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Doing business with the County

Find your next opportunity with the County

Discover current County contracts open for bidding through Periscope, our official bid solicitation system. Periscope allows you to explore contracts and submit your bids online.

View current opportunities

Register in Periscope to download RFPs and submit bids. You can also subscribe to alerts about opportunities that match the goods and services you supply.

Register in periscope 

How we source goods and services

We use different procurement methods depending on the value and specifications of the required goods and services. Regardless of the method, all opportunities are captured in Periscope except for P-Card. 

Learn more about our procurement methods

Our procurement methods are:

  • Request for proposals (RFPs)
  • Invitation to bid (ITB)
  • Informal competitive procurement (ICP)
  • Non-competitive procurement
  • Procurement card (P-Card) | Direct pay | Field purchase order (Field PO)

Eligibility checklist for County contract awards

  • Comply with all applicable federal, state and local rules, regulations and laws; 
  • Maintain financial records, and make those records available upon request;

Provide documentation and requirements for the following:

Commodity codes

 

Commodity codes are required when registering on our sourcing platform/Periscope.

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Additional resources

The goal of the Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) program is to level the playing field by providing small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals a fair opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts. 

As a recipient of federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the County of Santa Clara (County) has established a DBE Program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26. 

Learn more about the County's DBE policy.

A Disparity Study is commissioned by an agency to determine whether disparities exist between the availability of firms owned by minorities and women in a market area and the utilization of those firms by an agency.

Learn more about the Disparity Study

The County's policy is to allow proposers and bidders to submit a protest to an award of a contract to business or challenge any steps taken during a solicitation process. 

Learn more about the award protest process.