How do I register as a vendor in Oregon?

Register on OregonBuys (replaced ORPIN on July 1, 2021) (https://oregonbuys.gov). Go to oregonbuys.gov and click the blue Register button at the top right.

How to Bid on Government Contracts in Oregon (2026 Guide)

Oregon buys through a central state purchasing office, and its cities, counties and school districts buy on their own as well. To sell to the state you register once as a vendor, then watch for solicitations in your commodity codes and respond by the deadline. This page covers the state registration steps, where bids are posted and the programs that help small businesses, with links to the official pages.

Central purchasing officeDAS Procurement Services, Oregon Department of Administrative Services

Vendor registrationOregonBuys (replaced ORPIN on July 1, 2021)

Registration feeFree

Where bids are postedOregonBuys (https://oregonbuys.gov), which carries solicitations from state agencies and OrCPP member local governments, along with Statewide Price Agreements that can be searched without a login.

Open bids right now480 open Oregon bids (115 closing this week, 215 new in the last 7 days)

How to register as a Oregon vendor

Go to oregonbuys.gov and click the blue Register button at the top right.
Enter your Tax ID (EIN or SSN), company name and an email address you can access during registration.
On the Company Information tab, confirm your company name, the company email where bid opportunity notifications will be sent, and tax ID, and set up the administrative user (name, email, phone, user ID and password).
On the Commodity/Service Codes tab, add the NIGP codes for the goods and services you sell.
Review the Summary tab and click Submit Registration; a validation email is sent to the address you entered.

Registration gets you on the state's list, but it rarely sends you every relevant bid. Many agencies, and most local governments, post on their own portals. A free BidsNexus alert watches the state portal and Oregon's local agencies for you and emails the matches each morning.

Small business and certification programs

COBID certifications (MBE, WBE, VBE, ESB, DBE, ACDBE): Business Oregon's Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity certifies minority, women, veteran and service-disabled veteran owned firms and Emerging Small Businesses (Oregon-based small firms, limited to 12 years) for state, county, city and special district contracting.
COBID provisions in the Oregon Procurement Manual: Agencies may limit competition for contracts of $50,000 or less to COBID-certified firms, may direct-award small procurements under $25,000 to them, and should use OregonBuys to invite them to solicitations over $10,000 up to $150,000.

Federal set-asides work differently from state programs; see our guide to small business set-asides.

Cities, counties and school districts

Local governments that join the Oregon Cooperative Procurement Program (OrCPP) can process procurements in OregonBuys and buy from statewide price agreements, so one OregonBuys registration covers many local buyers as well as the state.

Local bids are where most small businesses win their first contracts: smaller dollar values, shorter responses and less competition from national firms. BidsNexus collects them into one list, so you can browse every open Oregon bid in one place.

Tips specific to Oregon

NIGP codes do not guarantee a notice: agencies filter vendors by codes before sending invitations, so also watch and follow specific bids yourself.
Asking Supplier Support to suppress emails blocks all system emails, including security tokens and purchase order alerts.
If your company already shows as registered, ask Supplier Support who your Seller Administrator is rather than creating a new account.
OregonBuys Supplier Support: 1-855-800-5046 or support.oregonbuys@das.oregon.gov.

Open Oregon bids with upcoming deadlines

Sole Source Posting for Qualtrics Pilot RFQ · Due Oct 5, 2026 · +2 similar Notice of Approval of Sole Source RFQ · Due Oct 5, 2026 · +2 similar Notice of Proposed Class Exemption - Alternative Contracting Methods SOLICITATION · Due Oct 5, 2026 · +2 similar SRD Buoy Inspection and Maintenance RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026 Sources Sought & RFI for USACE NWP Bonneville Lock & Dam Commercial BPA RFI · Due Oct 5, 2026 SE 102nd Ave and Woodstock Blvd LID RFQ · Due Oct 6, 2026 Notice of Intent to Purchase RFQ · Due Oct 6, 2026 · +2 similar Sole Source Notice - Portland Business Journal OR Arts Comm & OR Cultural Trust Advertising/Promo RFQ · Due Oct 6, 2026 · +2 similar

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Next steps

Register with the state (above) and, for federal work, in SAM.gov.
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How to bid on government contracts in Oregon