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How to find and bid on government contracts in Alaska
Right now BidRep lists 11 open government bids in Alaska: 0 from state and local agencies and 11 federal. Updated every morning. See them all.
Where Alaska government bids are posted
Government work in Alaska is advertised in more than one place: federal agencies post on SAM.gov, and the state, cities, counties, school districts and transportation departments each post on their own purchasing sites. Today's open Alaska bids on BidRep come from:
- SAM.gov (federal): 11 open
Also check Alaska's online public notices directly: BidRep doesn't include it yet.
Who's buying in Alaska right now
Busiest buyers: Department of Defense (4), Department of Veterans Affairs (2), Department of Commerce (2), Postal Service (1), Administrative Office of the US Courts (1).
Most common work: general construction (3), transportation, moving & logistics (2), security guards & patrol (2), medical & health services (1).
By industry: Construction (4) · Facilities and grounds (2) · Professional services (6)
A few open Alaska bids
- 11th ABN DIV Historian and Coordination Support: DEPT OF DEFENSE, due Oct 23
- RFI - Snow Removal Services - Auke Bay Laboratory Juneau, Alaska: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF, due Oct 23
- COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER (CRH) SIMULATOR FACILITY, JBER, ALASKA (JBE089): DEPT OF DEFENSE, due Oct 23
- Fairbanks Alaska CBOC Security Guard: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF, due Oct 28
- Market Intelligence for EIE483 and EIE484: DEPT OF DEFENSE, due Oct 29
- Contract Delivery Service (CDS) HCR 996B3 PALMER, AK - H011, AK: POSTAL SERVICE, due Nov 2
How to bid, step by step
- Find bids that fit your work. Look for your trade, the area you cover and a deadline you can meet. Small-business set-asides are worth a close look: only small businesses (or certain kinds of small businesses) can bid on them.
- Read the whole solicitation. Note the exact due date and time (and time zone), any pre-bid meeting or site visit (some are mandatory), bonding and insurance requirements, licenses, and the forms that must come back signed.
- Register with the buyer. Federal bids need a free registration on SAM.gov, which gives you a Unique Entity ID. Most state and local agencies ask vendors to register on their own purchasing portal before bidding; the solicitation says how.
- Prepare your bid. Price the work, fill in every required form, line up any bid bond, and answer each requirement in the order the solicitation asks. Missing one form is a common reason bids get thrown out.
- Submit before the deadline, the way the solicitation says (online portal, email or sealed paper). Late bids are almost never accepted. Keep proof of submission.
BidRep helps with steps 1, 2 and 4: it finds the Alaska bids that fit your business every morning, and builds a draft bid package from the solicitation for you to review, price, sign and submit.
Free help for small businesses in Alaska
- APEX Accelerators: free or low-cost, one-on-one help with government contracting, with offices serving every state.
- Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs): free business advising nationwide.
- SAM.gov: register to bid on federal contracts and search federal opportunities.
- SBA federal contracting: size standards and small-business certifications such as 8(a), HUBZone, women-owned and veteran-owned.
Counts and buyers come from BidRep's list of open bids this morning. Always confirm details in the official solicitation.