How to sell to Kentucky government

State agencies post on Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS).^[1] Highway construction is bid by the Transportation Cabinet's Division of Construction Procurement; non-highway construction solicitations are on VSS and also at State Planroom, where you can buy plans.

BidRover is tracking 101 open bids in Kentucky, from state agencies and local governments. Most common categories:

• Cloud & infrastructure · 64
• Utilities & telecommunications · 28
• Construction & facilities · 6
• Events & hospitality · 1
• Goods & supplies · 1
• Professional services · 1

1. telecommunications and broadband servicesKentucky, United States · Due Nov 14, 2026
2. telecommunications and broadband servicesKentucky, United States · Due Nov 13, 2026
3. telecommunications and broadband servicesKentucky, United States · Due Nov 12, 2026
4. telecommunications and broadband servicesKentucky, United States · Due Nov 17, 2026
5. telecommunications and broadband servicesKentucky, United States · Due Nov 14, 2026
6. telecommunications and broadband servicesKentucky, United States · Due Nov 14, 2026

Busiest buyers

• Cumberland Family Medical Center · 5 open bids

1. 01

   Register on Kentucky Vendor Self Service (VSS) registration

   Start registration. Cost: No fee listed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Register online in VSS, or use the EZ Vendor Registration Application or the paper Vendor Registration Packet. Add commodity codes to get email notices of new solicitations. Your VSS user ID and password act as your electronic signature on online bids.^[2]

2. 02

   Choose your commodity codes

   Notifications are sent by the codes in your vendor profile. Pick every code that describes your work, and revisit them when you add a service.

3. 03

   Get certified if you qualify

   Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certification Program, through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance.^[3]

4. 04

   Watch the other buyers

   Cities and counties in Kentucky run their own vendor systems. See the guides for Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government below.

Exact requirements vary by portal; the registration page linked above is the authority. Most ask for:

• Your legal business name and address exactly as registered with the state, and your federal tax ID (EIN, or SSN for some sole proprietors).
• A signed IRS Form W-9, which most buyers collect before they can pay you.
• Commodity codes (NIGP, UNSPSC or NAICS, depending on the portal) for every product and service you sell.
• A contact who will receive bid notices, plus any business license or registration the jurisdiction requires.
• Certificates of insurance and, for construction, bonding capacity: these are usually requested per bid rather than at registration.

The standard agency Small Purchase Authority is $1,000, though agencies can be delegated higher limits under 200 KAR 5:302.^[2]

• Keep your email current in VSS so commodity-code alerts keep reaching you.
• Bids over $500,000 require workforce data and an EEO affidavit under the Kentucky Equal Employment Opportunity Act.

• KYTC Highway Lettings (Notice to Contractors) · Transportation Cabinet Division of Construction Procurement

1. finance.ky.gov/eProcurement/Pages/doing-business-with-the-commonwealth.aspx
2. finance.ky.gov/office-of-the-secretary/FinanceForms/How%20to%20do%20Business%20with%20the%20Commonwealth.pdf
3. finance.ky.gov/office-of-the-secretary/office-of-equal-employment-opportunity-contract-compliance/minority-and-women-business-enterprise-certification-program/Pages/default.aspx