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Selling to the State of Arkansas

Purchasing portal, certifications and where to get help

How a company registers as a supplier with the State of Arkansas, the state's certification programs, and where to get help in Arkansas, with the official sources. Federal registrations such as SAM.gov are in the federal guides.

Purchasing portal

SAP Ariba, the State of Arkansas eProcurement system (Office of State Procurement, Department of Shared Administrative Services); it replaced ARBuy in July 2026

How to register

  1. If the State emailed an invitation, click the link in it. If not, request one on the Arkansas Vendor Registration Portal: https://745308655.sourcing3.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration
  2. On the request form, complete the 'I'm not a robot' check. Choose one or more purposes: receive bid notifications, submit a solicitation response, receive a contract or purchase order, or update an existing account.
  3. Choose Individual (needs a Social Security Number) or Corporation (needs an Employer Identification Number). Enter the supplier name exactly as it appears on IRS tax documents, the primary address (where purchase orders go), a business phone, and the primary contact's name, email and phone. Click Submit.
  4. Wait for the email decision. The State's supplier management team reviews the request and sends a link to set up an SAP Business Network account.
  5. Create the SAP Business Network account: enter the email address and the one-time password (valid 30 minutes), select 'USA: Quincy, WA', enter the company's legal name and main office address, set the administrator's name and password, accept the terms, and click Create Account.
  6. In the company profile, add product and service categories and a ship-to or service location.
  7. When the State emails the Supplier Registration Questionnaire, open it on the Proposals, Questionnaires & Contracts tab. Enter the SSN or EIN, 1099 reporting choice, remittance address and bank information, attach a W-9, select '[VEND] - Vendors - General', and click Submit Entire Response.
  8. Individual (sole person) accounts also get an email from Relish, a secure form, to enter personal tax ID and bank details. Corporate accounts skip this step.
  9. Have the forms the State lists on its registration page ready: IRS Form W-9, Combined Certifications Form, Contract and Grant Disclosure Form (Executive Order 98-04), Illegal Immigrant Certification Form, and Israel Boycott Restriction Certification Form.
  10. The State's Vendor Master Data Team sends a confirmation with the company's AASIS vendor number (the State's accounting-system vendor ID).
  11. For help, call the Office of State Procurement at 501-682-HELP (4357) or the Arkansas Supplier Management Team at 501-324-9316.

State certifications

  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certificationArkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), Civil RightsFirms that want credit on transportation contracts paid with U.S. Department of Transportation funds and whose owners can document their own social and economic disadvantage. ARDOT says race and gender are no longer a qualifying factor. As of September 25, 2026, ARDOT's page lists the DBE Uniform Certification Application as 'currently offline'. Already-certified firms had to submit a Personal Narrative, a Personal Net Worth Statement and financial records between June 1 and September 11, 2026. Contact: DBE Supportive Services, 501-569-2259.

Where to get help in Arkansas

  • APEX AcceleratorArkansas APEX Accelerator, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service (Little Rock, with satellite offices in Bentonville and Jonesboro); one-on-one counseling and group trainings for government contracting, including free online trainingsAPEX Accelerator website
  • Small Business Development Center (SBDC)Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; one-to-one confidential consulting at no charge, including help with SBIR and STTR (Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer) federal research fundingSBDC website
  • Economic developmentArkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)Economic development agency website

The federal guides

  • Where to startThe order: the basics, codes and size, SAM.gov, certifications, drone rules, documents, where to sell, and free and low-cost help.
  • SAM.gov registrationThe federal government's free registration for companies that want federal contracts: the Unique Entity ID, the CAGE code and the yearly renewal.
  • Codes and profilesNAICS and PSC codes, SBA size standards, CAGE and NCAGE codes, and the SBA Small Business Search profile buyers search.
  • SBA certificationsThe SBA's 8(a), HUBZone, women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) and veteran-owned (VetCert) programs: who each is for and how to apply.
  • Drone complianceThe rules for selling drones to government and flying them: NDAA and the American Security Drone Act, Blue UAS, the FCC, FAA Part 107, ITAR, EAR and CMMC.
  • Documents to prepareWhat government buyers, SBA lenders, SBIR and STTR programs and investors ask to see.
  • Selling to federal buyersWhere federal contracts, subcontracts and research funding are posted: SAM.gov, primes, the GSA schedule, SBIR and STTR, DIU, AFWERX, the Army, the Navy, SOFWERX and DHS.
  • Utilities and public buyersUtilities, HUD-funded agencies, state transportation departments, cities and counties, and cooperative contracts such as Sourcewell and NASPO ValuePoint.
  • Free and low-cost helpAPEX Accelerators, SBDCs, SBA district offices, SCORE, veterans' and women's business centers, MEP centers and agency small business offices.

Official sources

Last checked September 25, 2026. Rules, fees and programs change; the official sources are where to confirm them before applying or spending money.

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