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Agency LoginAgency Login

Enter user name Enter user name and passwordand password

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Buyer DesktopBuyer Desktop

Select Solicitations Select Solicitations (top menu bar)(top menu bar)

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Solicitation MenuSolicitation Menu

Select Solicitation Select Solicitation Create/PublishCreate/Publish

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Solicitation ListingSolicitation Listing

Click Create newClick Create new

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Create SolicitationCreate Solicitation

Enter Solicitation Enter Solicitation title, Select Type, title, Select Type, enter due date and enter due date and time using specified time using specified format. If bidding is format. If bidding is conducted conducted electronically check electronically check box to accept online box to accept online bids. Then click bids. Then click next.next.

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Contact InformationContact Information

Populated from Populated from profile, click next. profile, click next. (Changes can be (Changes can be made if necessary)made if necessary)

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Solicitation LinesSolicitation Lines

Search for 5-digit Search for 5-digit NIGP code, Select NIGP code, Select appropriate code. appropriate code. Enter quantity and Enter quantity and Unit of measure. A Unit of measure. A minimum minimum specification is specification is required. Insert as required. Insert as many lines as many lines as necessary and necessary and repeat the steps.repeat the steps.

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Delivery LinesDelivery Lines

Where are the goods Where are the goods to be delivered or to be delivered or where is the service where is the service being performed? being performed? (This defaults from (This defaults from user profile, but can user profile, but can be modified as well). be modified as well). For every commodity For every commodity line there is a delivery line there is a delivery line associated with it.line associated with it.

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Forms and AttachmentsForms and Attachments

Select the Select the document, Click document, Click open then submit. . open then submit. . You may attach as You may attach as many documents many documents as you like (Similar as you like (Similar to email to email attachments). attachments). Click next.Click next.

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Bid ListBid List

The system profiles The system profiles all vendors that all vendors that have the 5-digit have the 5-digit commodity code commodity code then compiles the then compiles the bid listbid list

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Solicitation Review/PublishSolicitation Review/Publish

This is the last step prior This is the last step prior to publishing the to publishing the solicitation. solicitation.

The The red red lines are the edit lines are the edit lines. If you click on the lines. If you click on the red line it will take you red line it will take you back to that step to make back to that step to make any necessary changes. any necessary changes. Once you make the Once you make the change, update, and it will change, update, and it will bring you back to the bring you back to the review screen.review screen.

You may click the print You may click the print button on the browser to button on the browser to print this page for your print this page for your retention file. retention file.

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Solicitation Review/Publish Solicitation Review/Publish con’tcon’t

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Solicitation Review/Publish Solicitation Review/Publish con’tcon’t

Select PublishSelect Publish Or Save to publish Or Save to publish

at a later date.at a later date.

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Solicitation Published Solicitation Published ConfirmationConfirmation

This is your This is your confirmation that confirmation that the solicitation has the solicitation has published.published.

You can print this You can print this page by clicking page by clicking print on your print on your browser.browser.

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Solicitation InquirySolicitation Inquiry

Click Inquire (left Click Inquire (left margin)margin)

This area allows you This area allows you to change date, make to change date, make modifications to the modifications to the solicitation, copy and solicitation, copy and cancel a solicitation. cancel a solicitation.

Click the magnifying Click the magnifying glass to access the glass to access the details of the details of the solicitationsolicitation

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Solicitation Inquiry con’tSolicitation Inquiry con’t

Review your Review your solicitation solicitation

Select the Select the appropriate action appropriate action button button

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Solicitation Inbox (Evaluate)Solicitation Inbox (Evaluate)

Click Evaluate (left Click Evaluate (left margin)margin)

This area allows you This area allows you to review the bid to review the bid tabulation. tabulation.

Click the magnifying Click the magnifying glass to access the glass to access the details of the bid details of the bid responsesresponses

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Solicitation Response Solicitation Response EvaluationEvaluation

Review bid tabReview bid tab Once the bid tab is Once the bid tab is

opened the system opened the system becomes a public bid becomes a public bid opening for vendors. opening for vendors. However, vendors can However, vendors can not view their not view their competitors competitors attachments.attachments.

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Solicitation Response Solicitation Response Evaluation con’tEvaluation con’t

If the buyer selects If the buyer selects the apparent low the apparent low bidder in the bidder in the system it will send system it will send an e-mail an e-mail notification to the notification to the vendor as well as vendor as well as flag the system. flag the system.