Cobb County has officially joined the Georgia Purchasing Group, one of BidNet Direct's regional e-procurement solutions, providing vendors throughout Georgia easy online access to its upcoming solicitations. Cobb County invites all vendors to register online at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/georgia/cobbcounty.

The Georgia Purchasing Group connects local governments with vendors looking to do business with public agencies. On the regional purchasing group, vendors seeking business opportunities with Cobb County and other participating agencies can register online to gain access to all participating agencies' open bids. The Georgia Purchasing Group's easy to use platform, for both agencies and vendors, was a contributing factor for Cobb County when deciding whether or not to join the regional purchasing group.

"I think it simplifies the bidding process in a way that also allows more competition and timely response from vendors because they don't have to deal with the paper submission process and making sure they get things into our building on time" said Stephanie Brice, Supervisor of Procurement Services at Cobb County when asked about the benefits of joining the Georgia Purchasing Group. "It's an easy to use, straight forward system that makes things easier on both agencies and vendors."

Cobb County invites all local vendors to visit https://www.bidnetdirect.com/georgia/cobbcounty and register to receive notification to its upcoming solicitations. In addition, vendors will receive notification on upcoming bids and RFPs from other public agencies participating on the Georgia Purchasing Group. Registered vendors have the option to upgrade their service to receive customized bid alerts to hundreds more statewide bids.