Bid on opportunities

Find opportunities

Bid opportunities lists open solicitations from the agency. You may also get an email alert when one matches your commodity codes, and the agency’s public bid board lists what has been advertised.

Follow and ask

Follow a solicitation to become a plan holder: you get every addendum and published answer. Ask a question before the questions deadline; questions are anonymous, and the answers go to every plan holder.

Submit a bid

1. Open the solicitation and fill in your pricing and answers.
2. Attach the required documents, such as the signed bid form, insurance certificate and bid bond.
3. Submit before the due date. Late bids cannot be accepted.

Your bid is sealed: encrypted until the public opening, so no one at the agency can read it before then. You get a receipt with a fingerprint of what you submitted. You can Replace bid or Withdraw before the deadline.

Negotiations and best and final offers

If you are shortlisted, Negotiations holds the conversation and the request for a best and final offer, which is sealed like the original bid.

Reverse auctions

In Reverse auctions, you see your rank and can lower your price until the auction closes.

Contracts

When you are awarded, the contract appears under Contracts for you to review and sign.