Tennessee government bids for small agencies

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

Where Tennessee posts its bids

State bids: Request for Proposals (RFP) Opportunities (Central Procurement Office). The Central Procurement Office posts RFPs and notices for personal, professional and consulting services here, and Invitations to Bid on a separate page. Viewing needs no account, but bids are submitted through the Edison Supplier Portal.
Register as a vendor: Edison Supplier Portal. Registering gets you a Supplier ID and email notices of new solicitations in the category codes you pick. You must be registered to be awarded a contract or get notifications.
Technology buying: Strategic Technology Solutions (STS) Vendor Management Office. STS is the state's central IT service bureau for state departments. Its Vendor Management Office takes vendor introductions through an online contact form and reaches out if there is a fit.
Small business certification: Governor's Office of Business Initiatives and Development (GO-BID) Certification. GO-BID certifies small, minority-owned, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned and disability-owned businesses for state procurement. An applicant can hold only one business status.
Free bid coaching: Tennessee 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
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County	Open bids	Oracle Cloud (iSupplier)
City of Memphis	Open bids	own site
Knox County	Open bids	Own website
City of Chattanooga	Open bids	Oracle Cloud supplier portal
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools	Open bids	Oracle Cloud (iSupplier)
WeGo Public Transit (Nashville MTA)	Open bids	OpenGov Procurement

Good to know

GO-BID's small business category covers firms with no more than $10 million in gross receipts averaged over three years, or no more than 99 full-time employees. source
You can review state bid opportunities without registering in Edison. Registered suppliers are asked to log in and update their information every 90 days. source
Chattanooga publicly advertises purchases of $50,000 and above. Between $20,001 and $49,999, City Purchasing gets three quotes. source
Metro Nashville's iSupplier portal adds new multi-factor authentication requirements effective November 21, 2026. 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).