Arizona government bids for small agencies

Where Arizona, its cities and counties post their bids, how to register, and the open ones that suit a small web, software, video or marketing agency right now.

Open right now

No Arizona bids on our vetted list at the moment. New ones turn up most weeks; the free Monday email brings the best five.

Where Arizona posts its bids

State bids: Arizona Procurement Portal (APP). The State Procurement Office's eProcurement system for state agency solicitations (IFBs, RFPs, RFQs and others). The public solicitations list can be searched by keyword, commodity and agency without logging in.
Register as a vendor: Arizona Procurement Portal (APP) supplier registration. Suppliers must complete Part 1 and Part 2 of registration within 14 days to become active. Only active suppliers can take part in solicitations.
Technology buying: Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology (ASET) Office. The ADOA office that reviews state agency IT project investment justifications (PIJs) and makes recommendations to the Information Technology Authorization Committee (ITAC).
Small business certification: DBE Certification (Arizona Unified Certification Program). ADOT, the City of Phoenix and the City of Tucson are the DBE certifying agencies in Arizona. DBE status is for federally funded transportation contracts under 49 CFR Part 26.
Free bid coaching: Arizona APEX Accelerator: the state's APEX Accelerator helps small businesses with registrations and proposals at no cost.

Big city, county and agency buyers

Each of these runs its own bid page, and most want you registered in their system too.

Buyer	Bid page	Runs on
City of Phoenix	Open bids	OpenGov Procurement
Maricopa County	Open bids	BidNet Direct
City of Tucson	Open bids	OpenGov Procurement
Pima County	Open bids	BidNet Direct
City of Mesa	Open bids	CGI Advantage Vendor Self Service
City of Scottsdale	Open bids	Bonfire

Good to know

APP suppliers must finish both parts of registration within 14 days; only active suppliers are eligible to participate in state solicitations. source
The City of Tucson states there is no cost for vendors to register on its OpenGov procurement portal. source
Pima County posts all solicitations on BidNet Direct and accepts only electronic responses submitted there. source
Maricopa County moved its solicitations from Periscope S2G to BidNet Direct effective May 1, 2025. source

Before you bid

Registering takes time, so do it before you find the perfect bid: how to get registered, and how to write a capability statement (with a free template).