Supplier or Vendor: used interchangeably, these are the businesses that register with this institution to provide the goods and/or services it needs. The City may also use the terms ‘bidder’, ‘proposer’, ‘contractor’ or ‘consultant’.

Solicitations: a notification detailing the goods and/or services the City of Miami is planning to purchase.  Solicitations often include important information that a supplier/vendor/bidder/proposer needs to know in order to fulfill this request.

Bids or Proposals: the responses the institution has received from businesses for the solicitations it has posted.

‍Procurement: refers to the process of handling all purchases and relationships with supplier/vendors/bidders/proposers. Procurement is handled through the City of Miami’s Procurement Department.

Special tips

The City of Miami has compiled a Guide to Doing Business to help potential vendors get ready to do business with the city.

Many anchors, including this one, use BidSync to post new business opportunities. Register on BidSync today to see new and existing opportunities for multiple institutions.

• Create a free account on BidSync via this link. You will be asked to verify your email and select the types of goods and services your small business provides, then you can search each anchor partner individually.

• Note: BidSync will only show certain opportunities via the free account, you may need to sign up for a paid account to see all solicitations. All opportunities for this anchor partner will be visible via the free account.