2021 is almost over and people everywhere are preparing to ring in the New Year. Although, most government agencies and business are slowly starting to reopen their offices. There are still some, however, that continue to operate remotely. In year two of the pandemic, suppliers too have been submitting proposals online, doing virtual walk-throughs instead of site visits and otherwise carrying on with business in a changed world. bidnet direct continues to adapt to these rapid changes by providing an excellent e-procurement solution to buyers and a convenient solution for vendors, providing more opportunities throughout local, state, and federal contracting.
New participating public organizations
2021 continued to be a year of growth for new government organizations issuing solicitations for the first time on the bidnet direct platform. There are over 140 new participating buyers across the country who joined our platform this year. The total number of participating buyers now includes over 1,000 who are actively publishing bid opportunities for registered suppliers. Some of the new government agencies who joined in 2021 are:
- City of Hialeah, Florida
- Niagara County, New York
- Clayton County, Georgia
- Kane County, Illinois
- City of Rio Communities, New Mexico
- Chaffee County, Colorado
This year, we also launched purchasing groups with new participating agencies; Carter County started the Tennessee Purchasing Group, the City of Box Elder launched the South Dakota Purchasing Group, and Hilo Medical Center joined the Hawaii Purchasing Group. Expanding our bid content to include new, direct opportunities within these states and providing registered vendors easier access exclusive bid opportunities has been a constant in 2021. You can visit this page to see all the participating buying organizations publishing bid opportunities on bidnet direct.
Thousands of bid opportunities
From January 2021 to the second week of December, nearly 360,000 solicitations have been posted on bidnet direct. This includes over 19,000 solicitations that were published directly by our participating buyers and over 340,000 aggregated from State & Local, and Federal government sources. With an average of 25,000 total solicitations per month published in 2021, suppliers had significant business opportunities throughout all regions of the country and all industries. Below are examples of total solicitations published per state:
- Empire Purchasing Group (New York): 14,000+
- Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (Colorado and Wyoming): 9,000+
- Texas Purchasing Group: 26,000+
- Virginia & DC Purchasing Group: 21,000+
- Florida Purchasing Group: 15,000+
Launch of new features
This year, bidnet direct also launched new features to help our suppliers find, respond to, and win more government contracts. Some highlights of our newest features and packages available include:
Unified Search feature
In Late July, bidnet direct launched the Unified Search feature to provide easy navigation for registered vendors to search for matching solicitations. Now, suppliers can search open opportunities from participating member agencies, other state and local governments, and federal agencies all in one place.
Federal Bids
One major addition to our platform happened back in August 2021 when bidnet direct officially launched the federal bids package. Suppliers can now receive notification of all matching business opportunities in one daily email or by using our convenient online search tool.
Looking forward to 2022
Despite the ongoing pandemic, 2021 was still a great year for bidding opportunities. As we look ahead to 2022 – and with the passage of the Infrastructure Bill – the next year will be exciting for new opportunities. If you are interested in learning more about opportunities from the bill, here’s an article on how you can prepare your business for the Infrastructure Bill. bidnet direct will continue to provide quality bidding opportunities and advanced vendor solutions. Our Vendor Support Team is available to assist you by phone at 800-835-4603 from 8 AM to 8 PM ET.
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