State: Ohio
IT Procurement Issue: How to get innovative tech firms to bid on IT contracts, especially for data analytics.
The procurement change: Remove the old school, clunky procurement process
The procurement fix:
- streamline the procurement process by creating a request for proposal that prequalifies companies to provide analytics according to a range of disciplines, such as fraud, auditing, risk management, public safety…
- remove the requirement that a vendor has to have worked for a state of similar size before the vendor works with Ohio
Governing | Letting the Little Guy In: How Ohio Expanded Its IT Expertise