On March 9, 2026, the Finance & Facilities Committee reviewed and recommended a new consolidated procurement policy for the Vermont State Colleges System, which the Board then approved. Public comment from staff specifically requested that technology procurement processes be added, and trustees noted that the upcoming procedures are expected to address IT procurement concerns as the ERP is implemented. With policy now approved, detailed procedures and workflows still need to be built out, especially around technology purchases, vendor evaluation, and compliance. This opens a path for e‑procurement, contract management, and vendor risk platforms—as well as procurement consulting—to help the system define thresholds, competitive bidding requirements, and standardized processes that align with Workday, WISP, and internal controls objectives.

Public commenter Jason Kaiser explicitly raised technology procurement process gaps under Policy 429...