Vendor_Application_-_Portal_-_Instructions_11.16.23.pdf
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This document is a vendor application guide for City Innovate, a platform serving federal, state, and local government procurement processes. The guide walks vendors through the online application portal for submitting responses to solicitations, with a specific focus on a NON IT - IFB (Invitation for Bid) Consulting opportunity. The application period runs from March 22, 2023, at 12:00 AM to March 30, 2023, at 12:00 AM Pacific Time, during which vendors can register, complete required forms, upload documents, answer questions, and submit their responses. Vendors can preview the application before registration and are required to provide basic information such as name, organization, email, and agree to terms of service.
The application portal includes multiple attachments and sections for vendors to complete, including a cover page, cost worksheet, vendor references, and confidentiality statements. Vendors can save their progress, ask questions through a Q&A section, and must complete all required fields before submission. The platform provides error checking to ensure complete applications and offers support at support@cityinnovate.com if vendors encounter difficulties. Notably, vendors can view their submission status, with a timestamp indicating when changes can still be made, and must select a compliance level for the confidentiality statement.
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Vendor Application
Click through the slides to learn how to navigate the Vendor Application portal
Registering
In order for vendors to apply to your project, they will have to register in Evaluation Builder. Vendors can preview the application prior to registration.
To register, Vendors will be asked to provide the following:
● First and Last Name
● Time Zone
● Organization Name (advise vendor to select org name in respect of their company)
● Email Address
● Password
● Agree to the Terms of Service
The Vendor Dashboard
On the left panel, the vendor will find Your Response and Q&A.
● The vendor can go to Your Response and click Edit Responses to read through the project information and documents and submit a response.
The Vendor Application Portal
After clicking into Edit Responses, the vendor will find all of the project documents listed on left panel.
The vendor can scroll down to read through the documents and provide the required responses. 4
The Vendor Application Portal As the vendor reads through the materials, there will be fields that require responses such as file uploads, written responses, buttons, etc.
All required responses must be completed before the application can be submitted.
Vendors can also save their responses and continue at a later time.
● Once the Q&A period is open, as determined by the project owner, vendors can navigate to the Q&A section from the left panel.
● The vendor can submit a question by clicking Add New Question
○ Ask a Question popup will appear where the vendor can type the question and provide confidentiality justification. Click Create Question to submit the question.
● The vendor can also view questions from other vendor(s) and the Published responses. 6
How can vendors ask questions?
Submitting an Application
Once a vendor has completed all required fields and has reviewed all the documents, they can click Submit and Complete to submit their application for review. After that, they will return to the application dashboard where a blue bar indicates that the application was successfully submitted.
There will also be a timestamp to when the application was submitted and how long a vendor has to make changes.
There will also be a green check mark that confirms submissions. 7
Error: Submitting an Application
ERROR
Erroneous or incomplete applications will be flagged before the applicant can complete their submission.
Assistance
If at you have any trouble logging into the system or submitting your application after following the preceding steps, please contact support@cityinnovate.com.
mailto:support@cityinnovate.com
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