Takin' it to the streets: Virginia purchasing gets mobile

"Governor Bob McDonnell announced the launch of a free mobile application for eVA, Virginia’s award-winning electronic procurement system. The eVA Mobile 4 Business app allows anyone with an Internet-enabled mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Samsung, HP, etc.) to have real-time access to Virginia government business opportunities-anywhere, anytime."

So went the opening paragraph of the press release which made it official that Virginia was the first state to "launch a mobile app that brings bid opportunities and solicitations literally to the fingertips of its suppliers and the general public."

Joining me to talk about the impact going mobile will have on the Commonwealth's purchasing practices, as well as the broader implications for public sector procurement in General is Virginia’s eProcurement Bureau Director Bob Sievert.