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Simplified Bid Searches

You must be logged into VendorNet to perform this search.

Simplified bids are requests for bids, proposals or quotes ranging in dollar amounts from $1,500 to $24,999. This document details the procedure for simplified bid announcement searches.

  1. Either click on the green Search button at the top or the Search button in the navigation bar at the bottom of any VendorNet page.

  2. Click on Simplified Bids.

  3. Click on the radio button corresponding to how you would like to search for simplified bids:
  • To search on a keyword associated with a commodity code, select By commodity keyword.

  • To search on a keyword located in the synopsis field of a simplified bid, select By simplified bid synopsis keyword.

  • To search on the agency bid number, select By agency simplified bid number

  • To search on a State of Wisconsin, Bureau of Procurement 5-digit commodity code number, select By commodity code.

Note: If you do not know the code for the commodity, click on the Commodity Codes button in the navigation bar at the bottom of any VendorNet page for assistance.

  1. Enter the keyword, agency bid number, or commodity code to search for in the text box.

    Tip: If entering more than one keyword enclose the expression in quotes (" ").

    Tip: To search on a partial string of characters, key in a percent sign (%) followed by the string of characters.

  2. Click on the Search VendorNet button.

  3. VendorNet will return the results of the search based on the criteria you entered.

  4. Alternately, an error message may appear stating No bids were found. Please verify search criteria.

    • Select List all bids under the Would you prefer to: section.

    • Agency procurement managers may also List your bids or List your agency's bids under the Would you prefer to: section.

    • Click on the Search VendorNet button.

VendorNet will return the complete list of simplified bids in the database.

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