Doing Business with the State of Colorado

ACCESSColorado
Supplier Resources, Training & Outreach
 
The procurement function in Colorado is decentralized and businesses wanting to sell goods or services to State government must promote their goods and services to individual State entities and actively search for opportunities on ColoradoVSS and other solicitation websites.  The State Purchasing Office is a valuable resource that helps guide businesses through the procurement process.  ACCESSColorado is our program for active and prospective suppliers.
 

Instructions

Start with ACCESSColorado - 3 STEP Guide for doing Business with the State of Colorado.  (Updated Jan 2017)
Areas covered in the guide are:
  • STATE PURCHASING 101 - Understand State Procurement
  • RESEARCH - Find out who buys your goods and services to help create an effective strategy
  • REGISTER - Visit ColoradoVSS and identify opportunities through different lifecycles of solicitations
  • ACCESS - Find out who to talk to and how to engage with the Colorado Procurement Community
  • PURCHASING TERMINOLOGIES - Commonly used terminologies to help you navigate State Procurement 
  • RESOURCES - State, Business and Purchasing Associations that can provide support and assistance 

After reviewing the Guide, use the links below to receive the information and tools to help you be successful in selling your goods & services.  

 
 
 
STEP 1 | RESEARCH
Award Statistics
State Price Agreements
ColoradoVSS and ColoradoBIDS (previous website) - review historical solicitation information
 
The Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting - Identify opportunities through reviewing Agencies' Plans and Budgets
 
STEP 2 | REGISTER
 
ColoradoVSS
Solicitations - Find where all solicitations are posted
 
STEP 3 | ACCESS
 
Supplier Events 
State of Colorado Purchasing Directors
Local Government (Political Subdivisions)
 
University of Colorado - Commodity & Contact List
 
RESOURCES | STATE OF COLORADO
 
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Colorado Department of Transportation - CDOT
Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology – OIT
Colorado Statewide Internet Portal - (SIPA)
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade – OEDIT
Colorado Office of the State Architect
Colorado Secretary of State
 
Colorado State Government Organizational Chart - November 2016
State Agency Directory - With phone numbers, website links and Agency descriptions
Application for Use of Colorado Brand - for Colorado Companies
 
RESOURCES | BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
 
Colorado Procurement Technical Assistance Center – PTAC
Colorado Unified Certification Program
Connect2DOT, Newsletter Signup, Training & Events Calendar
Denver Public Library
Denver Small Business Development Centers – SBDC
Mi Casa Resource Center
SCORE, Denver
U.S. Small Business Administration – SBA
 
VetBiz, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - Veteran Business Registration
SDVOSB Information
 
RESOURCES | LOCAL PURCHASING ASSOCIATIONS
 
Cooperative Educational Purchasing Council – CEPC
Multiple Assembly of Procurement Officials – MAPO
Rocky Mountain Governmental Purchasing Association – RMGPA
 
RESOURCES | NATIONAL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
 
National Association of State Procurement Officials - NASPO
 
 
For more information contact
Barb Musick
Supplier Diversity Liaison
(303) 866-3640