Today, Dearborn Public Schools has officially joined the MITN Purchasing Group to help streamline their bid distribution process. The MITN Purchasing Group is one of Bidnet Direct’s many regional purchasing groups throughout the nation, which offers participating local government agencies an e-procurement solution. Dearborn Public Schools invites all vendors to register online with the MITN Purchasing Group to access its upcoming solicitations by visiting www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn/dearbornpublicschools.
Once registered with the MITN Purchasing Group, vendors are able to log on to a centralized location to search for various bid opportunities, download the necessary documents and submit their proposals. By publishing their upcoming solicitations to the regional purchasing group rather than their website, Dearborn Public Schools can reach more vendors in their area and throughout the state and provide them with an easier way to access all the bid opportunities available. The MITN Purchasing Group also allows Dearborn Public Schools a way to track all bid activity, including the details of vendors who have received or downloaded a bid, this also gives vendors a chance to see who else is interested in the bid and who they could potentially partner with if necessary.
“Using the MITN Purchasing Group has made it so much easier to post our bids and reach more vendors," says Kathleen Hartling, Purchasing Agent of Dearborn Public Schools. “We’re able to publish our solicitations and the accompanying documents, any addendums, Q&A, provide vendors with plan holders’ lists and most importantly, having the ability to track every step of the bid process. This is helpful to see who is truly interested in our bid and gives us the information on how to improve our process for future solicitations. Joining the MITN Purchasing Group has truly been a huge improvement to how we go about posting and awarding bids,” she continued.
Dearborn Public Schools invites all local vendors to visit www.bidnetdirect.com/mitn/dearbornpublicschools and register to receive access to its upcoming solicitations as well as the upcoming bids and RFPs from over 275 other public agencies who are also members of the MITN Purchasing Group. Registered vendors also gain access to a team of experienced customer service support representatives and can upgrade their service to receive customized bid alerts, advanced notice of term contract expiration, and notifications of any posted addendum.
About Dearborn Public Schools:
The Dearborn Public Schools is a school district that includes the entire city of Dearborn, Michigan and a small portion of Dearborn Heights, both in Greater Detroit. Dearborn Public Schools is the third largest school district in Michigan, serving 20,000 students.
