How to Respond to a Solicitation on Vendor Self Service (VSS)- SERVICE.pdf

This is an instructional guide for using the Vendor Self Service (VSS) system to respond to government solicitations. The document outlines a detailed 5-step process for submitting responses: Respond to Lines, Criteria Response, Attach Your Files, Discounts/Comments, and Review/Submit. The process begins with selecting a solicitation from the available opportunities and accessing the Response page through the "Respond Online" button.

The guide provides specific technical instructions including the ability to enter Unit Price and Delivery Days for commodity lines or Contract Amount as required. For file attachments, the system accepts .doc, .docx, .pdf, .xls, .xlsx, .zip, .jpg, .txt, .xps and .bmp formats with a 6MB size limit per document. The system includes functionality for entering criteria responses that will be evaluated, adding net discounts, making overall comments, and reviewing all information before final submission. Users can modify their responses any time before the solicitation closing date/time, with further details available in Section 5 Solicitation Responses.