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Vendor Bid System (VBS) Toolkit

Permissions to use the VBS System
can be requested by contacting your
Agency Security Administrator or:

Services Desk
(Special Processing and Issues):

MyFloridaMarketPlace, myfloridamarketplace@dms.myflorida.com
or Buyer Help, 1-866-352-3776

Send email requests
to help@dms.myflorida.com and
cc: vbsassist@dms.myflorida.com
(850) 487-1746

Requst that all tickets are routed to the
STO_AM_DMS_SPURS_SUPPORT group.

What's New in VBS - September 14th, 2007

For Advertisement Administrators:

VBS has a new Advertisement Type called "Public Meeting Notices"

Things to know about the Public Meeting Notices advertisement type:

  • Only use when you need to advertise a meeting not already included within a Solicitation or Agency Decision
  • At least one commodity code must be specified
  • Public Meeting Notices are a searchable advertisement type in the Vendor Bid System
  • Registered vendors will be sent email notifications for their begin dates and for any subsequent versions.

Transfering to a new agency? Now you can take your user account with you.

Steps to transfer you VBS login to a new agency:

  • While logged into the Vendor Bid System, select the “Account Status” link at the bottom of most pages
  • Select your new agency from the list and click "save changes"
  • Notify the VBS Department/Agency Administrator at the new agency
  • He or she can confirm your employment change and set your account permissions using the enhanced Security Administration function

For Department/Agency Administrators

Enhanced Security Maintenance Functionality

  • You may now specify a sort order on the "Security Maintenance" search page to help you quickly find user accounts.
  • If an existing user has changed his agency to yours in REGIS, you may now confirm that he works for you AND set his Security Level in a single operation.
  • You now have the ability to reset passwords and delete accounts for users in your agency.
  • The interface has been enhanced to show clearly what changes you are making, and to confirm after you click the “Save” button that the changes were actually made.

Tips & References

See below for helpful VBS information:

VBS Advertiser Screenshot Guide (pdf 1.26 MB)

Tips for Loading PDF Documents (msword 27.50 kB)