Nevada government bids for small agencies

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

Where Nevada posts its bids

State bids: NEVADAePro. The State Purchasing Division posts all its solicitations in NEVADAePro, not on the purchasing website. You can view open bids without registering, but you must be registered to submit a quote.
Register as a vendor: NevadaEPro Vendor Registration. Registered vendors get automatic notices for solicitations that match their selected commodities and services, and submit bids online. To be paid, you also register separately with the State Controller's Office.
Technology buying: Governor's Technology Office (GTO). The state's central IT office. It serves government agencies and reviews Executive Branch IT investments; it does not run a separate vendor bid portal.
Small business certification: Emerging Small Business (ESB) Certification Program. Run by the Governor's Office of Economic Development since 2014. It certifies Nevada small businesses to help them get work with state and local government agencies.
Free bid coaching: Nevada 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
Clark County	Open bids	own website
City of Las Vegas	Open bids	Nevada Government eMarketplace (NGEM, Ionwave)
City of Henderson	Open bids	Nevada Government eMarketplace (NGEM, Ionwave)
City of Reno	Open bids	PlanetBids
Washoe County	Open bids	own website; notices via DemandStar
Clark County School District	Open bids	Bonfire; notices via DemandStar

Good to know

Current state solicitations can be viewed in NEVADAePro without registering: click the search icon, then Open Bids. source
The Nevada Government eMarketplace (NGEM) lets suppliers register once, free of charge, to get bid requests from all participating local government entities. source
Washoe County keeps no bidders list; to get notices of its bids, RFPs and RFQs you register through Onvia-DemandStar. source
The Governor's Technology Office must review Executive Branch information system investments of $50,000 or more. 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).