The Michigan MITN System
Bringing Buyers and Vendors together
throughout Michigan
Supported by Bidnet
HOW THEY HELP GOVERNMENT
● On-line purchasing systems that allow you to more effectively and
efficiently communicate with, receive information from, track your
vendor responses and manage your bid solicitations.
● Increases competition which affords government lower pricing.
● Features are designed specifically to enhance each agencies current
purchasing practices and procedures.
● Streamlines purchasing practices for all buyers within each agency.
● Automates the vendor registration and vendor management processes.
KEY BENEFITS FOR AGENCIES
● Real time automated and tabulated quote responses.
● Optional access to even more competition by using BidNet’s
national vendors if desired.
● Saves thousands of dollars in reduced printing, postage and
mailing costs.
● Hosted and supported at no cost on state-of-the-art redundant
and secure servers.
● Agency support (to include on-site training) and vendor support
provided to all users free of charge.
● Disaster recovery system built into each system ensuring your
documents, contracts and awards are safe.
KEY BENEFITS FOR VENDORS
● Free registration for all vendors – optional $49.95 yearly fee for
automatic e-mail notification.
● One registration, one account gives instant access to bid
information from all participating agencies.
● Instant and easy access to all supporting bid documents online
including quotes, addendums and awards.
● Access to all past bid and award information from any participating
agency.
● Ability to manage their account information on-line ensuring
agencies have the most current data.
MORE BENEFITS TO VENDORS
● Ability to respond electronically as specified by each agency.
● Ability to pinpoint only the solicitations that apply to their
product and service line.
● No more searching through newspapers for bid opportunities –
free access to fully searchable open bids database.
● Easy 800# and e-mail access to Customer Support team
whenever needed.
HOW DO AGENCIES GET STARTED?
● Review the appropriate system in detail to make sure it can
accommodate all your needs – typically, the review is done over
the phone logging into the system via the Internet with a BidNet
representative.
● As each new agency joins a system, they mail a letter to their
vendors instructing them to register on the system by going to
the appropriate web address or by calling the toll-free support
line.
● As vendors are registering, on-site training is provided to all
agency employees who will be using the system.
● Ongoing enhancements are rolled out as requested.
Home
Bid Opportunities
Seeking Vendors
Vendor Login
Registration
Participating Agencies
Surplus Auctions
Support
Participating Agencies
City of Farmington Hills
City of Allen Park
City of Ann Arbor
City of Birmingham
City of Dearborn
City of Dearborn Heights
City of Lansing
City of Madison Heights
City of Rochester Hills
City of Royal Oak
City of Southfield
City of Sterling Heights
City of Tecumseh
City of Troy
City of Warren
City of Westland
City of Wixom
County of Livingston
County of Ottawa
Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority
Washtenaw County
Wayne County Airport Authority
Administration Main Menu
Document Options
MITN Databases and Reports
· Issue a New Bid or Quote
· Go to the Reports Main Menu
· Logoff the MITN System
· Issue a Stored Bid or Quote
· Quote Responses & Awards Area
· Contact BidNet Support
· Issue an Amendment
· Search for NIGP Codes
· Print a Document for a Vendor
· Formal Bid Awards Area
· BidNet's National Bid Library
· Register a New Vendor
· Post Additional Attachments
· The MITN Bid Library
· Enter a Vendors Response to a Quote
· Recover a Lost Bid or Quote
· The MITN Vendor Database
· Check a Buyer's In-Box
· Re-Issue A Doc from the Library
Miscellaneous Support Options
Reports Main Menu
Summary Reports
Detailed Reports
• Count of All Vendors in All NIGP Categories
• Free Vendors Within a Category
• Count of All Vendors Within a Category
• Fax and E-mail Vendors Within a Category
• Count of Vendors that Matched All Documents
• Minority Vendors Within a Category
• Document Matches for a Specific Vendor
• Matching History for a Specific Document
• Downloading History for a Specific Document
• Fax and E-mail Vendors Pending Activation
• MITN Registration Statistics
• All Vendors that Changed Their Account Information
• MITN Renewal Statistics
• Agency Activity Report
• Closed Documents Missing Award Information
• Buyer Activity Report
• Count of All Active Vendors by State
• List of All Active Vendors by State
• List of All Free Vendors by State
• List of All Fax & E-mail Vendors by State
Summary and Contact Information
Thank you for the opportunity to present an overview of The MITN Bid System.
For new agencies that may be interested in joining this system, it is a fairly
simple process, which BidNet can explain in more detail at your convenience. If
you would like to see a demonstration of this system, or have general
questions, please contact Michael Podoba, or Danielle Ansell at BidNet.
Michael can be reached at 800-835-4603, ext #230
or by e-mail mpodoba@bidnet.com.
Danielle can be reached at 800-835-4603, ext #222,
or by e-mail danielle@bidnet.com.