Bid Management
Automate every step of the bid management process. Bids handled electronically in a secure, auditable environment. Real-time data at your fingertips — substantial time and cost savings vs. paper-based methods.
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For public Housing Authorities
Post to 38,000+ vendors, collect electronic bids, and keep every record audit-ready.
Cloud-based procurement software built for public housing agencies. Your team runs quotes, bids, RFPs, and RFQs in a web browser, and every action is logged as it happens.
200+
Housing Authorities
33 + DC
States
38,000+
Registered vendors
2002
Trusted since
Trusted by 200+ public Housing Authorities since 2002
Moving from email and PDF
Run procurement by email and PDF today? Here is what changes, and what does not.
What changes
- Solicitations post once and reach registered vendors filtered by commodity code and region, instead of going out by fax, email, and certified mail.
- Bids arrive sealed and timestamped in one electronic format, ready for evaluation.
- Every action is logged as your team works, so the audit trail is there when reviewers ask.
- Vendor questions, addenda, and clarifications are logged in one place, visible to every vendor.
- MWBE participation is tracked at the solicitation level, with reports in the format HUD reviewers expect.
- Your team works in a web browser. Nothing to install, no servers to maintain.
What stays the same
- The steps. Build the solicitation, set criteria and deadlines, post it, receive bids, evaluate, award. It is the workflow your team already follows for HUD compliance.
- The rules. The Marketplace is designed around the regulatory requirements Housing Authorities operate under every day.
- Your vendors. Free registration for your existing vendor base, with access to the broader Marketplace network.
- A person to talk to. One 60-minute live onboarding session online, and dedicated support for buyers and vendors.
What it costs
Published annual fee, set by the units you manage: $1,000 to $9,500 a year. See agency pricing →
See the product
Watch an agency publish an RFP on video, step by step. Watch the product video →
Why 200+ agencies trust the Marketplace
Built for the way public housing agencies actually run.
Since 2002, we've built one product for one audience. Public housing agencies. Not enterprise procurement adapted for government. Not a generic gov-tech suite. Software designed from day one around how PHAs actually run — Housing Authority procurement software built with HUD compliance in, not bolted on.
200+ agencies and 38,000+ vendors run on the Marketplace today. Still family-owned. Still answers the phone. Still ships every release with the same audience in mind.
See it in action
How to create a Quick-Publish RFP
Watch an agency choose the RFP type, set the due dates, upload the documents, preview, and publish.
Capabilities
Everything your agency needs.
From solicitation through award, every tool your team uses day to day — organized into the three jobs your procurement officers actually do.
01 — SOLICITATION & BIDSRun every procurement in one place.
From drafting an RFP to awarding a contract — every step tracked, timestamped, and audit-ready.
Buyer Workbench
Real-time snapshot of every QSP, IFB, RFP, and RFQ. View bid status by vendor. Determine probability that enough vendors will bid on each solicitation before you commit.
Electronic Bid Submission
Real-time distribution system for electronic bid submission housing agency teams rely on — delivering solicitations directly to registered vendors’ inboxes. Vendors notified of new opportunities within minutes of posting.
02 — VENDOR & COMPLIANCEReach the right vendors. Track compliance.
Tap into 38,000+ pre-registered vendors. Manage MWBE, Section 3, and certification programs from the same workspace.
Vendor Management
See every vendor that downloaded a solicitation. Date and time downloaded, MWBE status, submission status. Drill into individual solicitations to perform due diligence per vendor.
MWBE / Section 3 Tracking
All MWBE assigned by Commodity Code Classification. Contact person, bid region, and certification status tracked. Manage Small Business Enterprise, Minority, Diversity programs in one place.
Enabled Agencies by State
View every housing agency currently subscribed to the Marketplace, organized by state. Real-time visibility into which agencies are active on the platform.
03 — VISIBILITY & REFERENCEAnswers and overviews when your team needs them.
Reference tools so your team moves quickly and vendors find the right opportunities.
Housing Agency Solicitations
Public view of active solicitations, organized by state and region. Vendors get a live snapshot of opportunities relevant to where they operate.
Buyer FAQs
Frequently asked questions from housing agencies since 2002, with answers refined from real operations. Helps your team make informed decisions about the platform.
Read buyer FAQs → →Commodity Code Selection
Standard commodity classification system for organizing solicitations. Vendors filter by codes that match their capabilities. Solicitations reach the right vendors automatically.
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Book a 45-minute demoWHY LEADERS CHOOSE HAM
Why procurement and executive leaders choose the Marketplace.
Seven operational capabilities that come up in nearly every conversation we have with directors evaluating the platform.
A registered vendor network of 38,000+ suppliers
Free registration for your existing vendor base, with immediate access to the broader Marketplace network.
A HUD-compliant platform
Designed around the regulatory requirements Housing Authorities operate under every day.
Flexible solicitation tools for quotes, bids, RFPs, and RFQs
Published directly to your website, with the method that fits your workflow:
Quick Publish — quick advertising with external evaluation, for when you need to move fast.
Online Solicitation — a complete end-to-end process managed within the system, for when you need full audit trail.
Business license management with automated alerts
60- and 30-day alerts before a vendor’s business license expires, so renewals never catch your team off guard.
Certificate of Insurance tracking with automated alerts
60- and 30-day alerts before insurance coverage expires, keeping every vendor’s COI current and on file.
Integrated contract management with renewal alerts
Keep agreements organized and accessible, with automated alerts 60 and 30 days before contract expiration so renewals never catch you off guard.
Dedicated support for buyers and vendors
Real human support throughout the procurement cycle, for both sides of the Marketplace.
Built Around HUD Compliance
Compliance is structural, not a checklist.
Every workflow built around HUD’s procurement rules — not adapted from generic government tools.
01
HUD-aligned workflow from day one
No adaptation from enterprise procurement suites. This HUD eProcurement software assumes HUD’s rules from the first solicitation you post, every time — not bolted on after the fact.
02
Every action timestamped and logged
Full audit trail captured automatically as your team works. This cloud based procurement software Housing Authorities use generates compliance reports in the format HUD reviewers expect — no manual reconstruction at audit time.
03
Live in 60 minutes, no IT lift
Browser-only access. No software to install, no server to maintain. Live human-led onboarding configures workflows, approval routing, and compliance settings before you post your first RFP.
Free resource
Find your audit gaps before HUD does.
The 10-point HUD Procurement Audit Readiness Checklist walks the same areas reviewers check, so you can fix the gaps before your next audit. Free PDF, no commitment.
Download the checklist →
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Ready to See It
A 45-minute walkthrough is the fastest way to know.
No pitch deck. We’ll log in, show you the Buyer Workbench, answer every question your board will ask, and tell you if it fits.
Wondering what it costs? See agency pricing →