PROCUREMENT & LOGISTICS

Robert F Cheeks, Assistant Secretary
for Procurement & Logistics

301 West Preston St
Baltimore, MD 21201—2305 (410) 767 4440

Procurement and Logistics began in 1970 as the
Office of Central Services The Office was reorgan
ized as Services and Logistics in 1991 and assumed
its present name in 1995
Procurement and Logistics oversees the Pro
curement and Contracting Office, Minority Busi
ness Enterprise, and three divisions Graphics and
Reproduction Services, Materials Management,
and Records Management This office coordinates
the development and implementation of policies,
procedures, regulations, and standards to assure
that programs and services meet the needs of the
agencies served

MI NORITT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
Teresa D Gee, Liaison Officer
(410) 767 4270

Minority Business Enterprise oversees depart-
mental procedures and policies for procuring sup
plies, services, maintenance, architectural and
engineering services, and construction contracts
The unit also monitors procurement contract per
formance to ensure compliance with State law To
secure at least fourteen percent of both total con-
tract dollars and number of procurements for cer
tified minority business enterprises, the unit
conducts outreach activities within the minority
business community (Code State Finance and Pro
curement Article, sees 14 301 through 14 308)

GRAPHICS & REPRODUCTION SERVICES
DIVISION
Samuel L Cook, Director

301 West Preston St, Room M 8
Baltimore. MD 21201—2305 (410) 767 4428

The Graphics and Reproduction Services Di
vision evolved from certain functions of two
agencies the Purchasing Bureau and the Office
Services Section In 1970, the Office Services
Section was formed within the Office of Central
Services When the printing purchasing functions
of the Purchasing Bureau were combined with
the Office Services Section, the Printing and
Publication Division was created in 1974 After
formation of the Office of Procurements and
Contracting, the Division restructured under its
current name in 1994
The Division assists State agencies with graphic
reproduction, including printing, publishing, du-
plicating, photocopying, graphic design, typo
graphy and graphic art production The Division

helps State agencies set performance standards and
goals for in-State duplicating and copying installa
tions It also prepares State specifications and stand
ards for printing, publication, equipment, and
supplies Procurements of equipment, supplies and
services for them are made by or through the
Division and are subject to Division standards
(Code State Finance and Procurement Article, sec
4 305) In addition, the Division provides agencies
with duplicating and photocopying on a reimburs
able basis from its Annapolis and Baltimore Dupli
eating Centers These centers offer same day
service and short run, short schedule service not
economically available from commercial sources
The Division's courier system delivers interof
fice mail and duplicating orders for State govern-
ment in Baltimore and Annapolis U S mail is
picked up by the Division, metered with postage,
and given to a contract firm for presorting
The Division's Central Graphics Section provides
layout and design services, including type selection,
lettering, line drawings, arrangement of composite
copy for photography, cover design, and preparation
of camera ready copy on a reimbursable basis

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Robert F Cheeks, Director
(410)7674440

Created in 1996, the Materials Management
Division is responsible for Inventory Standards and
Support Services, and the Maryland State Agency
for Surplus Property

INVENTORT STANDARDS & SUPPORT SERVICES
William A Lytle, Director

300 West Preston St, Room 400
Baltimore, MD 21201—2308 (410) 767 4440

Inventory Standards and Support Services ongi
nated as the Inventory Management Division in
1977 (Chapter 970, Acts of 1977) It became the
Inventory Standards and Support Services Division
in 1992 Under its present name, it was placed
under the Materials Management Division in 1996
This unit manages the use of State government
property and plans and controls inventories of State
materials, supplies, and food items To minimize
the cost of maintaining inventories, it establishes
investment standards and controls for government
agencies The unit issues policy guidelines and
regulations and provides technical assistance to
State agencies on inventory controls, planning,
storage, and distribution It manages physical in
ventory, personal property disposal, and the State's
Office Waste Recycling Program The unit also over
sees the Automated fuel Management Program
which, by 1995, had 52 stations dispensing gaso