Maine government bids for small agencies

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

Where Maine posts its bids

State bids: AdvantageME Vendor Self Service (VSS). Since October 1, 2025, all State of Maine solicitations (RFPs for services, RFQs for goods, RFAs, RFIs and PQVLs) are published and managed in VSS. The Division of Procurement Services links to it from its vendor pages.
Register as a vendor: Vendor Self-Service System (VSS) registration. Registering in VSS lets you list your commodity codes, get email notices of new solicitations, amendments and awards, ask questions on open solicitations and respond online.
Free bid coaching: Maine 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 Lewiston	Open bids	their own website
City of Bangor	Open bids	their own website
City of South Portland	Open bids	their own website
City of Augusta	Open bids	their own website
Cumberland County	Open bids	their own website

Good to know

Effective October 1, 2025, all State of Maine solicitations are published and managed through the Vendor Self-Service System (VSS). source
Maine generally uses Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to buy services and Requests for Quotations (RFQs) to buy goods. source
State purchases made without competitive bidding are posted on the Notice of Intent to Waive Competitive Bidding (NOI) page. source
Registered VSS vendors get email notices of new RFQs, RFPs, RFAs, RFIs and PQVLs, plus cancellations, amendments and award notices. 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).