City of College Station

VENDOR REGISTRATION

We invite persons who would like to be notified of City of College Station business opportunities to register their company with the Brazos Valley e-Marketplace (online bidding portal). Registration only takes a few minutes to complete, there is no waiting period to be approved, and there are no registration fees. Once registered and logged in, vendors will have the ability to download solicitation documents, upload solicitation response packages, and submit questions regarding active solicitations. Additionally, registered vendors will also have access to solicitations posted by other participating agencies within the Brazos Valley such as: Brazos County, City of Bryan, Bryan Texas Utilities, and the San Jacinto River Authority.

To begin the registration process, please go to the online bidding portal and click on the Supplier Registration icon.

1. Go to brazosbid.ionwave.net.
    
2. Click the Supplier Registration icon and enter the required information on the Preliminary Company Information tab and click Next.
    
3. On the Terms tab, review and accept the terms and conditions and click Next.
    
4. On the Company Information tab, enter the required information which will also include User Information and Company Address Information, then click Save and Next.
    
5. After these tabs are fully completed, a pop-up notification will instruct the User to verify their email address by clicking on a link provided in an email sent from the online bidding portal. Verification of the email address is required to continue the registration process.
    
6. Once email verification is complete, the User will have access to complete the remaining tabs.
    
7. Upon completion of the registration process, a pop-up notification will notify the User of their successful registration and the User will receive an email notification from the online bidding portal notifying the User that their account is now active.

HELPFUL HINTS FOR REGISTERING VENDORS

• During registration, carefully select the commodity categories that your company provides. This determines which solicitation notifications you will receive.
   
• Add additional Users or utilize a generic/shared email address to ensure your company receives notifications.
   
• Utilize the Help files for tutorials and instructions on how to use the online bidding portal. The link to the Help files is located on the online bidding portal dashboard under Quick Links.