CCQ has always taken note of techniques promoting improved business-government relationships. For that reason the use of the Internet by governments seeking to ease the process of the purchases of goods and services from private vendors is a new trend deserving comment. The previous practice had been to distribute such information to subscribers in a bulletin mailed every twice weeks. In looks like the number of hits will rise to at least 20,000 each month, reaching many more potential vendors than ever before. Governments get more bids in a more open marketplace.
More vendors get a chance to make profits.
The public is served by lower prices produced by more competition. There are a few other state procurement sites on the Internet, but none as comprehensive as in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The person chiefly responsible for this innovation is Charles Baker, the Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance.