A Quick Primer

Doing Business with the
State of New Hampshire
• Department of Administrative Services
• Bureau of Purchase and Property (BPP) is the lead buying agency for most State of NH
Departments
• http://admin.state.nh.us/purchasing/
• Department of Transportation
• Road and Bridge and Public Works construction projects
• http://www.nh.gov/dot/org/administration/fin ance/bids/invitations/index.htm

Other NH Departments with Procurement Activities (1)
• Dept. of Education: http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/RFP/RFP.htm
• Dept. of Corrections: http://www.nh.gov/nhdoc/business/rfp.html
• Division of Fire Safety/EMS: http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/fstems/facilities/rfps/
• Dept. of Justice http://doj.nh.gov/grants/application.html
• Dept. of Environmental Services: http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/rfp.htm

• Office of Information Technology http://www.nh.gov/oit/internet/vendors.php
• Liquor Commission http://www.nh.gov/liquor/public_notices.shtml
• Dept. of the Treasury http://www.nh.gov/treasury/index.html
• Veteran's Homes http://www.nh.gov/veterans/
• Dept. Resources and Economic Development: http://www.dred.state.nh.us/news/index.htm
ht tp://www.nheconomy.com/newsroom.aspx
• University System of New Hampshire: www.unh.edu/purchasing/

• How to Become a Vendor: Instructions for registration as a Vendor.
• Commodity Assignments: Buying responsibilities for the various commodities.
• Contract List: Listing of Purchasing Contracts
• Current Bids and Proposals: Listing of open opportunities. (updated daily)
• How to Contact Us: Names, phone numbers, and email addresses.

• You will also need to be registered with the
Secretary of State. A bid award, in the form of a
Purchase Order or Contract will only be awarded to a vendor who is currently registered to do business and is in good standing with the State of New Hampshire. Please contact them at 271-
3244 to determine your status with them or go to their web page located at: http://www.nh.gov/sos/corporate

BPP Current Bidding Opportunities
• Goods and Services
• Building Construction
• Road Construction
• Leased Space
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Graphic Services

• Current State Contracts
• Available at: http://admin.state.nh.us/purchasing/Contract s_posteddte.asp?sort=cna
• Public Works Bid Results
• Available at: http://www.nh.gov/dot/org/administration/fin ance/bids/bidresults/index.htm

• Provides detailed history of State expenditures.
• Excel spreadsheet format, by month
• Large data sets – 50,000+ rows
• Awkward & time consuming to deal with, but can get answers to questions.
• http://www.nh.gov/transparentnh/index.htm

• iSearch – ad hoc search tool
• http://isearch.outreachsystems.com/isearch/
• Account: ssguest
• Password: ssguest
• MyBidmatch – daily search profile
• Email delivery
• NH-PTAP manages “profile”
• Can search locally, regionally, nationally or globally
• License limitations

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New Hampshire - City of Concord
New Hampshire - City of Dover
New Hampshire - City of Keene
New Hampshire - City of Manchester
New Hampshire - City of Nashua
New Hampshire - City of Portsmouth
D New Hampshire - City of Somersworth
W New Hampshire - Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH)
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New Hampshire - Department of Environmental Services
New Hampshire - Department of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire - Dept. of Administrative Services
New Hampshire - New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT)

D New Hampshire - New Hampshire Local Government Center
D New Hampshire - New Hampshire Public Notices
W New Hampshire - Office of Energy & Planning (OEP)
W New Hampshire - Rochester Schools
D New Hampshire - Rockingham County
D New Hampshire - Town of Derry
D New Hampshire - Town of Durham
D New Hampshire - Town of Merrimack
D New Hampshire - Town of Rye
D New Hampshire - Town of Salem
D New Hampshire - University System of NH (USNH)
D New Hamsphire - City of Rochester