Obtaining competitive quotations is always a good business practice and under certain circumstances it may be required for an RCUH purchase (refer to Policy 2.103). RCUH has access to SuperQUOTE™, an electronic solicitation solution for obtaining quotations, proposals, information, and competitive sealed bids. Click here for a user guide of features.

If you’d like to learn more about SuperQUOTE™ or need a refresher, CommercePoint is offering training at UH Mānoa’s Financial Management Office Training Room (1406 Lower Campus Road, Building 171, Room 59), from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on these dates:

• Tuesday, September 24, 2019
• Tuesday, October 15, 2019
• Tuesday, November 19, 2019

The training will cover creating a new request; awarding, canceling, or copying a request; understanding the process flow; writing an effective request; and qualifying vendors. The same content is covered in each class. Classes are limited to 25 seats and you must register to attend.

To sign up for an RCUH Buyer account, click here for instructions.

Questions about the training can be directed to CommercePoint at [email protected].

Questions about the use of SuperQUOTE™ in RCUH procurement may be directed to Erin Yoda, Procurement and Disbursing Manager, at (808) 956-3969 or [email protected].

The Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission will be offering ethics training classes in September and October on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i. The classes will provide an overview of the state ethics laws that apply to all state (including RCUH) employees. Attendance is highly encouraged if you have not previously attended or would like a refresher. If you’re unable to attend on the designated date, another option is to view RCUH’s online course on the Hawai’i State Ethics Code.

Classes are open to all State employees and there is no fee to attend. Be sure to register early because seating is limited. Please see below for training dates and locations:

O‘AHU

Date/Time: September 27, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Kapi‘olani Community College, Ohia Auditorium 118
To register online: https://ethics.hawaii.gov/2019-09-27honolulu/

Date/Time: October 22, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: State Capitol Auditorium (415 S Beretania Street)
To register online: https://ethics.hawaii.gov/2019-10-22honolulu/

KAUA‘I

Date/Time: October 4, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Kaua‘i Community College, OCET 106 C&D
To register online: https://ethics.hawaii.gov/2019-10-04kauai/

*Please note these trainings are managed and conducted by the Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission. For questions regarding this training, please call (808) 587-0460 or email [email protected].

Policy 2.208 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (formerly known as Policy 2.208 Small Business Subcontracting Plan for RCUH Direct Projects) has been updated to include UH service-ordered projects.

Previously, the small business requirements for UH service-ordered projects were addressed under AP 8.295 – Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Programs, which has been abolished, and AP 8.290 – Requirements of Federally Funded Purchases, which has been revised.  The changes, effective July 26, 2019, removed provisions regarding small business subcontracting plans for federally-funded projects, to be consistent with RP 12.207 and AP 12.203, which identify the UH Office of Research Services (ORS) and RCUH as providing oversight and administrative support for federally-funded projects.

Under the new Policy 2.208 Small Business Subcontracting Plan, the Director of ORS will approve subcontracting plans prepared by the Principal Investigator and reviewed by the Fiscal Administrator for UH service-ordered projects.  Refer to Sections II. and III. of Policy 2.208 Small Business Subcontracting Plan, for additional details on when and how a plan should be filed.

Policy 2.208 Small Business Subcontracting Plan and its two referenced documents—Attachment 38 Subcontract/Purchase Order Expected to Exceed $150,000 Under a Federal Prime Contract Worksheet and the Business Classification Certification Statement—have also been updated to comply with the most recent FARs and CFRs.

Questions may be directed to Erin Yoda at 808-956-3969 or [email protected].

RCUH is pleased to announce the 2019 Outstanding Employees of the Year nominees. This year we have 11 nominations in the individual and team categories, which include 29 exceptional individuals from O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i island. Congratulations to all of them for this well-deserved recognition!

RESEARCHER/PROJECT MANAGER/PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY:  

• Justin Hite, Kaua’i Forest Bird Recovery Project, UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit 
• Danielle Hull, SOEST Laboratory for Analytical Biogeochemistry, UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
• Crissy Kawamoto, Cancer Prevention in the Pacific Program, UH Cancer Center
• Ning Li, Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System; UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
• Kiaina Schubert, Subaru Telescope
• Robert Weryk, Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, UH Institute for Astronomy

TEAM CATEGORY:

• Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics (Geoffrey Bower, Derek Kubo, Susan O’Neal, Peter Oshiro, Philippe Raffin)
• East Asian Observatory (Graham Bell, Daniel Bintley, Steven Mairs, Izumi Mizuno, Harriet Parsons)
• Mauna Kahalawai Watershed Partnership, UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (Kyle Alreck, John Comcowich, Kainoa Marchello, Marcus Richter, Daniel Tanaka)
• Pacific Islands Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Initiative, UH Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (Sarah Bingo, Meagan Putts, Virginia Moriwake)
• UH Animal and Veterinary Services Program (Diana Blanco, Tereso Dace, Jeff Hall, Robert Post, Ying Zhang)

Join us and celebrate achievements of these outstanding employees at the RCUH Awards Luncheon on Monday, October 28, 2019, at Waialae Country Club. Tickets are $35. Please download and complete the reservation form below. Email the completed form to [email protected] by Friday, October 4, 2019.  Questions? Please contact [email protected].

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Does your project have a scientific breakthrough or significant achievement you’d like to share? Or, perhaps you want to spread the word about the great work your project is doing?  Just let us know and it could be included in the 2019 RCUH Annual Report! We’re also seeking high resolution photos that capture your project’s work and operations.

Projects are featured in the RCUH annual reports (see samples from 2018 report)  and we’d like to continue to profile projects in our 2019 report from a variety of fields, such as marine science, agriculture, medicine, astronomy and more.

Please consider submitting a project profile.  All you need to do is complete this brief form and email it to [email protected]. The deadline is Friday, September 13, 2019. While all submissions may not be featured in the 2019 RCUH Annual Report, they may be used in future publications.

Questions?  Contact RCUH Corporate Services at [email protected].  Thank you.

RCUH is pleased to present four (4) new RCUH-produced online courses:

• Workplace Violence Prevention (mandatory for RCUH employees & supervisors)
• Financial Portal: Financial Forecast Reports
• Financial Portal: RCUH Fiscal Reports
• Financial Portal: UH Project Fiscal Reports

We’re also excited to release more than 100 new personal and professional development courses in the RCUH Training Portal on a variety of topics—from leadership & management to health & wellbeing. See the list below.

If you need an account for the RCUH Training Portal, please click here to register.

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Principal Investigators and supervisors are now able to track their employees’ training using the RCUH Training Portal. Whether it’s project-specific training or one of RCUH’s training courses, projects can work with RCUH Corporate Services to set up and manage staff training.

With RCUH’s assistance, projects will be able to:

• Organize their project by “Teams” and “Sub-teams” to assign required training to specific groups of people.
• Create custom learning paths for their teams and sub-teams (e.g., Project Management Learning Path, Fiscal Administrator Learning Path).
• Upload their own videos, manuals, or training to supplement RCUH training offerings into the Training Portal for their staff to complete.
• Receive scheduled reports to track their employees’ training (RCUH and project courses, live and online). Employees will still be able to track their own training.
• Allow employees to upload an external license/certificate into their profiles.

If your project is interested in enrolling for this service, please contact the RCUH Corporate Services Department at [email protected] or call (808) 988-8315/8314 to set up an appointment. Because each project requires a high level of customization, we want to set up an initial conversation or webchat and walk you through the process and respond to any questions you may have.

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