NONPROFIT NEWS

State lowers procurement fee for contractors

The Hawai‘i State Procurement Office has lowered its registration fee for companies seeking to do business with state and county agencies through purchase of service contracts by $3.

The annual fee for vendors seeking to demonstrate compliance with the state online through Hawaii Compliance Express was lowered to $12, from $15, effective July 1. The online service serves more than 1,600 vendors and 530 procurement officers.