Massachusetts Vendor Fee Dropped July 1 - State and Federal Communications

May 31, 2011  •  

Massachusetts Vendor Fee Dropped July 1

Governor Deval PatrickAs part of Governor Deval Patrick’s reforms for small businesses operating in the state, starting July 1 the Operational Services Division will no longer charge the annual $275 fee for businesses participating in the Commonwealth’s Procurement Access and Solicitation System (Comm-PASS). The state is also eliminating the fee it charges businesses to shop for health care under the independent state agency Commonwealth Choice. Another announced reform increases the upper threshold of Massachusetts’s preferential small procurement competitive bidding range from $50,000 to $150,000.

Secretary of Administration and Finance Jay Gonzalez said the reforms are focused on “creating opportunities for small businesses, creating jobs for our residents, and containing health care costs so businesses can survive and thrive.”

Photo of Governor Devol Patrick by Scott LaPierre on Wikipedia.

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