SERVING MICHIGAN GOVERNMENT & EDUCATION AGENCIES
THE EPROCUREMENT PLATFORM MICHIGAN AGENCIES CHOOSE TO MODERNIZE PROCUREMENT
Built for cities, counties, municipal authorities, and compliant with the documentation standards of the Michigan Department of Treasury's Local Audit an Finance Division. PlanetBids is designed to provide a streamlined, documented, defensible process regardless of the agency's procurement procedures. Contact us to learn about cooperative purchasing options available to Michigan agencies.
Michigan agencies Cooperative purchasing options are available to allow your agency to purchase PlanetBids without a new competitive solicitation. Ask our team about options for your agency type.
TRUSTED BY AGENCIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST
From the Rust Belt and the Great Lakes to the Windy City and the Great Plains, PlanetBids helps public agencies in the Midwest streamline and modernize procurement.
CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT
HOW JEFFERSON COUNTY TRANSFORMED
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Eliminated stacks of paper and manual spreadsheet tracking – replaced with a centralized digital system that gives staff real-time visibility into every bid and contract in the pipeline
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Completed the County's first fully paperless procurement project in December 2025, just months after go-live – including electronic bid submission, scoring, and award
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Vendors now self-register and receive automatic notifications for new opportunities, eliminating missed outreach from manual email lists and spreadsheets
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Solicitation templates cut time from request to release – no more switching between programs or rebuilding documents from scratch for each purchase
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18 months in, there is full team buy-in, including a 26-year veteran who now "loves working with PlanetBids"
"I tell my team all the time that when they go home, they shouldn't be taking all the stress of work with them. You shouldn't have to be overwhelmed Monday through Friday with how much work you have and then go home and be stressed because all you see in your mind are all these stacks of paper."
Mike Bagley
Purchasing Director, Jefferson County
MICHIGAN PROCUREMENT COMPLIANCE
BUILT FOR HOW MICHIGAN AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO BUY
Michigan's local government procurement runs through home rule authority rather than a single statewide bidding statute. Cities set their own rules under the Home Rule City Act, townships split into General Law and Charter structures with very different purchasing authority, and every local unit's finances are reviewed under the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act. PlanetBids is engineered to support that structure while streamlining purchasing, improving compliance, and expanding vendor reach.
Home Rule City Act Compliant
PlanetBids configures to your city's own charter-based procurement rules, rather than a rigid statewide template, so every home rule city runs the process its own charter requires.
Charter Township Act Purchasing
PlanetBids supports the expanded capital and purchasing authority Charter Townships carry under the Charter Township Act, distinct from General Law Township procedures, without forcing either structure into the other's workflow.
Uniform Budgeting and Account Act
Every posting, addendum, and bid opening is timestamped and centralized to be easily accessible and presentable for Treasury Local Audit and Finance Division review.
EGLE State Revolving Fund Compliance
Audit-ready procurement documentation built for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund-financed capital projects, protecting reimbursement eligibility under the post-Flint scrutiny water infrastructure spending now receives.
MDOT Federal DBE Documentation
Automated vendor outreach logs generate the required good faith effort record to be easily accessible for federally-funded transportation and construction work under MDOT's DBE program.
MITN/MiDEAL Cooperative Documentation
Keep MITN cooperative postings and MiDEAL-referenced contract activity organized and reportable alongside your own formal bid solicitations so cooperative and competitive procurements live in one record.
NO NEW BID REQUIRED
Cooperative Purchasing Options
Michigan agencies can purchase PlanetBids through an existing cooperative contract option like the Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), eliminating the need for a new competitive solicitation. Ask your PlanetBids rep about available cooperative vehicles for your agency type.
PROCUREMENT EXPERTISE
NPI-Certified
PlanetBids is certified as an Achievement in Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) eProcurement Certified platform by the National Procurement Institute, meeting critical standards for Electronic Sourcing (AEP Criteria 7b) and Electronic Evaluations and Automatic Scorecarding (7c).
INDUSTRY PRESENCE
INDUSTRY EVENT SPONSOR
PlanetBids is a proud member of NIGP and a regular attendee and sponsor of the annual NIGP Annual Forum, as well as attending annual American Public Works Association and Government Finance Officers Association events.
THE PLATFORM
EVERYTHING YOUR PROCUREMENT TEAM NEEDS, NOTHING YOU DON'T.
PlanetBids is a modular, end-to-end procurement lifecycle platform. Start with what you need and add modules as your agency grows.
Requests & Solicitations
Create, publish, and manage IFBs, RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs from guided templates. Get live countdowns, drag-and-drop documents, and real-time status tracking.
Vendor Management
Create a centralized vendor registry with real-time Empire State Development MWBE and SDVOB certification verification. Automated outreach by commodity code generates good-faith effort documentation for State Comptroller pre-audit packages and Empire State Development utilization reports.
Compliance & Audit Trails
Every action is timestamped and logged, with automatic bid tabulation, sealed bid verification, and complete documentation trails that hold up to protests – $50B+ processed, zero valid protests.
Contract Management
Centralize awarded contracts with automated expiration alerts, amendment tracking, and insurance certificate management so you ever miss a renewal or compliance deadline.
Project Evaluation
Multi-round scoring with unlimited evaluators, consensus or individual scoring modes, and exportable matrices supports complex RFP evaluations for capital projects and bond programs.
AI with Guardrails
AI tools are built specifically for public procurement, with the compliance controls government agencies require. Get faster drafting and smarter vendor matching, within the boundaries your policies demand.
Requests & Solicitations
Create, publish, and manage IFBs, RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs from guided templates. Get live countdowns, drag-and-drop documents, and real-time status tracking.
Vendor Management
Create a centralized vendor registry with real-time Empire State Development MWBE and SDVOB certification verification. Automated outreach by commodity code generates good-faith effort documentation for State Comptroller pre-audit packages and Empire State Development utilization reports.
Compliance & Audit Trails
Every action is timestamped and logged, with automatic bid tabulation, sealed bid verification, and complete documentation trails that hold up to protests – $50B+ processed, zero valid protests.
Contract Management
Centralize awarded contracts with automated expiration alerts, amendment tracking, and insurance certificate management so you ever miss a renewal or compliance deadline.
Project Evaluation
Multi-round scoring with unlimited evaluators, consensus or individual scoring modes, and exportable matrices supports complex RFP evaluations for capital projects and bond programs.
AI with Guardrails
AI tools are built specifically for public procurement, with the compliance controls government agencies require. Get faster drafting and smarter vendor matching, within the boundaries your policies demand.
THE VENDOR ADVANTAGE
MORE QUALIFIED BIDDERS, ZERO VENDOR PHONE CALLS TO YOUR TEAM.
A deep, pre-qualified vendor network and a dedicated support team handles vendors for you, so your purchasing office can focus on procurement, not vendor phone calls.
VENDOR
NETWORK
40K+ qualified vendors ready to bid on your solicitations
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Vendors are matched to your bids by commodity code, no manual outreach lists required
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Agencies typically jump from 3-4 responses to 10-12 submittals per bid after switching to PlanetBids
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Empire State Development MWBE and SDVOB classifications are built in to meet Michigan's 30% MWBE utilization goals for state-funded projects
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Vendors can register and bid for free, removing the friction that keeps small businesses out
EXCLUSIVE
DEDICATED
VENDOR SUPPORT
We help your vendors so you don't have to
When a vendor has a question about your solicitation, how to upload documents, or how to register, they call us, not your purchasing office. Our dedicated vendor support team handles it directly so your team stays focused on procurement. For you, this means no more:
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Vendor registration help calls
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Document upload questions
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Bid submission troubleshooting
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Addenda & notification questions
Results: Fewer incomplete bids, more competitive responses, and hours back in your team's week, every single procurement cycle.
VENDOR NETWORK
40K+ qualified vendors ready to bid on your solicitations
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Vendors are matched to your bids by commodity code, no manual outreach lists required
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Agencies typically jump from 3-4 responses to 10-12 submittals per bid after switching to PlanetBids
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Empire State Development MWBE and SDVOB classifications are built in to meet Michigan's 30% MWBE utilization goals for state-funded projects
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Vendors can register and bid for free, removing the friction that keeps small businesses out
DEDICATED VENDOR SUPPORT
We help your vendors so you don't have to
When a vendor has a question about your solicitation, how to upload documents, or how to register, they call us, not your purchasing office. Our dedicated vendor support team handles it directly so your team stays focused on procurement. For you, this means no more:
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Vendor registration help calls
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Document upload questions
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Bid submission troubleshooting
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Addenda & notification questions
Results: Fewer incomplete bids, more competitive responses, and hours back in your team's week, every single procurement cycle.
WHO WE ARE
Built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals
PlanetBids was founded specifically for the public procurement industry, and we understand the needs of procurement professionals. That origin matters, as every feature, every workflow, and every support interaction are designed to reflect how actual purchasing teams manage work under budget pressure, public scrutiny, and legal compliance requirements.
Designed for public procurement since 2000
We're not an ERP company that added a procurement module. We're not a startup that pivoted into GovTech. We're not a big conglomerate chasing a new market. We are a 25-year-old company whose entire business is built around making procurement professionals more effective.
100% US-based support staff with procurement backgrounds
Our in-house support team includes people with real public procurement backgrounds. When you call with a question about sealed bid procedures or vendor protest prevention, you're talking to someone who has managed that process themselves and understands your issues.
A solid foundation of PlanetBids agencies
550+ agencies. 1,000+ users. 99% retention. Zero valid bid protests across $50B+ in contracts processed. Our company has stayed focused on one thing for 25 years, and we have the track record to prove it.
WHAT MICHIGAN PROCUREMENT TEAMS ASK US MOST
Does PlanetBids integrate with BS&A Software or Tyler's New World ERP?
Yes, API integration passes solicitation, vendor, and award data bidirectionally. Your ERP remains the system of record for the general ledger and accounts payable. PlanetBids is the system of record for public facing procurement.
Can we post through MITN or does PlanetBids replace that?
PlanetBids works alongside the MITN cooperative posting network. Agencies can maintain MITN visibility while running structured bid management, vendor communication, and document control through PlanetBids. Your formal bid solicitations are posted in your PlanetBids vendor portal and can also be posted through MITN.
Does PlanetBids support MiDEAL cooperative purchasing documentation?
Yes, solicitation and award records for MiDEAL-referenced contracts are stored and reportable alongside your own competitive bids.
How does PlanetBids help with EGLE State Revolving Fund audit requirements?
Timestamped bid, addenda, and award documentation gives water and sewer authorities the audit trail EGLE and federal pass-through reviewers expect for SRF-funded capital projects.
Is PlanetBids used differently for a Charter Township versus a General Law Township?
PlanetBids adapts to your local purchasing policy either way. Charter Townships with broader capital authority and General Law Townships alike configure their own thresholds and approval workflows.
Does PlanetBids satisfy Treasury's Local Audit and Finance Division review under the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act?
PlanetBids centralizes bid files, timestamps, and vendor notices into one retrievable record, which supports the documentation Treasury's Local Audit and Finance Division typically requests during a local-unit audit.
How long does implementation take?
Most agencies are up and running within a few weeks, including implementation, training, integration, customization, and vendor migration. In special cases, agencies that are under tight deadlines can be live in just a few days.
PlanetBids does charge a one-time setup fee for implementation and training which covers all aspects of the process.
How is PlanetBids priced?
PlanetBids is a SaaS subscription with no per-bid, vendor, or transaction fees. Pricing is tiered based on features and functionality, as well as number of solicitations released each year and number of full users required. Because of the custom nature of our pricing, we recommend speaking with our sales team for a tailored quote.
PlanetBids never charges vendors or the public to register, view and download open solicitation documents, or bid on projects.
READY TO MODERNIZE PROCUREMENT FOR YOUR MICHIGAN AGENCY?
Book a 30-minute demo with a member of our dedicated public sector sales team. We'll show you the platform, walk through the TIPS contract process, and answer questions specific to your agency type.
Available on TIPS cooperative with no new RFP required
Works with your home rule charter or township act with no rewrite required
US-based in-house support with extensive procurement expertise
Pricing is tiered with options for any agency size and budget
99% client retention means our clients love us