The School District of Palm Beach County Purchasing 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 of fax when an opportunity matches your business category. Vendor will be able to: Download competitive solicitation documents right from your desktop Submit your response electronically

Registration Process Overview Register your company on-line for free with DemandStar.com Within 48 hours you should receive your account login information Receive email or fax notifications of competitive solicitations when released

Step 1. Register for Free Go online to our e-procurement service: www.demandstar.com/register.rsp To register for FREE & other options Select “Free Agency” from the list __ Free Agency: Free (Receive notification from a single agency at no cost with free document downloads)

Step 2. Enter Company Information Select our agency from the dropdown list You should be notified within 48 hours when your account login is setup. Once you receive your account login confirmation,

Step 3. Search Solicitations Login to: 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 Support Email: supplierservices@onviausa.com Phone: (800)711-1712 SDPBC Purchasing Department Go to: 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 which have been uploaded and submitted prior to the bid closing date and time on DemandStar.com. 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 which are purchased based upon price and budgeted at over $300,000 require vendors to be Pre-Qualified in order to participate. For more information Go to: www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasing/bids/construction/prequal To Go online to our e-procurement service: www.demandstar.com/register.rsp Construction Purchasing Phone (561) 882-1953

Upcoming Solicitations Awarded Contracts & Upcoming Solicitations To view current Awarded Contracts Go to: www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasing Use the drop down menu on the Construction Links, go down to Awarded Contracts to view Tabulations Use the drop down menu on the Purchasing Links, go to Upcoming Solicitation Opportunities

How to do Business Go to: www.palmbeachschools.org/purchasing Use the drop down menu on Vendor Info Click on How to do Business There are helpful links at the bottom of the page

Office of Diversity For information on Small Business Enterprise & Minority-owned Business Enterprise Programs Go to: www.palmbeachschools.org/mwbe Phone (561)681-2403