Louisiana government bids for small agencies

Where Louisiana, 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 Louisiana bids on our vetted list at the moment. New ones turn up most weeks; the free Monday email brings the best five.

Where Louisiana posts its bids

State bids: Louisiana Procurement and Contract Network (LaPAC). The Office of State Procurement's public list of state bids, searchable by category, department or bid number. Viewing does not need an account.
Register as a vendor: LaGov Vendor Portal (vendor enrollment). Vendors must be registered in LaGov through the vendor enrollment portal to get email notices of bid opportunities. You pick UNSPSC commodity codes during registration.
Technology buying: Office of State Procurement: Technology Contracts. OSP's page for state technology contracting, including the Office of Technology Services IT Staffing Support contract and its awarded contractors list.
Small business certification: Hudson Initiative. Louisiana Economic Development certifies eligible Louisiana small businesses (Small Entrepreneurships) for better access to state purchasing. Certified firms are visible to state buyers and prime contractors looking for subcontractors.
Free bid coaching: Louisiana 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 New Orleans	Open bids	BRASS (city supplier system)
City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish	Open bids	Central Bidding (Central Auction House)
City of Shreveport	Open bids	BidNet Direct
Lafayette Consolidated Government	Open bids	own site
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA)	Open bids	own site

Good to know

For state purchases under $25,000, agencies can skip getting more quotes if a Hudson-certified company submits a reasonable quote. source
Hudson certification can add 10% of the total evaluation points to your response on a state Request for Proposal (RFP). source
To get email notices of state bid opportunities, you must be registered in LaGov through the vendor enrollment portal. source
Shreveport posts its bids, RFQs and RFPs at shreveportla.gov/Solicitations and on BidNetDirect.com, and accepts responses electronically or on paper. 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).