
The Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies officially announced today it has joined the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System, an e-procurement system from Bidnet Direct that provides over 450 local government agencies throughout Colorado and Wyoming a solution for bid and vendor management. The Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies invites all potential vendors to register online with www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/oasia to access its upcoming solicitations.
Moving forward into the digital era, the Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies can publish all bid opportunities on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System site. By doing this they will be able to track every step of the process and have a more transparent bid process. Participating government agencies utilizing the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System can track vendors interested in a specific bid, as well as finding out which ones download the documents.
“What a game changer it is to be able to track every step taken during the bid process, from publishing the bids and RFPs, to seeing which vendors are interested and who has downloaded the documents and addendums,” says Melissa Jaimeson, Executive Director of the Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies. “Joining the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System was a smart step for our agency in being able to track and streamline our bid process, and it’s also a benefit to our vendors as they have access to more bid opportunities and the information they need is readily available to them.”
The Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies invites all local vendors to receive access to its upcoming solicitations by joining the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System. Vendor benefits of registering on www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado/oasia include:
• Centralized Location to Opportunities from all 458 Participating Agencies
• Notification of Term – Contract Expiration
• Bid Alerts Customized to the Vendors' Products or Services Provided
• Full Customer Service Support
About the Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies:
SB23-228 created the Colorado Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies (OASIA), an independent agency established to provide comprehensive administrative support services to other designated independent agency partners. Services provided by OASIA focus on human resources, public budgeting processes, accounting support, and information technology service provision.