Bids, RFPs and RFQs

Open now: Tompkins County, NY

Neighboring counties’ bids come from their own bid pages (today Steuben, Schuyler and Bradford counties post theirs online). Each county page under Neighbors lists who buys there.

Federal contracts in the area

No open federal solicitations with a place of performance in Tompkins County, NY right now.

From SAM.gov: open notices whose work is done in Chemung County or a neighboring county (by ZIP code or town), posted in the last 90 days. Small-business set-asides are tagged.

Federal grants open to businesses

From Grants.gov: open and forecast federal grants that small or for-profit businesses may apply for, in business and commerce, community and regional development, and energy. These are nationwide, not just for Chemung County: check each one’s eligibility.

Closed in the last year

Where else to look

• Schools: Elmira, Horseheads and Elmira Heights schools bid jointly through GST BOCES’s business office; contact the district or GST BOCES ↗. Their networking and internet requests under the federal E-Rate program (“Technology (E-Rate)” above) are posted on USAC’s open data ↗; each district’s purchases and remaining budget are on its budget page.
• New York State agencies: state agencies advertise in the NYS Contract Reporter (free registration with Empire State Development).
• State highway and bridge construction: NYSDOT construction lettings ↗. What’s coming in Chemung is on our public projects page.
• Federal contracts anywhere: SAM.gov ↗ (registration needed to bid).
• Other local governments: towns and villages without a bid page publish legal notices; their offices are listed on each town page.
• Help with bidding: the Southern Tier Small Business Development Center advises small businesses for free; see who can help.

Listings are copied from public bid pages and may be out of date; the buyer’s notice is the only official version. Elmira Next isn’t part of any of these agencies.