How do I register as a vendor in Virginia?

Register on eVA (Virginia's eProcurement system) (https://eva.virginia.gov/register-now.html). On eva.virginia.gov click Register Now, then Supplier Registration, and complete all required fields.

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Virginia 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 officeDepartment of General Services, Division of Purchases and Supply (DPS)

Vendor registrationeVA (Virginia's eProcurement system)

Registration feeFree to register (discontinued since 2009-2011); vendors pay a transaction fee on orders received: 1% capped at $500 per order for DSBSD-certified small businesses, 1% capped at $1,500 per order for other registered vendors

Where bids are postedVirginia Business Opportunities (VBO) in eVA at https://mvendor.cgieva.com/Vendor/public/AllOpportunities.jsp.

Open bids right now1,351 open Virginia bids (485 closing this week, 508 new in the last 7 days)

How to register as a Virginia vendor

On eva.virginia.gov click Register Now, then Supplier Registration, and complete all required fields.
Select at least one NIGP commodity code for the goods or services you sell and answer Yes to be matched to business opportunities.
Enter your tax address, read and accept the eVA Memorandum of Agreement, and click Register.
Follow the emailed instructions to confirm your identity and set your password.
Log in, go to Company Profile, Documents and Certs, and upload a signed and dated Commonwealth of Virginia Substitute W-9; registration is not complete until it is received.

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 Virginia's local agencies for you and emails the matches each morning.

Small business and certification programs

SWaM (Small, Women-owned and Minority-owned) certification, Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity: Covers businesses at least 51% independently owned with 250 or fewer employees or average gross receipts of $10 million or less (micro: 25 or fewer employees and $3 million or less), plus women-, minority- and military family-owned firms; it opens specialized state contracting opportunities and is also relied on by many localities.
Lower eVA transaction fee for certified small businesses: DSBSD-certified small businesses pay the 1% order fee capped at $500 per order instead of $1,500.

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

Cities, counties and school districts

eVA is offered free to Virginia local governments and public bodies, with regional Local Government Account Executives, so many localities issue sourcing events and orders through the same eVA system; when a local government orders from an eVA-registered vendor, the transaction fee is usually collected from that vendor.

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 Virginia bid in one place.

Tips specific to Virginia

Select Yes during registration to be matched to business opportunities for your commodity codes; this is how you get notices.
The W-9 must carry a handwritten, Adobe or DocuSign signature and a date.
Budget for the eVA transaction fee on each order you receive when pricing bids.

Open Virginia bids with upcoming deadlines

BEARING, BALL, THRUST RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026 BRACKET, STRUCTURAL COM RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026 BOLT, MACHINE RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026 · +1 similar TRANSMITTER, LIQUID QUA RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026 SUPPORT, STRUCTURAL COM RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026 ASSEMBLY, SEAL RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026 SEAL ASSEMBLY RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026 CONE SET RFP · Due Oct 5, 2026

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Next steps

Register with the state (above) and, for federal work, in SAM.gov.
Find your NAICS codes so you're matched to the right solicitations.
Learn how to read an RFP quickly and make a bid/no-bid decision.
Set up a free daily alert for Virginia in your categories.

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Sources

Checked against the state's official pages on September 23, 2026. Rules and portals change, so confirm details on the official site before you register or bid.
https://eva.virginia.gov/register-now.html
https://dgs.virginia.gov/globalassets/business-units/dps/documents/vendors/newsupplierregistrationqrg101922pdf.pdf
https://eva.virginia.gov/eva-billing.html
https://dgs.virginia.gov/globalassets/business-units/dps/documents/billing/Current-eVA-Fees-Effective-07-01-2014.pdf
https://dgs.virginia.gov/globalassets/business-units/dps/documents/billing/eVA-Fee-Schedule-Revised-Effective-07-01-2014.pdf
https://eva.virginia.gov/local-government.html
https://sbsd.virginia.gov/certification-division/swam/

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