The Cumberland School Department announced it has joined bidnet direct’s Rhode Island Purchasing Group and will be publishing and distributing upcoming bid opportunities on the system. The Rhode Island Purchasing Group connects participating agencies from across Rhode Island to a large vendor pool and streamlines the bid and vendor management process. bidnet direct’s Rhode Island Purchasing Group provides notifications to registered vendors of new relevant solicitations, as well as any addenda and award information from participating agencies across Rhode Island, and can be accessed at www.bidnetdirect.com/rhode-island/cumberlandschools.
The Cumberland School Department joined the purchasing group in July, and will utilize the system to publish and distribute upcoming bid opportunities. The Rhode Island Purchasing Group is a single, online location that manages sourcing information and activities and provides local government agencies throughout Rhode Island the tools needed to minimize costs and save time throughout the purchasing process.
“We are always looking to increase our vendor pool and competition,” says Alex Prignano, District Business Manager for the Cumberland School Department. We hope the Rhode Island Purchasing Group will help us extend the reach of our solicitations, and it can help our vendors find more local opportunities” he continued.
Registered vendors can access all open bids, related documents and files, additional addenda and award information. In addition, the Rhode Island Purchasing Group offers a value-added service to notify vendors of new bids targeted to their industry, all addenda and advance notification of expiring term contracts. Registered vendors have access to not only the Cumberland School Department bid opportunities, but all participating agency bids.
Vendors may register on the Rhode Island Purchasing Group at: http://www.bidnetdirect.com/rhode-island/cumberlandschools. bidnet direct’s vendor support team is available to answer any questions regarding the registration process or the bid system at 800-835-4603 option 2.
Other local government agencies in Rhode Island looking to switch from a manual bid process, please contact the Rhode Island Purchasing Group for a demonstration of the no-cost sourcing solution.
About the Cumberland School Department:
Cumberland is located in the north eastern region of Rhode Island, The Cumberland School District has eight schools. The five elementary schools - Ashton, B.F. Norton, Community, Garvin Memorial and J.J.M. Cumberland Hill - all five offer full day kindergarten. Ashton Elementary houses the Cumberland Preschool Center.
Cumberland also has two middle schools, Joseph L. Mccourt and North Cumberland Middle School. Cumberland has one high school. The total enrollment for Cumberland Schools (as of October 2018) remains steady at approximately 4685 students.
The school system is led by its seven-member School Committee that is elected to serve for two years and includes a Chairperson, Vice-chairperson and Clerk. The School Committee hires a Superintendent of Schools to administer policies and to manage and lead learning in the district. The Cumberland Superintendent of Schools (in chronological order) are Mr. Robert Condon, Dr. Robert McGinnis, Mr. Rodney McFarlin, Dr. Robert Patterson, Mr. Robert Wallace (1993-1996), Mr-Joseph Nasif (1996-2005), Dr. Donna Morelle (2005-2011), Dr_ Phil Thornton (2011-2015), ML Robert Mitchell (2015-2021) and Dr. Phil Thornton (present).
