THE RHODE ISLAND DIVISION OF PURCHASES has launched a new, online bid system for state contracts known as Ocean State Procures.
PROVIDENCE – The pandemic forced people to figure out how to work, attend school and even host happy hours online. But the state has, until recently, still required companies bidding on government contracts to submit massive piles of paperwork in-person, in hard copy form. Which is how Tufts Health Plan ended up losing out on…