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How to find and bid on government contracts in Indiana

Right now BidRep lists 59 open government bids in Indiana: 55 from state and local agencies and 4 federal. Updated every morning. See them all.

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Where Indiana government bids are posted

Government work in Indiana 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 Indiana bids on BidRep come from:

• Indiana DOT construction lettings: 44 open
• Indiana DNR (engineering): 11 open
• SAM.gov (federal): 4 open

Who's buying in Indiana right now

Busiest buyers: Indiana Department of Transportation (44), Indiana Department of Natural Resources (11), Department of Defense (2), Department of Agriculture (1), Department of Justice (1).

Most common work: general construction (34), civil / heavy (16), facility maintenance & operations (7), concrete / site work (2).

By industry: Construction (51) · Engineering and A/E (1) · Facilities and grounds (7) · Professional services (1)

A few open Indiana bids

• Repair and Maintain Water Towers at FCI Terre Haute: JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF, due Oct 23
• INDOT: Traffic signals modernization (Tippecanoe County): Indiana Department of Transportation, due Nov 5
• INDOT: Bridge thin deck overlay (Lake County): Indiana Department of Transportation, due Nov 5
• INDOT: Bridge deck overlay and rehabilitation or repair (Montgomery County): Indiana Department of Transportation, due Nov 5
• INDOT: Bridge replacement (Jay County): Indiana Department of Transportation, due Nov 5
• INDOT: Bridge rehabilitation or repair (Delaware County): Indiana Department of Transportation, due Nov 5

All 59 open Indiana bids

How to bid, step by step

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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 Indiana 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 Indiana

• 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.

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