VendorLine gives suppliers, dealers, and equipment companies a single, centralized location to find and evaluate solicitations. Whether you're a two-person supply house or a dealership with outside reps covering several counties, we've got you covered.
With VendorLine, suppliers and dealers can:
Use the same company profile info across every agency that posts their solicitations on PlanetBids.
Track up to 30 keywords plus unlimited category codes.
On PlanetBids agency solicitations, see which other vendors have downloaded a solicitation before you decide to pursue it.
With Pro Plus AI, get AI-assisted details like scope, insurance, and compliance requirements from PlanetBids agencies' solicitation documents.
VendorLine is built by PlanetBids, the eProcurement platform public agencies use to write and post solicitations, accept bids, and award contracts. That means you see opportunities right as agencies publish them, with the same documents and dates.
Most bid hosting services stop at listing the opportunity. VendorLine is built for the vendors that respond, narrowing hundreds of postings down to the few solicitations that fit your trade and territory so you can put your hours where they count.
Many suppliers and dealers still find public work the manual way, checking agency portals one at a time, waiting for a buyer to ask whether they saw an RFP, and sending outside reps to knock on doors. Generic bid sites help, but they often bury supply and equipment requests in construction and service listings.
VendorLine shows suppliers and dealers:
Every PlanetBids agency solicitation, without a separate vendor profile for each
Planholder lists, so you can see who else is pursuing a solicitation
A business directory of vendors so you can find partners when a solicitation covers more than you sell
Results on PlanetBids agency solicitations, when agencies publish them, to see who else responded
The result: Fewer missed opportunities and less time sorting through listings outside your product lines.
Most public supply, fleet and equipment purchases follow the same path, from the agency posting a solicitation to award. Most vendors still manage the finding part by hand, one portal at a time, and one missed deadline or addendum can keep a strong bid out of the running.
Get daily alerts when an agency posts a solicitation that matches your keywords and category codes.
For PlanetBids agency projects, download the solicitations and see which other vendors have downloaded them.
Pre-bid meetings show on your dashboard when you mark a solicitation as a favorite.
Ask Pro Plus AI questions about the specifications before you decide whether to bid.
Post a sub-bid ad to registered vendors and download a good faith effort report for your submittal.
Track the pursuit on your bid board, then view results when the agency publishes them.
VendorLine works for whoever handles bidding at your company, large or small. Here's who benefits:
Yes. Build your bid matching profile around the services you provide using service-specific keywords and broad category codes for the supplies and equipment you work with. Then narrow active opportunities by filters such as local, state, or federal work. Start with more specific buyer language such as "lift truck," or "cargo van," rather than broad terms like "equipment."
You may still need to register and complete agency-specific requirements, but VendorLine can reduce repetitive data entry by reusing your core company information for PlanetBids network agencies. It does not replace agency-specific prequalifications, approved vendor applications, annual renewals, certificates, questionnaires, or third-party systems.
VendorLine helps you find, qualify, organize, and track opportunities, then directs you to the agency's required submission method. For a PlanetBids agency solicitation, VendorLine can take you directly to the agency's PlanetBids vendor portal, where you can register to become a vendor if you haven't yet and start the bidding process. Other agencies not in the PlanetBids network may require using a different portal, email, or physical submission. Your team still prepares the bid. Always follow the instructions in that solicitation.
Yes, VendorLine Pro Plus AI lets you upload up to 10 previous bids to compare to open opportunities, showing you where those opportunities match your strengths or stretch your capabilities. You can also surface the scope, dates, and matching terms, and on PlanetBids agency solicitations, ask the AI questions about the documents in plain English. Vendors should still verify licensing, key staff, insurance, and other requirements in the source documents before submitting.
Yes. VendorLine includes a business directory and subcontractor and teaming tools designed to help primes and subs find one another. This is especially useful when a supplier wants to provide part of a larger contract rather than lead as the prime. Directory results depend on which vendors have opted in and how complete their classifications, licenses, and location data are.
For many PlanetBids agency opportunities, VendorLine can surface prospective bidder information that is already public to help you understand the competitive field and discover related opportunities. Visibility varies by agency and solicitation, so VendorLine cannot guarantee that every public bid source will show a complete bidder list.
Yes. The My Bids bid board lets your team move opportunities through stages such as review, qualification, proposal, submitted, won, and lost, while keeping bid due dates, pre-bid meetings, and Q&A cutoffs visible. For PlanetBids agency solicitations, certain status changes update automatically after submission. External opportunities may require manual updates.
VendorLine features open bidding opportunities nationwide, although some states and metropolitan areas do have more opportunities. Coverage is strongest in California, Texas, the Northeast, and Florida, and thousands of new projects are added every day. Check out our States & Regions page for more info.
See exactly how much public supply, fleet, and equipment work matches your services. Book a quick demo and we'll build your keyword list and show you the opportunities that fit your work, live on the call. You'll also see how Pro Plus AI breaks down a real solicitation from a PlanetBids agency in your area.
Don't want to chat? Register for VendorLine today and start searching on your own.
