Welcome to the NET+ Business, Procurement and Legal Advisory Committeewiki.
This committee is comprised of leaders in the higher education legal and procurement community and is charged with providing feedback and making recommendations to the VP NET+ and Internet2 leadership. This group will continually refine its charge with the NET+ program leadership,, exploring areas such as:
Provide advice to the NET+ program on key program decisions that may impact procurement, including:
Partnerships with procurement consortia, such as E&I
Using resellers and distributors vs. direct agreements
Using a standard form of Customer Agreement vs. aligning on key terms
Update educational materials related to the NET+ program for sharing with procurement officers and legal departments
Review and update the procurement analysis worksheet template and determine if a revised or successor document is needed
Determine what are the key areas of focus for contract management
Develop key criteria for supplier management
For members, links to agendas and minutes.
NET+ BPLAC Membership
Erma Baker, Director of Procurement, College of William and Mary
Jim Bradley, Chief Information Officer, Trinity University
Bobby Clark, Director, CCIT Procurement, Clemson University
Lester Greenman, Senior Specialist, Office of Information Technology, Northwestern University
Joseph Holewa, Senior Vendor and Contract Manager, Harvard University
Christina Lo, Director of Strategic Sourcing and Contracts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charlita Marrs, Manager, Technology Procurement, Rice University
Patricia McClary, Deputy University Counsel, Cornell University
Kyle Richard, Assistant Attorney General, University of Washington Division