The Amador County Purchasing Division performs public bidding in partnership with Public Purchase, a web-based eProcurement service. To register on the site, please click this link: Public Purchase Registration. Registration is required to receive Bid, Request for Proposals (RFP), and Request for Qualifications (RFQ) notifications for bidding opportunities.

How to Register?

This Registration is a Two-Step process.

Step One: Create an account for your organization with Public Purchase. If you are already registered with Public Purchase, please go to Step Two.

Step Two: Link your Public Purchase account to the County of Amador.

Confirming Email: When your registration with Public Purchase is activated, you will receive a confirmation email from Public Purchase. Using the link provided in the email, log in using your username and password, then click on the "Tools" tab on the right-hand side of the screen. Type in "County of Amador" and click on the search, then click "Register with Agency" on the right-hand side of the County of Amador. Make sure that you add Public Purchase to your contacts list to ensure email notices from Public Purchase are not blocked by your spam/junk filter settings. You will be notified of bidding opportunities only once per posting.

The County of Amador will require you to complete three (3) tasks in this part of the registration process:

1) Read and accept the County's Standard Terms and Conditions.

2) Select the NIGP commodity code(s) that relate to your business so you can receive email notifications of future bid opportunities.

3) Fill out a W-9 for the County of Amador records. This form must be completed before you will be considered a vendor for the County of Amador.

These steps will be automated if you follow the process outlined above. It is your responsibility to keep your contact information current.

This eProcurement system provides you with automatic notification and transmittal of bid, RFP, and RFQ solicitations to vendors. In addition, Public Purchase gives you access to bid opportunities with other government entities. All of this is provided at no charge to vendors.

For a complete list of bid, RFP, and RFQ opportunities, please visit Public Purchase and register.  If you have any problems with this process, please contact Public Purchase at support@publicpurchase.com.

BID RESPONSE INFORMATION:   A bidder's response must comply with all specifications, including the Terms and Conditions stated in the bid request. The General Services Department will reject bids that do not comply with mandatory elements of the bid request.

Unless otherwise noted in the Project Documents, you may also acquire official Bid/RFP/RFQ documents from the County's Department of General Services Purchasing Office located at 12200 B Airport Road, Martell, CA 95654. 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability-related modification or accommodation to utilize the Public Purchase System, please contact Public Purchase at (800) 591-5546.

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