Welcome to the DSBSD buyer’s page. This page will provide you with direct access to the SWaM Dashboard portal so you can check and monitor your agency SWaM spend against your aspirational goals as well as check for legislative updates that will impact your goal achievement.
Legislative Updates:
In FY17 there were two new designations that were introduced into the SWaM program that now count toward your aspirational goals:
- Employment Service Organizations (ESOs) – click here for more information.
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – click here for more information.
These new designations were introduced in the FY17 annual SWaM plans.
In FY17 there is a new requirement for agencies to spend 3% of their discretionary information technology spend with service disabled veterans (SDVs) – click here for more information.
Discretionary Spend:
The total dollars paid by state agencies to vendors for goods and services including construction through contracts or purchase orders resulting in the process of procurement. Payments to governmental entities, fees for services such as banking transactions, and payments that are not procurement related such as employee payroll, employee benefits, or utility monthly charges are not considered to be discretionary expenditures.
For reporting purposes, a list of specific account codes that are used to record these procurement payments in the Commonwealth’s Accounting System (Cardinal) has been identified.
Click here for more information on discretionary spend.
Click here for a listing of reportable object codes.
SWaM Dashboard:
The SWaM Dashboard is a tool to help agencies verify where they are in regards to meeting their aspirational goals. Please reference the Dashboard Calendar to see when adjustments and subcontracting spend should be submitted each month. Also, reference the P-card Reporting Guidelines to see when credit card payments are imported into the Dashboard.
For assistance navigating the Dashboard please reference the SWaM Dashboard User Manual or contact Genevieve Oei at genevieve.oei@sbsd.virginia.gov or (804) 371-0656.