New IDS Assistant Manager 
Jerry Gentry will be taking on the new role as IDS Assistant Manager, Northern Region, supporting Mike Lincoln with the daily operations of IDS North.

Jerry came to IDS from Vision Graphics, a local Denver/Loveland shop and considered one of the top largest printers in the nation. He has been in the printing business for 40 years, is a second generation printer and has owned two printing businesses. Jerry has seen a lot of changes in the printing industry and jumped on board with the State to make a difference. Jerry loves cycling and has gone over 4000 miles in a year's span, cycling in a variety of races for multiple causes with the recent push from his granddaughter to get back into one of his favorite hobbies.

If you would like to welcome Jerry or contact him with any questions please do so at jerry.gentry@state.co.us or 303-866-2701.
 
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Multifunction Office Printer/Copier (MFP)
Rule Change

In an effort to implement LEAN DPA/OIT Business Case recommendations of standardizing office print equipment the IDS Multifunction Printer Program (MFP) has been in the process of a rule change, effective October 30, 2015. 
   
The rule change officially states that the Integrated Document Solutions MFP Program will now govern all office print equipment. This includes Desktop Scanners, Desktop Printers, Local Printers and Network Printers. All procurement requests will require an official IDS waiver prior to purchase. Please contact Teddy Abad-Perez at teddy.abad@state.co.us or 303-866-3881. 

For more information regarding the DPA/OIT LEAN Business case, please review the file on our
website. The business case was completed by the North Highland Group.  
    
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MFP Desktop Printer 101/Resources
The Multifunction Printer (MFP) Program would like to share some resources with our customers to show how selecting the right personal desktop printer can save on costs and in the long run, be more efficient. MFP has added a new 101/Resources link to the website including vendor articles, white papers and standard cost spreadsheets.  Click here .

Please direct any MFP questions to Teddy Abad-Perez at 
teddy.abad@state.co.us .

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2016 IDS Calendar Orders

It is that time of year again for ordering IDS calendars! IDS has changed how we will be taking your orders. Both the IDS wall and desk calendars will be available via the IDS web Storefront this year,  free of charge for a LIMITED TIME .
 
In recent years, the wall calendars have become a State favorite and due to the popularity, the project budget has been stretched these last few years. For a limited time, the calendars will be free of charge and will be limited to one calendar per request. In order to continue to provide the calendars throughout the year, IDS will need to recoup some of the material costs. Pricing will be posted on the Storefront once the cost is established.

IDS thanks everyone for giving us your support and hope that you will continue to show interest in both these award winning pieces.
We are anticipating both calendars to be ready by the end of November or beginning of December. Once we have a definite time frame, we will let everyone know and provide the link to the Storefront.