Procurement
COVID-19 update: Due to the public health emergency, our office is closed to the public. If you want to submit a bid online or register to become a City of Boston vendor, go to the City's Supplier Portal website.
We buy the highest quality products for the City at the lowest possible price. Our department selects vendors through public bidding and processes purchase orders and contracts.
You can find information about all open bids and RFPs on the Bids and RFPs webpage:
Contact
1 City Hall Square
Room 808
Room 808
Boston, MA
02201-2034
Temporary COVID-19 hours
City Hall is only open to the public on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Learn about bidding
How Boston's bidding process works
Contractors can bid to work on projects for the City.
Access the Supplier Portal
View Invitations for Bid, Requests for Proposal, and other events.
How to use the supplier portal
Use this portal to register, submit bids, and sign contracts with the City.
Help with the supplier portal
Here are some helpful tips and tricks for working with the Supplier Portal.
More resources
More resources
Search non-electronic bids
Guide to contracting with the City
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