×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥½ÁÖé½á¹û encourages small and local businesses to participate in competitive bid opportunities to earn contracts with ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥½ÁÖé½á¹û. Public bid opportunities are posted at the following link and interested businesses may provide bid responses directly within the bid platform. In order to maximize participation in public bid opportunities for the maximum number of potential suppliers, the University System works to ensure that there are no excessive requirements within its bid packages which would preclude qualified firms who are both responsive and responsible from earning university business.