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Selling to the State of Iowa

Purchasing portal, certifications and where to get help

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

Purchasing portal

IMPACS (Iowa Management of Procurement & Contracts System), run by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services on the JAGGAER platform

How to register

  1. Register the business with the Iowa Secretary of State (sos.iowa.gov). The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) vendor guide says all vendors doing business with the State of Iowa must do this.
  2. Create a vendor account in IMPACS using the 'Create New Account' link on the DAS Vendor Registration page. DAS says one set of credentials works for all IMPACS and JAGGAER applications.
  3. Sign in to the vendor portal and complete the vendor registration. The IMPACS Quick Guide says new vendors must fill in remittance (payment) information, and a DUNS number is not needed.
  4. Choose IMPACS commodity codes. DAS emails bid opportunities to vendors based on the codes they register under.
  5. Check DAS Bidding Opportunities (bidopportunities.iowa.gov) often. DAS says the page also links to bids from other areas of state government, including the Department of Transportation and the Board of Regents institutions.
  6. Sign up for a virtual Supplier Orientation through the form on the DAS Supplier Orientation page. DAS holds sessions on Thursdays, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Central time. DAS says sessions cover the basics of public procurement, what the State buys, where to find solicitations, whom to contact, and the no-cost services of the CIRAS APEX Accelerator.
  7. After an award, send a signed Federal Identification (W-9) form to the issuing officer, according to DAS. For electronic payment, also complete the EFT (electronic funds transfer) Authorization Form.
  8. DAS says there is no charge to get on the state bidders list.
  9. For help, email purchasing.mailbox@iowa.gov or call DAS Central Procurement at 515-281-7073. For IMPACS sign-in problems, JAGGAER Supplier Support is at 1-800-233-1121, option 3.

State certifications

  • Targeted Small Business (TSB) certificationIowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)Iowa businesses that are located in Iowa, operated for profit, have less than $4 million in gross income (average of the past three fiscal years), and are at least 51% owned, operated and managed by a woman, an individual with minority status, a service-connected disabled veteran or an individual with a disability. Created by the Iowa Targeted Small Business Procurement Act (Iowa Code chapter 73, subchapter III). Certified TSBs are listed in IEDA's online directory. Apply through IEDA's online TSB application.
  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certificationIowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), Civil RightsSmall businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, for federally funded transportation contracts. Iowa DOT says the new USDOT DBE rule requires all firms to recertify, that it began reevaluations January 12, 2026, and that there are no DBE goals until the reevaluation is complete (target April 2026). Iowa DOT lists the Uniform Certification Application and a Personal Net Worth Statement among its DBE forms.
  • Certified Small Business Contractor (CSBC) - Small Business Development Contracts ProgramIowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), Civil Rights BureauSmall construction contractors that meet SBA size standards. Iowa DOT says there is no ethnic or gender limitation. Firms self-certify with Small Business Certification Form 650064, and the status lasts one year. Certified firms bid against other small businesses on set-aside contracts in Iowa DOT's monthly lettings.

Where to get help in Iowa

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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