North Carolina government bids for small agencies

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

Where North Carolina posts its bids

State bids: North Carolina electronic Vendor Portal (eVP). North Carolina's official online repository of state advertisements for competitive procurements, connecting vendors with state government organizations. Solicitations can be browsed without signing in.
Register as a vendor: eVP vendor registration. To do business with the State of North Carolina a vendor must register its company on eVP and keep the account up to date. You choose commodity codes and can then respond to solicitations online.
Technology buying: Statewide IT Procurement Office (NCDIT). Sets processes and standards for IT bought by state agencies and educational entities, reviews IT solicitations, and manages statewide IT contracts any government entity can use.
Small business certification: NC Small Business Enterprise (NCSBE) Program. A race- and gender-neutral certification for NC small businesses that want state contracts, now run by the Division of Purchase & Contract. The state's HUB program was eliminated in the July 2026 budget.

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 Charlotte	Open bids	own site
Mecklenburg County	Open bids	MeckProcure (CGI Advantage Vendor Self Service)
Wake County	Open bids	Bonfire
City of Winston-Salem	Open bids	own website (CivicPlus bid postings)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Open bids	own website

Good to know

The July 2026 state budget eliminated the Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) and moved the NC Small Business Enterprise program to the Division of Purchase & Contract. source
To be NCSBE certified through the streamlined process, a business must be headquartered in North Carolina, have annual net income of no more than $1.5 million and have 100 or fewer employees. source
Vendors using NC eProcurement pay a 1.75% transaction fee on purchase orders for material goods, charged after the vendor is paid. source
Wake County posts its bids on Bonfire; registered vendors choose commodity codes to get notified of opportunities. 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).