How to Respond to Online Bid through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service.pdf

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Fabricated Electro-Fishing Boat
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Bullitt County, Kentucky

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This document is an instructional guide provided by the Commonwealth of Kentucky outlining the procedures for vendors to submit bids through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) online platform. The guide details the step-by-step process for accessing the VSS website, locating solicitations, and submitting competitive bids. Vendors must first create or access an existing account on the platform, then search for specific solicitations using a 10-digit Document ID. The response submission process requires vendors to complete five sequential steps, beginning with responding to commodity lines by indicating response type, unit pricing or contract amounts, and delivery timeframes as applicable to the particular solicitation.

The remaining steps in the submission process include reviewing a submission checklist to verify capability to meet requirements, attaching supporting documentation that vendors deem pertinent to their bids, providing discount information or overall comments if applicable, and conducting a final review before submission. The platform allows vendors to categorize attached files as standard or proprietary documents. After submission, vendors receive confirmation of successful bid submission and may review previously submitted responses through the My Response section of their account. This guide serves as a procedural resource rather than a specific solicitation announcement and contains no information regarding pricing terms, contract awards, project deadlines, or particular service requirements.

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How to Respond to Online Bid through the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) site.

1. Access the Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) site at https://emars311.ky.gov/webapp/vssprdonline/AltSelfService

2. If you already have an account please login using your User ID and Password. If you do not have an account please create an account by clicking on the

Register button.

3. Once logged into your account click on Business Opportunities. All solicitations that have been posted will appear here.

https://emars311.ky.gov/webapp/vssprdonline/AltSelfService

4. Search for the solicitation that you wish to bid on by entering the 10-digit Document ID in the Keyword Search box. Once you have located the solicitation click on Details.

5. Once the solicitation Details page opens click on the Respond Online box.

6. The Solicitation Response will then open. You will need to complete Steps 1-5.

7. Step 1 – Respond to Lines. You will need to enter your Response Type (most often you will select Bid or No Bid), Unit Price or Contract Amount, and

Delivery Days if applicable for each Commodity Line. Once completed click Save and then Go to Step 2.

8. Step 2 – Submission Checklist. Please review and ensure that you can provide all required information. Once you have completely reviewed click Save and Go to Step 3.

9. Step 3 – Attach Your Files. Please attach any files that you feel are pertinent to your bid submission.

a) Click the Attach Files

b) Browse and Select your documents. The Type will default to Standard but if it should be Proprietary select that instead.

c) Once File and Type have been selected click Attach File.

d) Each file that you have uploaded will appear on the Attach Your Files tab. If you need to delete any of these files click on the scissors. Before the line is deleted it will ask “Are sure you want to delete this line?”. When you have uploaded or deleted the attachments you want submitted with your bid click Save and Go to Step 4.

10. Step 4 – Discounts/Comments. Only complete this section if you will be giving a Discount or have an Overall Comment for your Bid. If you don’t click

Save and Go to Step 5.

11. Step 5 – Review/Submit. Please verify your bid information. If you need to make any changes please do so before clicking the Submit button.

12. Once you have clicked Submit a popup screen will appear. If you want to return to the response you may click Cancel but if you are content with your responses select OK.

13. After you have completed your submission a “Response Submitted Successfully” screen will open.

14. To review any bid submissions you can navigate to the My Response page by clicking the Solicitation Responses tab.

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