Find out how to bid on opportunities
The following resources and services can help you learn how to prepare and submit a bid, how to fulfill bidding requirements, how bids are evaluated and what makes a competitive bid.
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Bidding on opportunities
Learn about how to read and understand solicitation documents, how to get your business ready to bid, what makes a good bid, how bids are evaluated and suppliers are selected, how to prepare and submit a competitive bid, and how to follow up.
Bid evaluation
Participate in a facilitated activity to examine a simulated bid solicitation and corresponding bids and discuss how bids are evaluated, identify what makes a good bid, and examine strategies to demonstrate competitive advantage.
Obtaining security clearance
Learn about how to identify security requirements in a tender, the registration process to obtain a security clearance, different levels of organization clearances and personnel clearances, your responsibilities as a supplier.
Preparing to bid on an opportunity
Get familiarized with the basic process for bidding, understanding an opportunity, deciding to bid, obtaining security clearance, preparing bid documents, submitting a bid, post-bid debrief.
Instructions for submitting a bid on Ariba
Learn about submitting bids electronically on the Ariba platform, for tenders that are processed through the electronic procurement solution.
View the Responding to tender opportunities on Ariba resource guide
Electronic procurement
The Government is moving federal procurement online. You may be able to bid on some tender opportunities through the electronic procurement solution.