer to what the lowest bidder provided. This is a win-win for you and the future supplier.

Training and Communication – Suppliers should be trained on how to use the eProcurement system, how to place their bids, to look for the low quote indicator, and at the same time communicated with on questions and the pricing and products and services you are looking for. The overall goal is to get the best value for your company, and so suppliers should have an opportunity to enter in notes within the RFQ live event. This additional information can offer you even more additional savings, i.e. if you purchase 1,000 cases rather than 900, additional discounts, or other value added services such as waived for the first 6 months of a 1 year contract if awarded the business. These additional notes can provide and overall benefit, rather than just a low price wins.

If we go back to our original example of owning a building you would like to turn into a distribution center, we have discussed an RFI to understand what your needs could be, an RFP to collect further information and pricing proposal, and an RFQ to compress than pricing from the list of supplier who participated in the RFP.  It would be recommended in this last stage to run your line items as a complete list of materials rather than an item by item list, total cost of freight, total installation pricing- which could include teardown pricing or to have it as its own line item. These four items represent the largest spend items of your proposal and have the opportunity to lower your pricing 5, 10, 15, or even 20% from the original RFP pricing.

Determining what stage of the RFx process to begin with and how to assemble those pieces can be a difficult puzzle to put together especially if your procurement team is already swamped. A good Stratgeic Sourcing partner, however should be able to help you put these pieces together in a way that requires less time and resources from your procurement department than doing it yourself.   For more information on how we can help you with this process from gathering external and internal data to running RFIs, RFPs and RFQs or for more information on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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What is an RFI, RFP, or RFQ? Part V of VI

June 25th, 2013

In today’s post we take you through the Request for Quote and the best way to build the best, quickest, and most successful RFQ.

Today’s post is by Heather Powell, Project Manager for SafeSourcing

You have read a lot of information on how to create a successful RFI and RFP.  In today’s blog we take you through the Request for Quote and the best way to build the best, quickest, and most successful RFQ.

An RFQ as  defined by www.businessdictionary.com  is “a document used in soliciting price and delivery quotations that meet minimum quality specifications for a specific quantity of specific goods and/or services. RFQ are usually not advertised publicly, and are used commonly for (1) standard, off-the-shelf items, (2) items built to known specifications, (3) items required in small quantities, or (4) items whose purchase price falls below sealed-bidding threshold. Suppliers respond to a RFQ with firm quotations, and generally the lowest-priced quotation is awarded the contract.”

Though this is the industry standard of what an RFQ means, today we will be digging into each of these to validate their merit. We will expand upon them, heighten them, and discuss how to expect increased value within an RFQ. With online eProcurement tools you can give suppliers an indicator of where they stand and give them an opportunity to lower their pricing should they choose. In standard practice this is done by phone calls or e-mails and one at time. It is very time consuming and does show some lower savings, but not with the rate of success online tools can provide.

Let’s take a closer look at the points to the definition above.

Standard, off-the-shelf items. This is a standard misconception of procurement departments everywhere.  The fact is that virtually any product or service can be taken through the eRFx process.  We have over 427,000 suppliers within our database to invite to participate in bidding on whatever your items or service may be and we have experience successfully running events in every part of the organization from HR, to Legal, to construction, to IT.

Items built to known specifications. While this is a valid point, it is also the biggest reason why projects are never taken out; no beginning specifications.  At SafeSourcing we help build a specification to fit the current need and in those in the future. By covering all of your needs and taking into consideration all of the moving parts that affect your items, for example, freight, fuel surcharges, additional fees, hourly rates to name a few, you can achieve results that are comprehensive enough to allow you to make strong decisions well after the project has been completed.

Items required in small quantities. There are no limits to quantities within the RFQ we help you build. There are no limits at all, including number of items to have the suppliers bid on. That being said there are always strategies that go with every event so that you end up with the most information you can get while allowing suppliers to focus on those areas you are most concerned with.   This is part of the service that you should be taking time to consider as you develop your sourcing projects.

Items whose purchase price falls below sealed-bidding threshold. The pricing we recommend within your RFQ would be analyzed by our team based on your historical spend, also taking into account any price indexes that can affect future pricing increases. Using your historical spend and any additional information, a max quote is established that the suppliers must meet first. We recommend a set price decrement, meaning once a supplier inputs their pricing at the max quote or lower, they must lower their pricing by that decrement amount, already showing lower pricing than what you currently are paying or price avoidance of future price increases. This is the start to showing you savings.

Knowing the differences between historical RFQ strategies and changes that are resulting in stronger results is the beginning of assembling the right structure for your project.  Tomorrow we will discuss, practically, how this is accomplished.

For more information on how we can help you with your procurement needs or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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What is an RFI, RFP, or RFQ? Part IV of VI

June 24th, 2013

Today, we wrap of the review of the Request For Proposal stage of the RFX process.

Today’s post is by Heather Powell, Project Manager for SafeSourcing

Today, we wrap of the review of the Request For Proposal stage of the RFX process looking at a view of how to transition the information you get from an RFI into an RFP.

In our example within the RFI, owning a new or used facility to turn into a distribution center, you may know where you want the racking, how much racking is required-this would include a set materials listing, the details of labor to install new materials and remove and re-rack another area. All of these details are required for the suppliers to bid the job appropriately. Within a very detailed RFP there are fewer chances for over or under bidding from the suppliers. The quality of an RFP is very important to successful project management because it clearly delineates the deliverables that will be required.

The details you receive from a RFI can be used to build your specifications. You have learned and verified from multiple suppliers the details you need to complete the project. You may also learn from an RFI details you hadn’t thought about, for instance in the racking project: if you are in California you will be required to have a seismic analysis done. This can be completed, but for an additional charge from the supplier. Suppliers may have similar products, but may not be compatible to other supplier’s materials, in other words their product will be proprietary and not interchangeable if a repair needs made in the future. These details and more need to be inserted into your new RFP.

So how can you combine a RFI with a RFP? Simply you have a lot of knowledge about a product, project, or service, but you have used the same supplier for a very long time and are unclear of who new potential suppliers could be. You would combine the RFI by asking the questions specifically related to the new potential suppliers; who are they, where are they located, what is their business structure, who the contacts are, what areas or locations can they service, what are their references, etc.  Combined with the specifications and details of the RFP, you will get an overall picture of who the company is, what they can or cannot provide, and what their pricing structure will be.

Now you have an idea of how to collect information on a project you may know little about within a RFI and you now know how to collect a RFP with the information you do know, but do you know how to compress pricing? How do you receive pricing within a RFP and ask the suppliers to lower their pricing? Stay tuned to the next part in this blog series where dive into the controversial Request for Quote, how it can be more than just a low-price only tool.

SafeSourcing can help you with your needs in creating, running, and reporting on a RFP for any item, project, or industry need. We can do this all electronically in your set timeline, and report it back to you in an easy and understandable package where you will be able to see the apples-to-apples comparison. For more information on how we can help you with your procurement needs or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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What is an RFI, RFP, or RFQ? Part III of VI

June 21st, 2013

In yesterday’s post we began to look at the pieces that go into a successful RFP strategy 1

Today’s post is by Heather Powell, Customer Services Manager at SafeSourcing Inc.

We will continue to look at those details; wrapping up tomorrow with a view of how to transition the information you get from an RFI to an RFP.

Schedules or Timelines: This is the time frame of the expectation of when the RFP is sent to the vendors, when questions (about the specifications or the RFP process) are due from the vendors, when the vendors can expect the questions with answers to be return, when the RFP is due to be complete.

Contract Type: This defines to the vendor if the contract is a spot buy, a one year, two year, or longer contract. There may be additional special contractual requirements added within this area. 

Data Requirements: This can vary from the type of RFP you many want to run, but every RFP should collect basic information about the vendors, their name, address, primary business, who the primary contact with their information, usually a list of 3-5 references, a list of current businesses that are similar in size to the company running the RFP.

Terms and Conditions: General and special arrangements, provisions, requirements, rules, specifications, and standards that form an integral part of an agreement or contract.

Description of Goods and/or Services to Be Procured:  This is to define what you are looking specifically to buy. It is a tie in between your scope of work and your specifications. This area is typically where you are going to ask the vendor to give their proposal of price based on your needs defined and within the guidelines of the specifications.

Instructions for preparation of technical, management, and/or cost proposals: These are the details on how to complete the RFP. If online through SafeSourcing, you will be given a deadline to complete the RFP, trained on how to enter your RFP and Pricing, and the additional information the customer may need as supplemental documentation and how to submit that information. In a sealed bid, you will be given specific instructions on what documents need to be signed and returned, what additional information needs to be submitted and the expectations on how to submit it, and specifically how to mail it into the government agency that will review it by a set date and time.

SafeSourcing can help you with your needs in creating, running, and reporting on a RFP for any item, project, or industry need. Tomorrow we will wrap up the series by looking at the path of information from the RFI to RFP and how to use that information to make the best decisions. For more information on how we can help you with your procurement needs or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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What is an RFI, RFP, or RFQ? Part II of VI

June 20th, 2013

You know more than the average Joe, but do you want to get fair proposals?

Today’s post is by Heather Powell, Customer Services at Manager for SafeSourcing Inc.

In yesterday’s post, we began to look at the RFx strategy by starting with Requests For Information and their purpose in the procurement world.  Over the next three days we will focus on Requests for Proposal and the details you need to run a successful one.

According to businessdictionary.com, “a Request for Proposal (RPF) is a document used in sealed or electronic bid procurement procedures through which a purchaser advises the potential suppliers of (1) statement and scope of work, (2) specifications, (3) schedules or timelines, (4) contract type, (5) data requirements, (6) terms and conditions, (7) description of goods and/or services to be procured, and (8) instructions for preparation of technical, management, and/or cost proposals.  Government RFPs are publicly advertised and suppliers respond with a detailed proposal, not with only a price quotation. They provide clearly quoted specifications for negotiations after sealed proposals are opened, and the award of contract may not necessarily go to the lowest bidder.”

Those are the basics that make up a RFP, but how do you know what is important in each step?  Today we will focus on the first two pieces and the other 6 in tomorrow’s blog.

Scope of Work:  Businessdictionary.com states, “the division of work to be performed under a contract or subcontract in the completion of a project, typically broken out into specific tasks with deadlines.” Simply this means what are your needs and expectations for the work needing to be completed.

Specifications: “An exact statement of the particular needs to be satisfied, or essential characteristics that a customer requires (in a good, material, method, process, service, system, or work) and which a vendor must deliver. Specifications are written usually in a manner that enables both parties (and/or an independent certifier) to measure the degree of conformance. They are, however, not the same as control limits (which allow fluctuations within a range), and conformance to them does not necessarily mean quality (which is a predictable degree of dependability and uniformity).”

Generally specifications will be broken into either performance or technical specifications that define the types of goods or services needed from the vendor community.  Developing strong specifications is to ensure you receive a proposal with exactly what you need. The vendors will know not to over bid or under bid.

As we continue the rest of this week in this series, remember that SafeSourcing can help you with your needs in creating, running, and reporting on a RFP for any item, project, or industry need. For more information on how we can help you with your procurement needs or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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Dad Wasn’t Wrong About Too Much!

June 17th, 2013

How are you using the advice from dad to your advantage as a procurement professional?

Today’s post is by Mark Davis; Sr. Vice President and COO at SafeSourcing.
For many more reasons than I could possibly go into in this short blog, this Father’s Day has been a very special one for me.  I have so many reasons to celebrate as I watch the U.S. Open and spend spectacular time with my family and my dad via Skype (how times have changed!).  As I reflect on this day it makes me think of all the advice that fathers, mine and millions of others, have given their children over the years and how simple the ideas are and yet at the same time how powerfully applicable to the business world we all live in every day.

In today’s post I want to go back to some of that advice and see how much value still stands in concepts that are so simple.

Treat people as you expect to be treated – The procurement space can be brutal.  Suppliers are trying to deliver value and make money; customers are trying to get as much value as possible while controlling costs.  These two things can often create clashes and tension as both sides work to get the things they want out of a business relationship.  The key that comes here is to remember that the same suppliers you are beating up on price will be the same ones you are asking for rush service and special assistance on down the road.  Creating partnerships with the best value and cost is the goal.  Everyone is a supplier and everyone is a customer at some level and applying this simple advice can help forge the greatest value for your company.

When you know you are right it’s ok to stand your ground – The process of procuring goods is not a new one, in fact evidence of tracking supplies and services dates back as far as ancient Egypt as scribes would record orders taken and those fulfilled on papyrus rolls.  With such a long history it is no wonder that certain ideas and processes have developed that continue to show up even today.  As the world changes, and tools change, processes change, and capabilities improve, this fatherly advice has never been so applicable.  Many misconceptions from the past about how to source goods, what could and couldn’t be sourced and how to deal with vendors have evolved into new possibilities.  Knowing your category, industry and vendors is the foundation to build your projects on.  Sometimes these projects will go against normal approaches but if you have done your homework and believe your strategy is sound, stand your ground and fight for what you believe is best for your company even if your suppliers or internal customers grumble about the change.

Plan your work; work your plan –  I have heard this advice over the years from many people I have admired and respected.  It is simple and encompasses everything that best sourcing projects need in two pieces.  1.  Plan the work (create the project); this involves research and a knowledge of what you are going after that goes beyond a 15 minute Google search.  It means researching the market, indexes, new technologies and trends, new suppliers and new government regulations that may affect your goals.   Knowing your category allows you to plan the work with measureable milestones teams can follow and be a part of.  2.  Work the Plan you have created with little exception.  Once you have created the plan for the project, stick to the timelines and employ leverage where you need it to keep projects moving.  Everyone is always going to be overloaded with work, so if you are not the one working your plan every day you will be replaced in our people’s priorities by someone else who is.

Don’t spit in the wind and don’t take any wooden nickels –  I will be honest, I have no frame of reference by which to link these sage pieces of advice back to the world of procurement, but they both always seemed like really good ideas.

We, at SafeSourcing, hope your Father’s Day was full of great memories and happy times!  We enjoy bringing this blog to you every week and hope you find value in it.   For more information on how we can help you with your procurement needs or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

We look forward to your comments.

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