Procurement
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
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Schedule an appointment
Email purchasing@boston.gov for an appointment to drop off a non-electronic bid or come to a bid opening.
Disparity Study
Learn about the City's Disparity Study
The Disparity Study is a powerful tool to help make the changes needed in the way the City spends its resources.
Read the executive order
The executive order establishes equitable procurement goals in support of minority- and woman-owned businesses.
Certified business directory
View businesses that are owned by women, minorities, veterans, as well as those that are small or local.
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.
Multilingual information
Multilingual info- Ver Detalles de Eventos y Especificaciones de Ofertas (How to find event details and bid specifications)
- Introducir una Oferta En Línea Utilizando el Portal de Proveedores de la Ciudad de Boston (Entering a bid online)
- Crear una identificación de usuario para una cuenta de proveedor existente en el portal de proveedores (Creating a supplier portal user ID on an existing vendor account)
- Cómo firmar y subir un contrato (Signing and uploading a contract)
- Ki jan pou w Gade Detay sou Evènman ak Òf (How to find event details and bid specifications)
- Ki jan pou w kreye yon id itilizatè pou pòtay founisè a pou yon kont vandè ki deja egziste (Creating a supplier portal user ID on an existing vendor account)
- Ki jan pou w Fè yon Òf sou Entènèt Grasa Pòtay Founisè Vil Boston an (Entering a bid online)
- Ki jan pou w kreye yon kont vandè (Creating a new vendor account)
- Ki jan pou w siyen e telechaje yon kontra (Signing and uploading a contract)
- Ki jan pou w Enskri nan Anons Otomatik pa mwayèn Imèl (Signing up for automatic email notifications)
- Ki jan pou w fè mizajou nan enfòmasyon ki sou yon kont vandè ki deja egziste (Updating information on an existing vendor account)
More resources
More resources
Search non-electronic bids
Guide to contracting with the City
CORI-friendly companies
Get certified with the Equity and Inclusion Unit
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