Data Analytics: Eligible Master Contractors - Virtue Analytics

Brief Description of Services:

Virtue Analytics is a boutique Strategy and Analytics consulting firm. We provide project and solution based consulting services to companies worldwide. Our in-depth understanding of the analytical tools, data science techniques, and project management expertise allows us to make significant contributions as your consultant. We have worked closely with senior leaders of multinational companies and can provide a combination of data modeling expertise and industry business knowledge. Our team consists of management consultants, data scientists, data engineers, and researchers with elite educational and professional backgrounds providing a wide range of comprehensive solutions. As experts in the strategy and analytics field, we often partner with other companies specializing in certain sectors to provide services to our clients. We are open to partnering and exploring joint opportunities with other consulting firms. Relevant prior project and professional experience includes Supervalu, Sprint Nextel, Lucent, Corporate Express, Packtion, i2 Technology, Pactiv, Aramark, AMD, Eby Brown, Rank Group of companies such as Prestone, Reynolds, Fram, Champ, ASC, Airtex, Wells, AAA NCNU, Pentair, Best Buy, General Mills, University of St. Thomas, Capitol Technology University, Lyon College and Deloitte Consulting.

Services:

1. Strategic Sourcing: Virtue team has over 30 years of experience in strategic sourcing and sourcing analytics. Our experience includes Indirect Goods & Services, Direct Material Categories from category analysis to supporting supplier negotiations and conducting reverse negotiations. Our team has experience leading buying process improvements, capability enablement initiatives, supply chain and SKU optimization, OEM contract and negotiations, category management and more.
2. Data and Business Analytics: Virtue team possess strong data and business analytics skill-set. Our team is adept in utilizing machine learning, advanced statistics, data science techniques and data engineering tools to create business intelligence. By isolating key performance indicators using specific client objectives, we provide our clients with succinct and digestible actionable business insights. Our clients see remarkable results as our work represents a significant improvement over traditional data analysis process. Our background in management consulting and broad experience across various industries helps us unlock the potential of hidden information in our client's data. We are able to incorporate social media, census, third party and publicly available information to drive innovation in advancing business insights reporting for our clients. Our focus is to assist organizations become better equipped to be able to compete at the next higher level.
3. Education/ Higher-Ed data analytics: Virtue Analytics has built an end-to-end Machine Learning platform for assisting admissions, enrollment and financial-aid departments with increasing operational efficiency across their student journey i.e. Student Inquiry to Student Graduation. Our data-driven approach and analytics has helped recent clients improve student enrollment, retention, net tuition revenue and reduce tuition discounting. We have a patent pending on our process and tool.>BR>
   Virtue Analytics is a quality customer service driven, analytically sharp team with several years of supply chain innovation, strategic sourcing, category management, merchandising & marketing, process mapping, P&L management, procurement, and business development experience at Fortune 50 and International corporations. Team is distinguished by work ethic, strategic thinking, and top performance in rigorous academic and work endeavors.

Approved Categories of Service

• Data Driven Organizational Change
• "Other" Customer-focused Data Analytics
• "Other" Strategic Sourcing

Contract Information
Master Contract T-Number: 18ADA
SWIFT Master Contract Number: 151370
Vendor Number: 0000949304

Supporting Documentation
Cost Information

Primary Contact Information*
Contractor's Representative: Vikas Mehrotra
Telephone Number: 612.401.5431
E-mail Address: Vik@virtueanalytics.com

* To discuss proposed work with this contractor for Engagement Request transactions up to $100,000, please contact the individual above. In the event a work order is anticipated to exceed $100,000, please refer to instructions found at Transaction Value: In excess of $100,000 or contact Mark Haselman, Contracts Administrator, at 651.201.3049 or mark.haselman@state.mn.us for further information.