When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due August 27, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 12, 2026.

It was issued by State Of Rhode Island. The work is located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

eProcurement or public-sector procurement software provider. Proven experience digitizing paper-based government procurement operations. Strong capabilities in solicitation templates, sealed bidding, and dual-envelope workflows. Experience delivering vendor portals and electronic proposal submission systems. Established record supporting public agencies and procurement compliance requirements.

RFI for eProcurement Software (Due August 27, 2026)

Overview

Business Systems (ERP, CRM & POS)

Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesPosted: July 31, 2026Deadline: August 27, 2026

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SUMMARY

The organization is seeking an eProcurement platform to digitize public solicitation creation, posting, vendor response submission, and electronic evaluation processes. The solution must support templates, sealed bids, addenda management, vendor portals, and dual-envelope solicitation openings.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must have direct experience providing eProcurement and contract management software for public-sector government entities
Must support Rhode Island's statutory mandate for open, fair, and competitive procurements
Must support records retention and transparency requirements in accordance with Rhode Island General Laws
Must maintain FedRAMP Moderate authorization
Must align with NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 standards
Must support MFA and FIPS-validated encryption
Must be able to accommodate integrations with Workday ERP
Must maintain 99.9% system uptime
Must support WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA accessibility compliance

TIMELINE

Solicitation Start Date: July 30th, 2026

Vendor Q&A Start Date: July 30th, 2026

Vendor Q&A End Date: August 12th, 2026

Solicitation End Date: August 27th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

August 12, 2026

CONTACTS

Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone

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Issuing Agency

State Of Rhode Island

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DESCRIPTION

The issuing organization seeks information from vendors capable of providing eProcurement software to modernize public procurement operations and transition from a predominantly paper-based environment to a fully digital procurement ecosystem.

The software should support reusable solicitation templates and repositories for clauses, questionnaires, line items, and standard documents, with automatic or user-selected application during solicitation creation. Required functionality includes line-item, document-based, and hybrid solicitations; sealed bidding with single- or dual-envelope submissions; addenda management; document and line-item revisions; vendor notifications and acknowledgements; version and history tracking; and updates to the public solicitation website.

The system should also allow vendors to access active and historical solicitation details through their vendor records, submit electronic proposals and line-item responses, and support electronic solicitation openings, including response document downloads and sealed-file management for dual-envelope solicitations. Questions must be submitted by August 12, 2026, and responses are due by August 27, 2026.

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When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due August 27, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 12, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by State Of Rhode Island. The work is located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: eProcurement or public-sector procurement software provider
Proven experience digitizing paper-based government procurement operations
Strong capabilities in solicitation templates, sealed bidding, and dual-envelope workflows
Experience delivering vendor portals and electronic proposal submission systems
Established record supporting public agencies and procurement compliance requirements

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