FAQs • Frederick County • CivicEngage

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Procurement & Contracting

1. How do I become a registered vendor?: Frederick County Department of Procurement & Contracting now uses Public Purchase, a government-focused web-based e-Procurement service. In order to begin, or continue to, receive bid notifications as a current vendor you must register with Public Purchase. This is a two-step registration process. Registration is FREE. Instructions to register are located on Frederick County’s Procurement & Contracting Vendor Registration web page.

2. Where do I find available bids?: Go to Frederick County’s Procurement & Contracting Open Bids – Current Solicitations web page to view our open solicitations that are posted at Public Purchase.

3. How do I get a bid or RFP document?: To view or respond to a solicitation, you must be registered with Public Purchase. Once you are registered, click on the appropriate listing and you will be forwarded to Public Purchase where you can login to view or respond to the solicitation.

4. If I have questions about a bid or RFP, what should I do?: Call the Procurement & Contracting Department at 301-600-1067 and ask to speak to the Buyer in charge of the solicitation. The Buyer can assist you with all bid questions.

5. What is a mandatory pre-bid meeting?: This required meeting will inform you of important information and possible changes you will need in order to bid correctly. It is also an opportunity to ask questions concerning the proposal. You must attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting to be eligible to submit a proposal for bid.

6. Can I attend a bid opening?: Bid openings are open to the public. The time, date and place of the bid opening is included on our web site, eMarylandMarketplace and the bid document.

7. How do I get bid opening results?: Click on "Preliminary Bid Results" on the Procurement & Contracting menu.

8. When and how are bid proposals awarded?: Bids are not awarded at the opening. The bids are tabulated in the Procurement & Contracting Department and sent to the user department for recommendations. Bids are awarded to the lowest responsible bidder who meets all of the specifications of the proposal as required.

9. What is the fax number for the Procurement & Contracting Department?: Our fax number is 301-600-2521.

10. Where is the Frederick County Procurement & Contracting Department located?: We are located in downtown Frederick on the second floor of Winchester Hall, 12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701.