The Michigan MITN System Bringing Buyers and Vendors together throughout Michigan Bringing Buyers and Vendors together throughout Michigan Supported by Bidnet

HOW THEY HELP GOVERNMENT ● On-line purchasing systems that allow you to more effectively and efficiently communicate with, receive information from, track your vendor responses and manage your bid solicitations. ● Increases competition which affords government lower pricing. ● Features are designed specifically to enhance each agencies current purchasing practices and procedures. ● Streamlines purchasing practices for all buyers within each agency. ● Automates the vendor registration and vendor management processes. ● On-line purchasing systems that allow you to more effectively and efficiently communicate with, receive information from, track your vendor responses and manage your bid solicitations. ● Increases competition which affords government lower pricing. ● Features are designed specifically to enhance each agencies current purchasing practices and procedures. ● Streamlines purchasing practices for all buyers within each agency. ● Automates the vendor registration and vendor management processes.

KEY BENEFITS FOR AGENCIES ● Real time automated and tabulated quote responses. ● Optional access to even more competition by using BidNet’s national vendors if desired. ● Saves thousands of dollars in reduced printing, postage and mailing costs. ● Hosted and supported at no cost on state-of-the-art redundant and secure servers. ● Agency support (to include on-site training) and vendor support provided to all users free of charge. ● Disaster recovery system built into each system ensuring your documents, contracts and awards are safe. ● Real time automated and tabulated quote responses. ● Optional access to even more competition by using BidNet’s national vendors if desired. ● Saves thousands of dollars in reduced printing, postage and mailing costs. ● Hosted and supported at no cost on state-of-the-art redundant and secure servers. ● Agency support (to include on-site training) and vendor support provided to all users free of charge. ● Disaster recovery system built into each system ensuring your documents, contracts and awards are safe.

KEY BENEFITS FOR VENDORS ● Free registration for all vendors – optional $49.95 yearly fee for automatic notification. ● One registration, one account gives instant access to bid information from all participating agencies. ● Instant and easy access to all supporting bid documents online including quotes, addendums and awards. ● Access to all past bid and award information from any participating agency. ● Ability to manage their account information on-line ensuring agencies have the most current data. ● Free registration for all vendors – optional $49.95 yearly fee for automatic notification. ● One registration, one account gives instant access to bid information from all participating agencies. ● Instant and easy access to all supporting bid documents online including quotes, addendums and awards. ● Access to all past bid and award information from any participating agency. ● Ability to manage their account information on-line ensuring agencies have the most current data.

MORE BENEFITS TO VENDORS ● Ability to respond electronically as specified by each agency. ● Ability to pinpoint only the solicitations that apply to their product and service line. ● No more searching through newspapers for bid opportunities – free access to fully searchable open bids database. ● Easy 800# and access to Customer Support team whenever needed. ● Ability to respond electronically as specified by each agency. ● Ability to pinpoint only the solicitations that apply to their product and service line. ● No more searching through newspapers for bid opportunities – free access to fully searchable open bids database. ● Easy 800# and access to Customer Support team whenever needed.

HOW DO AGENCIES GET STARTED? ● Review the appropriate system in detail to make sure it can accommodate all your needs – typically, the review is done over the phone logging into the system via the Internet with a BidNet representative. ● As each new agency joins a system, they mail a letter to their vendors instructing them to register on the system by going to the appropriate web address or by calling the toll-free support line. ● As vendors are registering, on-site training is provided to all agency employees who will be using the system. ● Ongoing enhancements are rolled out as requested. ● Review the appropriate system in detail to make sure it can accommodate all your needs – typically, the review is done over the phone logging into the system via the Internet with a BidNet representative. ● As each new agency joins a system, they mail a letter to their vendors instructing them to register on the system by going to the appropriate web address or by calling the toll-free support line. ● As vendors are registering, on-site training is provided to all agency employees who will be using the system. ● Ongoing enhancements are rolled out as requested.

Participating Agencies HomeBid OpportunitiesSeeking VendorsVendor LoginRegistrationParticipating AgenciesSurplus AuctionsSupport City of Farmington Hills City of Allen Park City of Ann Arbor City of Birmingham City of Dearborn City of Dearborn Heights City of Lansing City of Madison Heights City of Rochester Hills City of Royal Oak City of Southfield City of Sterling Heights City of Tecumseh City of Troy City of Warren City of Westland City of Wixom County of Livingston County of Ottawa Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Washtenaw County Wayne County Airport Authority

Administration Main Menu Document OptionsMITN Databases and ReportsMiscellaneous Support Options · Logoff the MITN System · Contact BidNet Support · Print a Document for a Vendor · Register a New Vendor · Enter a Vendors Response to a Quote · Issue a New Bid or Quote · Issue a Stored Bid or Quote · Issue an Amendment · Re-Issue A Doc from the Library · Recover a Lost Bid or Quote · Formal Bid Awards Area · Post Additional Attachments · The MITN Vendor Database · The MITN Bid Library · BidNet's National Bid Library · Search for NIGP Codes · Quote Responses & Awards Area · Go to the Reports Main Menu · Check a Buyer's In-Box

Reports Main Menu Summary ReportsDetailed Reports Count of All Vendors in All NIGP Categories Free Vendors Within a Category Count of All Vendors Within a Category Fax and Vendors Within a Category Count of Vendors that Matched All Documents Minority Vendors Within a Category Document Matches for a Specific Vendor Matching History for a Specific Document Downloading History for a Specific Document Fax and Vendors Pending Activation MITN Registration Statistics All Vendors that Changed Their Account Information MITN Renewal Statistics Agency Activity Report Closed Documents Missing Award Information Buyer Activity Report Count of All Active Vendors by State List of All Active Vendors by State List of All Free Vendors by State List of All Fax & Vendors by State

Summary and Contact Information Thank you for the opportunity to present an overview of The MITN Bid System. For new agencies that may be interested in joining this system, it is a fairly simple process, which BidNet can explain in more detail at your convenience. If you would like to see a demonstration of this system, or have general questions, please contact Michael Podoba, or Danielle Ansell at BidNet. Michael can be reached at , ext #230 or by Danielle can be reached at , ext #222, or by Thank you for the opportunity to present an overview of The MITN Bid System. For new agencies that may be interested in joining this system, it is a fairly simple process, which BidNet can explain in more detail at your convenience. If you would like to see a demonstration of this system, or have general questions, please contact Michael Podoba, or Danielle Ansell at BidNet. Michael can be reached at , ext #230 or by Danielle can be reached at , ext #222, or by