Yes. State and County agencies are able to access the HCE to print a vendor’s most current Certificate of Vendor Compliance.
Create an eHawaii.gov Account Contact your HANDS department administrator for access.
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Registration questions – contact technical support at (808) 695-4620. State and County employees – contact the State Procurement Office at (808) 586-0554. Not compliant status questions – contact the respective department for assistance. Department contact information can be found under Contact Information.
An RFI (Request for Information) is a tool used to gather, share and clarify information when state agencies conduct planning activities for health and human services.
Yes. Notice of the RFI shall be placed on the procurement notices page. It is not required to place a notice in the newspaper. Reference section 3-142-202 (a), HAR.
Purchasing agencies have the option of placing a notice of the RFI in the newspaper in addition to posting the notice on the PNS website. When doing so, the price list for placing public and procurement notices in the newspaper shall be followed. Please refer to the pricelist for public and procurement notices.
An RFI can address any subject relevant to a state agency planning activities such as, the goals and objectives, target population or clients to be served, services that are necessary to reach the goal, service specifications, feasibility issues, or cost factors. Reference section 3-142-202 (b)
No. An RFI can be conducted via fax, e-mail or mail or any other method you choose. It can even be done via your website. Notice of the RFI must be posted on the Procurement Notices (PNS) website. See also: Is a public notice for an RFI required?
Because an RFI shall be posted on the Procurement Notices (PNS) website, you will hopefully have a reasonable exposure to interested parties. In addition, an RFI may be sent to any knowledgeable person or entity that the purchasing agency deems advisable. Keep in mind the principle of open government. A purchasing agency would not want ...
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