Small business contract opportunities
The SEED (Supplier Education and Economic Development) program offers incentives to local small businesses that participate in our competitive bid process. It also helps prime contractors find local sub-contractors, which gives their bids or proposals a competitive edge.
We award $200-$300 million in contracts every year, $40-$60 million of which goes to SEED vendors and suppliers.
Our goal is to award 20% or more of all eligible contracts to SEED vendors.
Register for our upcoming free workshops!
How to do business with SMUD (online)
Learn about our contracting process, small business incentives and upcoming vendor opportunities.
Tuesday, June 16 at 9 AM - 10 AM
Small business certification and vendor registration (in-person)
Get your small business certification on-the-spot and learn how to qualify for our Supplier Education and Economic Development (SEED) vendor incentive program.
Thursday, June 25 at 9 AM - 11 AM
Proposal writing 101 (in-person)
Learn to navigate the RFP process, discuss common mistakes and explore the steps to writing successful responses.
Tuesday, June 30 at 10:30 AM - 12 PM
Find a SEED vendor
Non- SEED Prime vendors can receive SEED incentives toward their bid responses when 20% or more is subcontracted to a seed qualified vendor. Find SEED vendors in PlanetBids to collaborate with on your next bid.
- Visit smud.org/VendorPortal.
- Click Certified Vendors.
- Log into your PlanetBids profile.
- Search certified SEED vendors by Vendor Type, License Type or Vendor Category.
PlanetBids
We publish all solicitations in our Vendor Portal, hosted by PlanetBids. Vendors can access bid opportunities by registering a free
profile in the portal. Registration allows vendors to search and view current solicitations, download documents at no cost, manage their
profile and receive automatic email notifications for relevant opportunities based on selected category codes. Create your vendor profile and view/bid on open solicitations.
Contact us
Email: SEED.mgr@smud.org
Call: 1-916-732-5600 (main number)
- Suzanne Dizon – Manager, Economic Development and Partnerships (SEED)
1-916-732-7349
- Jeannie Robinson – Economic and Small Business Development Representative
Materials
1-916-732-5049
- Franklin Burris – Economic & Small Business Development Representative
Construction
1-916-732-6513
- Alexia Hughes – Economic & Small Business Development Representative
Professional services
Alexia.Hughes@smud.org
- Jenny Rodriquez – Economic & Small Business Development Representative
Information technology
1-916-732-6990