HomeFront (formerly the Housing Authority of Billings) announced it has joined the Montana Purchasing Group and will be utilizing the system to publish and track their bid opportunities. Bidnet Direct’s Montana Purchasing Group provides a centralized location for bidding and connects participating agencies from across Montana to a large vendor pool and helps to streamline the bid process, vendors can receive notifications of any new opportunities, as well as any addenda and award information available. HomeFront invites all potential vendors to register online at www.bidnetdirect.com/montana/homefront.
Before joining the system, HomeFront was requiring vendors to submit their proposals manually. By requiring bids this way, local government agencies are not able to reach as many vendors as they would like, which does not allow for a high level of vendor competition. This competition is something HomeFront aims for and requires in order to award a contract. By joining the Montana Purchasing Group, it expands an agency’s vendor pool and enhances vendor competition without increasing distribution costs.
“This system allows our agency to not only save on time, money, and effort, but it allows us to reach more qualified vendors across the state and gives them an opportunity to find more bids and decrease their costs by allowing them to submit their bid proposals online directly through the system,” says Brian Starr, Director of Procurement and Construction for HomeFront.
HomeFront encourages all vendors looking to do business with them to register online at: www.bidnetdirect.com/montana/homefront. Registered vendors can receive access to all open bids, related documents and addendums and award information. In addition, vendors can upgrade their service to receive notifications of new bids targeted to their industry, which includes advance notification of expiring term contracts. Registered vendors will also have access to not only HomeFront bid opportunities, but all bids posted by participating agency within the Montana Purchasing Group.
Vendors who require help registering on the Montana Purchasing Group: www.bidnetdirect.com/montana/homefront, may contact Bidnet Direct’s vendor support team, who is available to answer any questions regarding the registration process or the bid system at 800-835-4603 option 2.
Other local Montana government agencies looking to switch from a manual bid process, please contact the Montana Purchasing Group for a demonstration of the no-cost sourcing solution.
About HomeFront (formerly the Housing Authority of Billings):
HomeFront believes everyone in our community deserves a safe place to live that they can afford and call home. Affordable, stable housing is the foundation for self-sufficiency, financial security, wellness, academic success, and quality of life. With it, our residents and our community thrive together.
