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DoIT in partnership with Social Glass have conducted internet research over the last month to compare prices for small technology purchases. No purchases were made during this period, neither is DoIT obligated to make future purchases. The focus and scope of the pilot was limited to data gathering only.

DoIT staff created a list of potential technology purchases and obtained price quotes from our most used technology sites. Once DoIT obtained a price list, the staff took the same technology lists and conducted price searches/research on the Social Glass portal.

"Glass’s work in digitizing government procurement is extremely important. In my own experience, once you start digitizing a sector, you not only lower costs by about 80% over time but you become more efficient and sophisticated as you can easily and quickly incorporate new technologies. This is extremely important in Governance as not only do governments struggle with efficiency and limited resources, but their work can be life-saving."

"GLASS products are game-changing for governments.  They enable them to instantly begin making better purchasing decisions and to recover significant time that was previously lost to administrative work and vendor research.  At KittyHawk we believe that most technology forward and capital efficient governments will be using GLASS to provide a massive ROI for taxpayers."

"We recently completed a Government Order through Glass Commerce for over a million dollars. Overall the product spec check, quality and time requirements  were communicated ahead of time. After the initial required documentation was submitted, it was reviewed in an expeditious manner and once everything was deemed acceptable, the approval process was completed in a day."

"Glass offers a value-added array of services and products to accelerate governments’ small purchase decision making and execution."

"Customer service, tracking, and product was all spot on. Communication was fast with quick replies and follow-up. Very professional at all levels, from order to delivery."

"In addition to being the State's lead asset manager, banker, and financier, it is a top priority of my office to assist and invest in minority-owned small businesses, including those that have the potential to become dynamic national or even global firms.

It is my pleasure to write a Letter of Support for MICRO Market's U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) RFP response to obtain a commercial E-marketplace platform. MICRO Market is a small California minority-owned start-up with the specific intent of bringing commercial best practices used in Business to Business (B2B) E-commerce marketplaces to the Business to Government (B2G) sector."