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

1. Register as a small business with the Department of General Services (DGS).

2. Request SEED verification and register your business within our Electronic Bid Solicitation System (EBSS).

Be sure to include your DGS certificate number.
We'll email you to confirm your SEED eligibility and status within 2-3 business days of your registration.

3. Once your eligibility is confirmed, enroll in our solicitation portal. You can then set up alerts, view and respond to SMUD contracting opportunities.

If you need help, please email SEEDmgr@smud.org.

Incentives

5% bid price advantage

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.

10 evaluation point advantage

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.

Sheltered market solicitations

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.