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Selling to the State of Delaware

Purchasing portal, certifications and where to get help

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

Purchasing portal

MyMarketplace: Delaware's Procurement Portal (Office of Management and Budget, Government Support Services)

How to register

  1. Sign up for free bid alerts. Create a profile on the Delaware Notification Service (denotificationservices.portal.finalsiteconnect.com) and choose the business categories you want to track, per MyMarketplace's Vendor Registration page.
  2. Register more than one contact at your company, and allow emails from '@blackboard.com' so alerts are not blocked, per MyMarketplace.
  3. Search current and past formal solicitations in the State's Bids Directory (bids.delaware.gov, which opens mmp.delaware.gov/Bids).
  4. Learn the bidding platform. MyMarketplace's Vendor Learning Center calls Bonfire 'the State's eProcurement platform' and links an 'Introduction to Bonfire' guide on how to find opportunities and submit responses.
  5. Register your company in the State of Delaware eSupplier Portal (esupplier.erp.delaware.gov). The Division of Accounting says Delaware does not accept IRS Form W-9; all suppliers must register through the eSupplier Portal instead.
  6. Enter your Taxpayer ID (SSN or EIN) and supplier name exactly as the IRS has them. The Division of Accounting says the State sends both to the IRS for matching, and a mismatch stops approval.
  7. Choose how to be paid: ACH (bank-to-bank transfer) or a Single Use Account (a one-time virtual card number). The Division of Accounting says there is a fee on each Single Use Account payment.
  8. For smaller contracts below the formal solicitation thresholds, use MyMarketplace's Procurement Unit Contacts list. MyMarketplace says it lists the buyers for State agencies, school districts, municipalities and fire companies.
  9. Use the Vendor Learning Center on MyMarketplace: a Selling to the State Guide, a Bid Submission Checklist, and instructor-led courses with sign-up through Eventbrite. The Division of Small Business's February 2026 resource guide says the Government Support Services (GSS) Contracting Unit offers free 'How to Do Business with the State of Delaware' training sessions.
  10. For eSupplier help, call the supplier maintenance team at 302-672-5000 or email FSF_Supplier_Maintenance@delaware.gov.

State certifications

  • Diverse Business certification: Minority (MBE), Woman (WBE), Veteran-Owned (VOBE), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOBE) and Individuals with Disabilities-Owned (IwDBE) Business EnterpriseOffice of Supplier Diversity (OSD), Delaware Division of Small Business, Department of StateFor-profit businesses at least 51% owned, controlled and actively managed by U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are minorities, women, veterans, service-disabled veterans or individuals with disabilities. Apply online in the OSD Certification Application Portal; OSD's portal guidance says you first need a My.Delaware.gov account. OSD asks for a copy of your current license. Certifications last three years.
  • Small Business Focus (SBF) certificationOffice of Supplier Diversity (OSD), Delaware Division of Small Business, Department of StateFor-profit businesses under OSD's size limits (full-time-equivalent employees and gross revenue, each averaged over three years) in architecture and engineering services, construction, manufacturing, retail, service or wholesale, and not controlled by a larger company. It uses the same combined OSD application and lasts three years.
  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)Firms seeking DBE status on federally funded transportation contracts. DelDOT says that under the U.S. DOT Interim Final Rule (effective October 3, 2025) every firm currently certified as a DBE loses its certification and must be reevaluated, with updated documents and a personal narrative. DelDOT says existing contracts do not appear to be affected. DelDOT's page links new applicants to its DBE certification portal (deldotcivilrights.dbesystem.com).

Where to get help in Delaware

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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