Common Elements Used to Place and Manage Bids

Submit Bid

Click this button to submit the bid. Upon posting, a bidder receives a confirmation email containing the bid details.

Save for Later

Click this button to save the bid before posting it. This is helpful to protect data already entered, take a break from the work, or research the answer to a certain bid factor. To return to the bid and complete it, you must access the Search Event page to edit the particular bid.

Validate Entries

Click this button to validate the bid for errors prior to saving or posting a bid.

Recalculate Scores

Click this button after you have entered all of the bid information on an auction event. The system then calculates and displays the score. You can now can now analyze the bid, based on the score received, and change the price offered or answer a bid factor question differently to obtain a better score.

Worst, Best, and Ideal

Indicates the range of preferred responses to the bid factor. Bidders who respond with the worst responses receive the lowest scores, while bidders who respond with the best responses receive the highest scores. In some cases, bidders are required to respond with the ideal response in order for their bids to be considered for awards. If a bidder is unable to respond with the ideal response, the bid can be posted but is disqualified and not available for award.