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The School District of Palm Beach County Purchasing Department Vendor Registration Process. www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasing. V endor Registration Process.
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The School District of Palm Beach CountyPurchasing Department Vendor Registration Process www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasing
Vendor Registration Process This presentation will inform vendors how to receive notifications regarding competitive solicitations offered through the School District of Palm Beach County for: • Goods • Services and • Construction related solicitations Vendors will be required to register with Onvia DemandStar our online e-procurement service.
How It Works • Once our agency releases a solicitation, you are notified by email or fax when an opportunity matches your business category. Vendors will be able to: • Download competitive solicitation documents right from your desktop. • Submit your response electronically
Step 1. Register For Free • Connect to the internet and go to our e-procurement service: www.demandstar.com/register.rsp • To Register for Free & other options • Select “Free Agency” from the list __ FreeAgency: Free (Receive notification from a single agency at no cost with free document downloads) x
Step 2. Enter Company Information • Select our agency from the dropdown list • You will be notified within 48 hours when your account login is set up. • Once you receive your account login confirmation,
Step 3. Search Solicitations Loginto www.DemandStar.com • Search from the dropdown:
View Solicitation Documents Under Actions on the right column • click on Details or Download • Login to view & download documents
Vendor Support Need help downloading a bid? • Contact: DemandStar Vendor SupportEmail: supplierservices@onviausa.comPhone: (800)-711-1712 • Submitting an E-Bid Directions > Click here • SDPBC Purchasing DepartmentGo to>Webpage: www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasing • Phone: (561)434-8214 (or) (561)963-3801
Submitting Bids/Proposals • Follow all instructions in the Invitation to Bid or other competitive documents when responding. • Be sure to read all documents carefully. • The District will only consider offers that have been uploaded and submitted prior to the bid closing date and time on DemandStar.com. • Submitting an E-Bid Directions > Click here • Pay special attention to opportunities for pre-bid conferences, clarifications, addendums, etc. • Uploaded documents may not exceed 30MB per document and 100MB maximum per vendor response. • Allow plenty of time. Bids or proposals received late will not be considered.
Construction Pre-Qualification • Construction projects that are purchased based upon price and budgeted at over $200,000 require vendors to be Pre-Qualified in order to participate. • For more information, go to: http://www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasing/bids/construction/prequal.asp • To register to receive solicitations, go to: www.demandstar.com/register.rsp • Construction Purchasing, Phone: (561)882-1949
AwardedContracts To view current Awarded Contracts Go to:www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasingClick on Awarded Contracts on the left menu • View Awarded Solicitations and Tabulations
How to Do Business Go to:www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasing Click on: Purchasing Links on the left menu • Click on: How to Do Business andCompetitive Solicitations Click on: Vendor Information on the left menu
Office of Diversity • For information on Small Business Enterprise & Minority-owned Business Enterprise Programs Go to: • www.palmbeachschools.org/mwbe/ Phone: (561)434-8508