Contracting Opportunities
The City of Tacoma partners with businesses, contractors, and service providers to procure goods, services, and public works projects. Click on the categories below to explore current opportunities and learn how to do business with the City.
Visit TacomaPurchasing.org to explore resources on procurement policies, bid requirements, and how to successfully navigate the City’s purchasing process.
The City of Tacoma publishes and distributes solicitation documents (RFBs, RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, etc.) in electronic form, either on the City website or in SAP Ariba. To submit a bid or proposal, follow the instructions outlined in the solicitation. In some solicitations, large technical drawings or blueprints may be available in hard copy format, distributed through a designated plan distribution service. If applicable, such information will be provided in the specific solicitation document. Please note that specifications are not provided by postal or delivery service, or by email.
Important Information for Suppliers
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Step 1: Register as a City Supplier
Register as a City of Tacoma SupplierRegister as a City of Tacoma Supplier through SAP Ariba to receive notifications for solicitations in your business category. When a matching opportunity is posted, you’ll be notified. The City uses SAP Ariba for supplier registration, bidding, contract management, and electronic purchase orders and invoicing.
Step 2: Subscribe to Solicitation Category Updates
If you want to receive general updates on solicitations within specific categories, you must subscribe to each category page of interest. To subscribe, visit the page for each category and click “Subscribe to Receive New Solicitations” to receive notifications.
This includes:
- Services Solicitations
- Supplies Solicitations
- Public Works & Improvements Solicitations
- Small Works Solicitations
- Surplus Solicitations
Step 3: Register for a Specific Solicitation’s Updates
If you are interested in a particular solicitation, you must register as a bid holder for that specific solicitation using the Specification Number. This will assist you in receiving any amendments, addenda, or changes to that bid document.
Register for the Bid Holder List for each Solicitation View Current Bid Holder List to Verify RegistrationAssistance & Public Records Requests
For questions or additional assistance, email bids@tacoma.gov.
If you need solicitation or contract documents, please submit a Public Records Request.
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Bid Openings
Sealed submittals for RFB solicitations (with Specification Numbers ending with an ‘F’) will be opened on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. by a purchasing representative. The bid opening will be conducted in person at the Tacoma Public Utilities Administrative Building North (3628 S. 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409, conference room M-1, Main Floor) and virtually.
- If no formal RFB bids are scheduled for opening, a public bid opening will not be held.
- Preliminary and final bid results are available on our Bid Results page.
- Please note: Informal/Unsealed RFBs, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), and Requests for Information (RFI) are not read aloud at bid openings. Results for these solicitations will be posted after 1 p.m. on the day they are due to our website: tacomapurchasing.org.
- Our Bid Results web page has preliminary and final bid results.
Or call: 1 (253) 215-8782 | Meeting ID: 884 0268 0573 | Passcode: 070737
Our Bid Results web page has preliminary and final bid results.
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Bid Results
Please note: Informal/Unsealed RFBs, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), and Requests for Information (RFI) are not read aloud at bid openings. Results for these solicitations will be posted after 1 p.m. on the day they are due to our website: tacomapurchasing.org.
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For a complete overview of procurement processes, policies, and additional contracting opportunities, visit the City of Tacoma’s Purchasing page.
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The Equity in Contracting program offers access to contracting and procurement opportunities, along with guidance and technical assistance, to historically underutilized businesses interested in supplying, servicing, and supporting public works for the City of Tacoma.