Procurement Bids in California

There are 10,119 open procurement opportunities in California from 200 state, county, city, school, hospital, and university agencies as of July 14, 2026. 126 of them close within the next seven days.

The top agencies posting bids in California right now are California Cal eProcure, City of Los Angeles, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Federal Government, City of Fresno. Each maintains its own vendor portal and posting schedule.

Register on Cal eProcure (https://caleprocure.ca.gov/) for state-level opportunities. Register on Cal eProcure to access state bid opportunities. Separate registration is needed for the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) program. For federal contracts, register on SAM.gov (free; assigns a UEI). For local agencies, registration is on the platform they use — Bonfire, PlanetBids, BidNet Direct, DemandStar — typically one registration per platform covers all agencies using it.

The most-active industries in California government procurement right now are Construction, Facilities & Maintenance, Professional Services. Browse each by industry to see current opportunities filtered to California.

California operates the following preference and set-aside programs: California Small Business (SB) certification, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), Microbusiness (MB), LGBTQ-Owned Business Enterprise. Each has its own certification process; check the state procurement office for eligibility details.

California procurement is governed by California Public Contract Code (PCC) §10100 et seq.. This includes bid solicitation, contract award, and vendor protest procedures. The state procurement office publishes implementing regulations and manuals.

Save a search on ProcureTap filtered to California to receive email alerts when new bids match your criteria. You can also subscribe to the state's official portal notifications. Larger agencies (state DOT, department of general services) publish quarterly forecasts of upcoming solicitations.

Every six hours. ProcureTap re-scrapes the California state procurement portal plus every county, city, school district, hospital, and university procurement system in the state on a six-hour cadence, so new postings appear here within hours of being published.

California generally does not restrict bidding to in-state vendors, but many agencies offer local-preference points or ties-broken-in-favor-of-local scoring, and some contracts under specific dollar thresholds may be limited to registered California vendors or certified California small businesses. Read each solicitation's evaluation criteria carefully.

Register on Cal eProcure (caleprocure.ca.gov) for state-agency solicitations. For rapid ordering off pre-negotiated statewide contracts, register on the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) program at dgs.ca.gov/pd/services/cmas. Small Business, Microbusiness, and DVBE certification is through the Office of Small Business and DVBE Services (OSDS). Local governments (LA County, LA City, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento, Oakland) each require separate registrations on their own platforms.

California's Small Business (SB) participation program targets 25% of state contract dollars for California-based small businesses. Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) targets 3% for California-based disabled-veteran-owned firms. Certification through the Office of Small Business and DVBE Services (OSDS) is required to count toward these goals. Microbusiness certification is a subset of SB for smaller firms and receives further preferences. LGBT-BE certification is available separately.

The California Department of Transportation publishes lettings through the Caltrans Contract Charter at bidx.com. Bidders must complete Caltrans Contractor Prequalification (financial capacity, past performance, safety, equipment) before bidding. Bids are sealed unit-price on a bill of quantities. Federal-aid projects carry Davis-Bacon wages, Buy America iron/steel (49 CFR 661), and DBE subcontracting goals typically 12.5%. State-funded projects carry California prevailing wages under Labor Code §1770.

CMAS is California's equivalent of GSA Schedule — pre-negotiated statewide contracts for commodities and services that California state agencies, local governments, and public schools can order from without running a new RFP. Getting on CMAS requires holding a matching federal GSA Schedule contract in most categories. CMAS covers IT, professional services, office supplies, furniture, security, and many other categories. It is a fast-order channel, not a solicitation platform.

Yes. California prevailing wages under Labor Code §1770 apply to state and local public works and are aggressively enforced by the California Labor Commissioner. Wage schedules are trade- and county-specific and updated regularly. Federal Davis-Bacon rates apply to federal-aid highway, transit, aviation, and other federally-assisted projects — the higher of state or federal typically applies. Non-compliance triggers penalties and potential debarment.

The University of California System — 10 campuses plus five UC medical centers, with a combined operating budget of roughly $46B — operates under systemwide procurement rules coordinated by UC Procurement Services in Oakland, plus campus-level procurement offices. Common platforms include Jaggaer (Bruin Buy at UCLA, BearBuy at Berkeley, Aggie Enterprise at UC Davis, etc.). UC Health procurement runs through UC Health's systemwide organization with dedicated GPO relationships (Vizient) and clinical-supply procurement. Small-business preferences apply.

ProcureTap re-scrapes Cal eProcure, Caltrans lettings, University of California campuses, LA County, City of LA, LAUSD, San Francisco City and County, San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento, and every California county, city, school district, hospital, and university procurement system on a 6-hour cadence. New California bids appear within hours of publication.