Purchasing & Bids

Christopher Gagliastro, Director

Top Services

• Chapter 149 and 149A bids that include filed sub-bids are available through the Department of Public Facilities at Bids - Public Facilities.

Have a Question?

• As a potential new vendor, how do I introduce a new product or service to City departments or Worcester Public Schools?

  The City and WPS maintain a "no solicitation" policy. Companies interested in introducing a new product or service may do so by emailing to bids@worcesterma.gov. Please provide all relevant information. The Purchasing Division will share this information with the relevant departments and agencies and you will be contacted for more details if interest exists.

• How can I find a list of current City and WPS contracts, who the current contract holders are and when they expire?

  Please refer to the following:

  • Existing Term Contracts by Category
• How can I find out who bid on a particular bid, what the results were and who was awarded the bid?

  Included in the bid details are the Bid Results and Awardee(s) which are entered when available. You may review the most recent Closed Bids (six months) or Search the City of Worcester Bids database. Please note bids are available online for three years.

• How do I become a vendor for the City of Worcester?

  For bids/contracts issued by the Purchasing Division, we will establish an internal vendor number in order to process purchase order requests. For other goods and/or services, the department requesting the item(s) will follow the same procedures in order to process purchase order requests. Companies interested in introducing a new product or service may do so by emailing to bids@worcesterma.gov. Please be sure to provide all relevant information.

• I have never done business with the City or WPS before. How I can do so?

  The Purchasing Division posts all open bids, quotes and request-for-proposals on its website. All may be downloaded from the website. Interested bidders may also register their business online for email alerts that will occur when bid opportunities arise in the category(ies) registered.

  Please refer to the Guide to Purchasing.

Resources

• COMMBUYS
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Inspector General - IG bulletins and Other 30B Info
• MA Association of Public Purchasing Officials (MAPPO)
• National Institute of Government Purchasing
• Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)
• W-9 Tax Form
• Weekly Workforce Utilization (Excel File)