Selling to the City
Thank You for Attending Our Virtual Vendor Open House
On December 4, 2024, the City of Santa Cruz held a Virtual Vendor Open House and training. Below is a recording of the event. If after watching the video you have questions, please contact the Purchasing Division at purchasing@santacruca.gov.
New! City of Santa Cruz OpenGov Portal
The city will be transitioning to a new eProcurement system called OpenGov for publishing solicitations and receiving vendor responses. The City's new eProcurement Portal will allow vendors to:
- Register to bid and receive notifications of future opportunities by subscribing.
- Follow updates to open solicitations, by finding the solicitation and clicking the Follow button.
- Submit questions and receive answers for open solicitations.
- Be guided through the electronic submittal process.
Step 1: Register in OpenGov
Register in OpenGov to sign-up as a vendor at no charge with OpenGov. Upon sign-up, you will receive an email from OpenGov with instructions to activate your account.
Step 2: Subscribe to Receive Solicitation Updates
Once your account is activated, visit the City of Santa Cruz Procurement Portal and click the "Subscribe" button to stay up to date with RTD's solicitations. Upon successful vendor registration and after you have subscribed to receive notifications, solicitation documents will then be available for download at no charge.
Step 3: Manage Notification Preferences
After subscribing, you can manage your category code(s) and notification preferences by logging into your OpenGov Company Profile. Visit the OpenGov Help Page to learn more about setting up category codes.
Vendor OpenGov Registration Training Video
Contact Us
Please contact the Purchasing Division if you have any questions.
Purchasing Division
1200 Pacific Ave., Suite 290
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-420-5080
Fax: 831-420-5061
purchasing@santacruzca.gov
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