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Selling to the State of Georgia

Purchasing portal, certifications and where to get help

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

Purchasing portal

GA@WORK Marketplace for Suppliers (Georgia Department of Administrative Services); bids are also listed on the Georgia Procurement Registry

How to register

  1. Have ready: your legal company name exactly as on line 1 of your Form W-9, your Employer Identification Number (EIN), an optional DUNS number, a contact name and phone, company phone and email, a physical address, an order (fulfillment) address, and a corporate contact who can act on financial matters. The Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) job aid asks for these.
  2. Open GA@WORK Marketplace for Suppliers, enter your email and click Create Account.
  3. Enter the legal company name, tax ID type and number, and contact details. Check the Terms and Conditions and 'I am human' boxes, then click Create Account.
  4. Open the account validation email, click Complete Registration Now, and set your password.
  5. Sign in and choose how to get a one-time code (email, authenticator app or mobile phone).
  6. Add company details: doing-business-as name, country of origin, entity type, company phone and email.
  7. Add NIGP (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing) commodity codes. DOAS says they are optional, but you need at least one to get bid notices by email and to be listed on the Georgia Procurement Registry.
  8. Add a physical address and a fulfillment address with contacts, and choose how to receive purchase orders (email, fax or mail). Add the required corporate contact.
  9. Answer the business questions: Georgia resident, gross annual receipts, number of employees, and whether the business is small, minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned or a small disadvantaged business.
  10. Check the certification box and click Submit.
  11. Search State of Georgia bidding events on the Georgia Procurement Registry (ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr). The Registry says a business must be registered as a supplier or bidder to submit a bid or proposal.
  12. For help, contact the DOAS Procurement Helpdesk at 404-657-6000 or procurementhelp@doas.ga.gov.

State certifications

  • Georgia Business Certification Program: Small Minority-Owned, Small Veteran-Owned, Small Women-Owned, Minority-Owned, Veteran-Owned and Women-OwnedGeorgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Small Business and Supplier DiversityGeorgia-domiciled businesses (primary place of business in Georgia) that already hold a certification from a DOAS-approved certifier. DOAS lists: Georgia DOT (DBE), the Georgia Business Council (MBE, georgiacouncil.org), the Greater Women's Business Council (WBE), the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (veteran), SBA (EDWOSB, WOSB, VOSB, 8(a)), and the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce. Apply inside GA@WORK Marketplace under 'Georgia Business Certification Application.' The 'small' types use Georgia's small business definition (O.C.G.A. 50-5-121) and tax returns to verify size. DOAS says there is no fee to apply.
  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT); MARTA certifies firms in Clayton, DeKalb and Fulton countiesFirms seeking DBE status on federally funded transportation contracts. After the U.S. DOT Interim Final Rule of October 3, 2025, each owner must show individual disadvantage with a Personal Narrative form and a personal net worth statement, without regard to race or sex. GDOT says it is currently not accepting DBE Interstate or Uniform Certification applications.

Drone programs

  • Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Study and BlueprintGeorgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), AviationA statewide plan for Advanced Air Mobility (highly automated aircraft, including electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOL). It assesses AAM activity in Georgia, inventories possible landing areas and airport charging needs, and includes a blueprint and action plan, a community guidebook, concepts of operations and a technical report. It is a planning study, not a grant or test program.

Where to get help in Georgia

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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