Doing Business With OUC

• Contractor Security Policy
• General Conditions for Goods
• General Conditions for Services
• General Conditions for Goods and Services
• General Consulting Services
• Hard Copy Proposal Submission Instructions
• Contractor Orientation for Stanton Energy Center
• Freight Information
• Alcohol and Controlled Substance Abuse Policy
  • Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace and Testing Policy
• Bid Protest Procedure
• Supplier Business Expense Guidelines

Where can I find the list of Current Solicitation?
Click to login (VendorLink) to find all current solicitation.

What types of opportunities are offered by the Orlando Utilities Commission?

• Request for Proposal (RFP)
• Statement of Qualifications (SOQ)
• Request for Quotation
• Single/Sole Source

What do I have to do to start doing business with the Orlando Utilities Commission?

• If you desire to do business with OUC, you must register with us as a supplier. The Supplier registration process is now automated and available. Click here to register.
• Complete the company profile information and then select the commodity code for the goods or services that you provide.
• After you have completed the supplier registration process, you will be placed on the bidder’s list for the commodity area(s) you select. Submission of supplier registration does not guarantee receipt or notification of bids, proposals or advertisements/notices from OUC.
• It is recommended that you update your supplier profile information annually to maintain your current status as a supplier.

Who do I contact if I want to be on your Supplier list to receive notifications about new solicitation?
You may log in to VendorLink for new solicitation and procurement opportunities.

How do I get a copy of my Purchase Order (PO) for billing?
Please make your request using the following email address: [email protected]

Office Hours
Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Address
Strategic Sourcing at Reliable Plaza
100 West Anderson St.
Orlando, FL 32801
Email: [email protected]

OUC is dedicated to honesty, integrity, and total impartiality in the conduct of business, both in fact and in appearance. Each transaction is to be completed in an ethical and professional manner.

A. Orlando Utilities Commission is committed to honesty, integrity and fairness in conducting business. Employees are required to comply with Orlando Utilities Commission’s Code of Ethics Policy to avoid any activities that may create a conflict of interest or jeopardize the highest standards of professional conduct during all phases of the Procurement, Contracting and Sourcing processes.

B. OUC employees may not solicit gifts, gratuities, services or other items of monetary value from any person or company to whom a procurement or contract may be awarded. Unsolicited gifts may only be accepted in accordance with OUC’s Ethics Policy and Procedure. In addition, an OUC employee who is related to a bidder or a proposed provider of goods or services or is in a position to derive a personal benefit from the transaction must disclose the relationship. Disclosure shall be made in accordance with OUC’s Ethics Policy and on Supply Chain Management’s Conflict of Interest Forms. The Commission also is governed by Florida Statutes, Chapter 112, Part III, on ethics of public employees.

C. OUC employees procuring supplies and services on behalf of OUC will use established proper procurement procedures and engage all such activities as outlined in this policy and the operational procedures.

D. No OUC employee or Board Member shall contract to supply OUC with services or supplies unless permitted under Florida State Law and the OUC Charter.

E. Employees and procurement staff involved in the procurement process are required to complete Conflict of Interest Forms and to update the forms with Procurement Management when any changes in relationships occur that may create a conflict with a proposed or existing supplier.

F. New OUC employees shall not participate in the procurement process with a supplier by whom such employee was employed in the six-month period preceding his or her hire at OUC.

G. Former OUC employees shall not represent OUC while at the same time representing third parties against OUC, unless (a) full disclosure of such conflicting work is made by such former employee to the OUC staff proposing to utilize such services (b) the former employee, agrees to a nondisclosure agreement relative to any work on which such former employee was involved while at OUC and (c) the General Manager determines the third party work does not create a disadvantage to OUC’s operations.