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NEW VENDOR REGISTRATION PROCESS
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PUBLICPURCHASE.COM
The City of Palm Bay Purchasing & Contracts Division is implementing a new Vendor Registration program. This web-based e-procurement system is available at no charge to all vendors who are interested in obtaining City of Palm Bay solicitation document information.
To receive automatic FREE e-mail notifications and transmittal of available solicitation documents, please visit the following website link: Public Purchase - You will need to complete the Public Purchase on-line registration process which will only take a few minutes.
Once your registration with Public Purchase is complete and activated, you will then be required to register with the City of Palm Bay by using the same link and clicking on the “Register with Agency” on the top right hand side of the screen. You will be required to complete two (2) steps in renewing or beginning your registration:
1) You will need to select the NIGP commodity code(s) that relate to your business so you can receive email notifications of future solicitation opportunities.
2) You will be prompted to fill out a W-9 for the City’s records. These steps will be automated if you follow the process outlined above. If you have any problems with this process please contact Public Purchase at support@publicpurchase.com.
The City will continue to post its solicitation documents to DemandStar by ONVIA (www.demandstar.com) for those vendors who are currently registered with DemandStar and/or prefer to use their electronic distribution service.
WELCOME TO THE CITY OF PALM BAY’S
PURCHASING & CONTRACTS
DIVISION WEB PAGE!
The Purchasing and Contracts Division provides purchasing services to user departments, while ensuring that the City maximizes its return on purchases and is in compliance with legal purchasing requirements.
The Purchasing & Contracts Division's primary responsibility is for the acquisition of goods and services that are essential to citywide operations. They are responsible for the annual procurement of approximately $36 million dollars worth of goods, services, annual contracts, construction projects and professional service agreements.
The City's purchasing authority is centralized through the Purchasing & Contracts Division, with the responsibility of smaller dollar pricing research delegated to the individual department level. All contracts and purchase orders are issued through the Purchasing & Contracts Division and approved by the Purchasing Manager.
For more information about the City’s solicitation process please visit request for proposal process. For information about How to do Business with the City, please visit how to do business with city.
We hope that this site will assist you in understanding the rules and guidelines of the City of Palm Bay’s purchasing process. Any specific questions or comments may be addressed with the Purchasing Manager at 321-952-3424 or marsab@pbfl.org.
We hope your business experience with the City of Palm Bay is a pleasant one…….
Please feel free to let us assist you in any way possible!
4 Time Award Winner!
Achievement of Excellence in Procurement
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
 The program was founded by the National Purchasing Institute (NPI) (www.npiconnect.org) and is co-sponsored by twelve (12) different nationally recognized public procurement associations to include: Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers (FAPPO) and the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP). The Award is designed to recognize organizational excellence in public or non-profit procurement. The annual award is earned by those organizations that demonstrate excellence by obtaining a high score based on standardized criteria. The criteria are designed by measure innovation, professionalism, productivity, e-procurement and leadership attributes of the procurement organization.
2008, 2009 and 2010 Winner of the
FAPPO Award of Excellence
in Public Procurement
 The Excellence in Public Procurement Award is established by the Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers, Inc. (www.fappo.org) to recognize agencies that meet or exceed benchmarks in the public procurement profession. These benchmarks are evaluated and revised annually to ensure that agencies continue to improve within their organizations.
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