Become a SEED vendor
If your small business headquarters is located within our service area, you may qualify for contracting incentives as a Supplier Education and Economic Development (SEED) vendor!
3 easy steps to qualify
- Register as a small business with the Department of General Services (DGS).
- Visit smud.org/VendorPortal to set up your vendor profile. Select Vendor Registration, fill in required fields and select Sign Up. Then complete all applicable Vendor Details sections and select Submit.
- On the Vendor Profile homepage, select SEED Application and complete all applicable information. Select Certify and then Submit.
Once all 3 steps are complete, we'll email you with confirmation of your SEED eligibility and status within 2-3 business days of your registration.
Return often to smud.org/VendorPortal to view our open contracting opportunities.
For further assistance, please email SEED.mgr@smud.org.
Incentives
Qualified SEED contractors who bid on open solicitations may receive up to a 5% price advantage (maximum $250,000*). Non-SEED prime contractors also can qualify for a price advantage by utilizing SEED subcontractors.
*Based on the lowest responsible bid received.
Qualified SEED prime contractors who bid on open requests for proposal (RFP) solicitations may receive up to 10 evaluation points. Non-SEED prime contractors can also qualify for this a point advantage by utilizing SEED subcontractors.
SMUD may offer bidding and contracting opportunities (up to $82,000) or multi-year service agreements (not to exceed $246,000) exclusively to SEED participants.