NORTHWEST TREATMENT PLANT FOAM FRACTIONATION PROCESS (No. 2026PW0016)

DemandStar 2021 - Users Guide
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I. Welcome to DemandStar 2021
We are pleased to welcome you as a valued supplier to the DemandStar network!
To register please go to https://www.demandstar.com/app/registration On the 2nd page of the form be
sure to select an agency to subscribe to in order to receive notifications and documents from them at
no charge. At any time you can expand your subscription beyond your free agency, but we want to make
sure you have what you need to get started!
DemandStar is a direct network where government agency buyers log in, configure and broadcast bid
and quote opportunities to you, our suppliers. All notifications that you receive, every detail of a bid or
quote and all documents that you review were placed into the system directly by our agency network
participants. We are a unique platform, conceived in 1998 and growing more quickly than ever!
This information is provided to help you maximize the value that your company receives by being part of
the DemandStar network. If at any time you require assistance please contact us by emailing
support@demandstar.com or by calling 206-940-0305.
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II. Account Management
Account settings appear in a drop-down menu by your name in the upper right-hand corner once you
log-in. This section provides simple instructions for options to customize your account.
a. Adding Users
Simply follow these steps:
1. Log in to your account, click the drop-down menu arrow and select "Account"
2. Across the top you will see four tabs, click on "User Accounts"
3. Click the "Add User" button and fill in the requested information
4. Toggle the "Receives Notifications" switch on or off for this user
5. Select the permissions options by checking the boxes that apply to this user
6. Click "Save Changes" and exit the menu by clicking on "Dashboard"
7. The user will receive an email requesting that they click a link to set up a password. The
password must be at least 8 characters, contain both letters and numbers, and no
special characters
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b. Upgrading your Subscription
Upgrading your DemandStar subscription accomplishes two things: you will receive proactive
notifications from all agencies in your counties/states based on your Commodity Codes, and any
document downloads will be free, whether on Active bids, or bids that are Under Evaluation or
Awarded.
This is a valuable step for your company - both by winning new business through notifications of
opportunities, and for researching how agencies write, evaluate and award their bids.
1. Log in and select "Subscriptions" from the drop-down menu by your name
2. Click on Renew/Upgrade and follow the steps to add agencies to your account. Start by
selecting the State, then drill down to select specific counties if you are not subscribing to
the entire state.
3. Confirm "Upgrade" in the shopping cart to the right, then confirm the credit card
information and confirm the purchase. Your subscription will upgrade immediately and
clicking on Subscriptions again will confirm the choices that you made.
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c. Managing Certifications
To manage your certifications across different agencies:
1. Log in and select "Account" from the drop-down menu by your name
2. Select the "Certifications" tab
Here you will see a list of programs by which government agencies use to track suppliers
that meet specific certification or qualification criteria. Scroll through the options and when
you see the program that you are interested in click on "Apply"
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d. Self-Declarations
You are encouraged to self-declare any of the attributes that apply to your business. This helps
suppliers find vendors that help them meet their diversity goals.
1. Log in and select "Account" from the drop-down menu by your name
2. Across the top, click on the tab for "Self-Declarations. Click the attributes that apply and
then click "Save Changes"
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III. Using DemandStar
a. Adding Commodity Codes to your DemandStar Account
Commodity codes are standard classification codes for products and services used
by procurement officers. DemandStar agency buyers choose appropriate codes to
send notices to suppliers when they configure a bid inside of DemandStar. It is a
matching system, so having Commodity Codes in your account is essential for
receiving notifications for the types of goods and/or services that your company
offers.
Here is how you add Commodity Codes to your DemandStar account.
1. Log in and select "Commodity Codes" from the drop-down menu by your name.
IMPORTANT: you must have at least a free, single agency subscription to enable
the Commodity Code system, so be sure to set up a subscription.
2. Click "Edit" on the Commodity Code page, and then use single key words, such as
"janitorial" or "construction" to review the list of codes.
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3. Make selections by checking the boxes, and the selected codes will be listed in the
section on the righthand side of your web interface. Once you are satisfied with your
selections, click on "Submit Commodity Codes" and then go on to the next single key
word search and continue the process until your code list is complete.
4. Commodity Codes are not a perfect system, so best practice is to create a broad net of
codes to capture bid notifications from the agency side of the network. Even if you have
a National subscription, the bid notifications that you receive will have details and
documents which allow you to easily determine whether or not you want to submit a
bid for the opportunity.
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b. Searching for bids
We recommend using the following steps to create a broad search for bids in DemandStar. This
will allow you to review a broad selection - which you can then narrow down through using
additional filters to be more precise. The primary goal is to not miss any bid opportunities.
There is a simplicity to the DemandStar search that allows for this rapid building of a large set of
options to consider, and then to narrow down those options.
1. Log In
2. You are automatically landed onto your Dashboard. Click on Bids at the top
of the screen next to Dashboard.
3. Begin with the Commodity Code Matches check box. This search defaults to
Active status bids throughout the DemandStar network. To narrow the
search you can filter by State using the Location filter.
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