Engineering Bids/Quotes

Dear Valued Vendors, Suppliers, and Contractors:

The City of Bloomington has partnered with OpenGov and is excited to announce our future transition from a paper-based solicitation process to a fully automated web-based electronic solicitation and vendor registration system. If you would like to receive email notifications about new solicitation opportunities, subscribe to the city's Procurement Portal hosted by OpenGov, which will launch later this year. There is no cost for Vendors, Suppliers, or Contractors to register and use the system.

The New Procurement Portal Offers:

• Email notifications of future city solicitations (RFx) to the email address used when subscribing to the portal;
• The option to follow RFx by clicking the “Follow” button, located on each project page;
• Online submission of documents for solicitations, including Q&As, addendums, notices, electronic bids, proposals, or quote price sheets, and required forms (e.g., bonds, insurance, certifications, or affidavits);
• Assurance of safe and accurate completion of electronic solicitation submissions and responses with guidance tools that include tutorials, help pages, and online chat assistance available within the portal;
• One centralized location for all city opportunities and submissions;
• Free access to 1000+ government solicitations posted by other agencies available on the OpenGov Portal.

Click Here to Access and Subscribe to the new e-Procurement Portal.

TO REGISTER

1. Access the Portal: click on the link above; or, right-click on the link, select "Copy Link Address," paste the address into your web browser's address bar, and then press RETURN or ENTER on your keyboard.
2. Account Creation: Search the Procurement Portal page for a green “+Subscribe” button under the City of Bloomington logo; then, click on it.
3. You will be prompted with a “Log In” window.
4. Enter the email address that you want to receive portal notifications. Then, click the blue “Sign up” link at the bottom of the “Log In” window.
5. Validate Your Email Address: You will receive an email from OpenGov to activate your account. Click the blue “Activate Account” button in the email to complete your registration.

6. Helpful Tip: During the registration process, you will have the option of selecting Category Codes to assign to your company profile. Local and federal governments use these codes to assign services and products to specific categories to help group items together with similar characteristics. State and local governments use the NIGP codes, and the Federal government uses the NAICS codes.

   You can assign codes from both categories if you choose, though you do not have to assign any codes at this time. You have the option to assign codes at a later time. Be aware that you will receive notifications of all solicitations if you do not assign any codes. Click this link for more information on setting up category codes.

FOR TROUBLESHOOTING

If you need additional information on how to register or navigate OpenGov, please review the following guides:

• Vendor Registration
• Vendor Experience Overview

You may also contact Roy Aten at 812-349-3913 or [email protected]