LIVE Purchases 101 Sessions

Hello to Our Agency CFO Team,


As you may know, the Division of Purchases has been focusing on training since the beginning of the year, starting with the RIFANS Requisitioner Trainings. As a continuation of our training implementation, we are scheduling LIVE Purchases 101 session that includes the following topics of interest:

  • An overview of working with the Division of Purchases
  • R.I. Gen. Laws §37-2-1, ET. SEQ. ("State Purchases Act")
  • Procurement Regulations and General Conditions of Purchase
  • Public Procurement Concepts
  • Determining the Procurement Method
  • Access to Agency Resources
  • Code of Ethics and Professional Behavior


This training is geared towards those who want to learn more about the Procurement Process, Regulations and Statutes as it relates to your agency's procurements. Kindly circulate this email to all individuals who may benefit from the training. This will be a LIVE Instructor-Lead session with a maximum seating capacity of 60 attendees at the Department of Administration, 1 Capitol Hill, Providence RI in Conference room 2A on the second floor. The session will be held on


  • Thursday, September 26th, 2024 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm


Registration is available at https://forms.office.com/g/r6VMuepNCp. Please submit one registration entry per attendee. Parking instruction to follow with registration confirmation. Should you have further inquiries, please reach out to DOA.PurchasesTraining@purchasing.ri.gov.


Thank you as always for being a valued member of the procurement process and we look forward to seeing your team.


Sincerely,

Nancy McIntyre, State Purchasing Agent

Did you know?

We recently refreshed our website’s hosting of agency training materials and procurement forms in preparation for 2024. All are now available at our Agency Procurement Club and Campus. The Procurement Campus features self-managed learning curriculums that align with procurement roles, and the Procurement Library contains all procurement forms, guides, templates and tools for agency use. 

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For all things Ocean State Procures, Purchases' eProcurement platform, click HERE.

To access MPA Contract Awards on the OSP Contract Board, click HERE.

Division of Purchases | www.ridop.ri.gov