Vendor Information

CHA Purchasing is part of the Materials Management department. All Vendors, except for Pharmaceutical representatives, are strongly urged to meet with a representative from Purchasing before making any sales or service calls to any CHA person or department. 

Pharmaceutical / medical device vendors - prior to doing business with CHA you must attend a mandatory orientation session. These virtual sessions are held monthly (typically the fourth Tuesday from 10:30 AM to 12 Noon). Please contact Steven Cano to register and/or to clarify any questions you may have.

Vendors who frequently visit CHA facilities will also be asked to join the CHA Vendor Program. This lets us collect and manage information regarding regulatory and compliance status as well as business operations of vendors and suppliers. CHA has partnered with GHX Vendormate for this process. 

You can now register to do business with CHA using our vendor portal.

Location: 100 Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 01801

Diversity Suppliers

CHA is interested in building a diverse supplier business base and encourages any Minority, Woman, or Veteran owned business to contact us about your company and product offerings. In addition, CHA is very interested in improving the health of its communities and encourages vendors with environmentally friendly or green products to send information to the Purchasing Department for analysis and discussion.

Vendor Representative Credentialing

All vendor companies and representatives must complete registration in order to do business at CHA facilities. Green Security will provide the background screening and credentialing service for all CHA vendors, consultants, service reps, sales reps, etc.

Green Security will also provide smart phone badges and hard badges that can be tracked through Green Security’s technology utilizing the QR scanning and tracking service. Vendor Representatives who visit CHA will be required to sign in electronically. With a valid appointment and current credentials, your representative should wear their badges provided by Green Security where they can easily be seen by hospital personnel while on CHA grounds.

An annual credentialing fee, per representative, is required for all representatives of your company who interact with CHA onsite. 

The Smart Phone Badge App: is FREE and can be downloaded  from iTunes or the Google Play Store. To Register please visit the Green Security website: https://www.greensecurityllc.com/

New Product, Service and/or Equipment Request

Any requests for CHA to consider a new product, service and/or equipment (with the exception of pharmaceuticals) should be first presented to the CHA Purchasing Manager or designee.  Typically, CHA will require cross reference and pricing information prior to entering any request into the organization’s Value Analysis program.  Reimbursement information, if available, will also help the committees in their deliberation process.  Failure to do so may delay and hinder proposal review efforts by the Value Analysis Team.

Vizient EDI Solution

In October 2023, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) partnered with Vizient to support its eCommerce and Transaction Management initiatives. Through Vizient’s eCommerce Exchange, CHA and its suppliers can efficiently exchange supply chain transactions electronically, helping reduce manual processing,  ensure price accuracy, and improve operational efficiency. Vizient connects to over 500 unique suppliers via traditional EDI (electronic data interchange), and another 4500+ suppliers via email, eFax, etc. to enable quick and cost-effective eCommerce participation. The platform is configured to support CHA’s transaction requirements, allowing CHA to transmit Purchase Orders and receive order acknowledgements, invoices, and other supply chain documents electronically. For more information, please contact Vizient directly.
 
For more information, please contact Vizient:
Email: edisupport@vizientinc.com  
Website: Vizient eCommerce Services