Utah government bids for small agencies

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

Where Utah posts its bids

State bids: Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P). The Division of Purchasing and General Services posts state solicitations on U3P, which runs on Bonfire. Many cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts post here too, and open opportunities are listed publicly.
Register as a vendor: Vendor U3P Registration. Registering in U3P lets you submit responses, and the commodity codes on your vendor record drive Bonfire opportunity notifications.
Free bid coaching: Utah 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
Salt Lake City Corporation, Salt Lake County, Utah County, West Valley City, Provo City, Utah Transit Authority, Granite School District	Open bids	Bonfire (U3P)

Good to know

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah County, West Valley City, Provo, the Utah Transit Authority and several large school districts are listed as posting entities on U3P, the same portal the state uses. source
The state and many other public entities moved U3P from Jaggaer to Bonfire, with the migration completed April 30, 2025. source
Holders of state cooperative contracts must submit sales usage reports, and contracts with an administrative fee are invoiced to the usage report contact. 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).