Having an RFI number and name makes it much easier to refer to and find on the PNS. You may have more than one RFI and at times there can be many RFIs on the procurement notices website. You can use the same number as the RFP, but change it a little or make it ...
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Yes! Enter “Request for Information” as the first thing in the description box. If you are attaching a document with additional information, ensure it indicates that it is an RFI at the beginning of the document.
Yes. Place it in your procurement file. Also, print a copy of the notice from the web on the first day it appears, in the same way as you would for a solicitation notice. Keep it in the procurement file. This is part of the documentation.
The current procurement notices for solicitation site allows you to post more than one document.
The procurement notices for solicitations site keeps an archive of recent notices.
Agencies are encouraged to post the RFI results summary on their departmental website. SPO does not have a site for posting RFI summaries.
Yes, accept it. Unlike the RFP process, the RFI is not a formal process. Although a due date for RFI responses is set, it doesn’t prohibit you from accepting responses received after the due date.
Unless the information provided is confidential or proprietary, the responses are public record.
No. Hawaii is organized under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code, Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), for procurements of goods, services and construction, and Chapter 103F, HRS, for purchases of health and human services. The Procurement Policy Board has the authority to adopt Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) for all procurements, and designated chief procurement officers ...
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You may receive courtesy emails for solicitations in HIePRO, the Hawaii eProcurement System, by registering in HIePRO. For solicitations not conducted on HIePRO, you will need to check the Procurement Notices page regularly as the system does not have the capacity to provide notifications.