Historically, government purchasing professionals have had to create databases of potential bidders based on past bids, copy lengthy bid documents, and hand mail them to potential suppliers. With DemandStar, the City of Burleson, City of Cleburne, and Johnson County notify all interested suppliers via email or fax when a bid opportunity is available. Suppliers can sign up for an annual subscription, starting at $30 per county, per year, and print the bid specifications or respond to quotes right from their computer. This subscription includes automatic bid and quote notifications for all agencies using DemandStar, which regionally includes the city of Midlothian, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, the city of Carrollton, the city of Cedar Hill, the city of Coppell, the city of DeSoto, the city of Duncanville, the city of Garland Purchasing Department, the city of Grand Prairie Purchasing Division, the city of Irving, Purchasing Division, the city of Lancaster, the city of Mesquite Purchasing Department, the city of Richardson, the city of Rowlett, the city of University Park, the Dallas Independent School District, Duncanville I.S.D., the Housing Authority of the City of Dallas and the town of Addison.
"Utilizing DemandStar by Onvia has enhanced the bid process in Johnson County," said Sandy Bradley, certified professional public buyer (CPPB) and purchasing agent for Johnson County. "DemandStar has broadened our vendor base and allowed us to cut the cost of printing bid packets and doing mail outs. We are impressed by the ease in using the Quote Wire and are receiving great value from this added tool."
