VendorLine gives architecture and engineering firms a single, centralized location to find and evaluate solicitations. Whether you're a two-person surveying firm or a multi-discipline organization with a full marketing team, we've got you covered.
With VendorLine, A&E firms 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 firms have downloaded an RFP before you decide to pursue it.
Get AI-assisted details like evaluation criteria, insurance, and submittal requirements from PlanetBids agencies' solicitation documents.
VendorLine is built by PlanetBids, the eProcurement platform public agencies use to write and post solicitations, accept proposals, 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 firms that respond, narrowing hundreds of postings down to the few solicitations that fit your disciplines so you can put your proposal hours where they count.
Many A&E firms still find public work the manual way, checking agency portals and state contract reporters every morning and hearing about RFPs secondhand from primes. Generic bid sites help, but they often bury professional services work in construction and supply listings.
VendorLine shows A&E firms:
Every PlanetBids agency solicitation, without a separate vendor profile for each
Planholder lists, so subconsultants can find the primes pursuing an RFP
A business directory of firms so you can build a team for larger contracts
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 discipline.
Most public architecture and engineering contracts follow the same path, from the agency advertising an RFP to the selection of the most qualified firm, with the fee negotiated last. Most firms 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 firms 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 scope and evaluation criteria before you start writing the proposal.
Post a sub-bid ad to registered firms 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 owns the pursuit at your firm, large or small. Here's who benefits:
Yes. Build your bid matching profile around the services you provide using discipline-specific keywords and broad architecture and engineering category codes. Then narrow active opportunities by filters such as local, state, or federal work. Start with more specific buyer language such as "traffic study," or "complete streets," rather than broad terms like "engineering."
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, on-call list 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. Firms 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 specialty firm wants to join a larger pursuit 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 submittal deadlines, pre-proposal 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 A&E work matches your disciplines. 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.
