The City of Bloomington has upgraded the Vendor Self Service (VSS) Portal, these instructions are for Vendors who already have access to the City’s VSS portal. 

Any person or business interested in becoming a vendor must register on our Vendor Self Service website. Current Vendors should obtain their vendor number, from the Procurement Services Office or the department they are dealing directly with, to be able sign up and login into Vendor Self Service.

As a new vendor with the City of Bloomington, you will need to complete the vendor registration process through Vendor Self Service Portal (VSS). You must also attach a completed and signed W-9  in VSS.

Click here to view our Registration Guide to assist you in the registering process. 

The registration process creates a new record in VSS. Upon review and validation of the information you provide, the Procurement Office will set the record status to Active in VSS.  Until this process is complete, we are unable to make a purchase, create Purchase Orders, process payments, etc.

VSS gives you web-based access to your business information and records. Purchase orders, invoices and accounts payable checks information are all available to view online. You will also have the ability to update your profile, including address, contact information, and commodity code information.

The City of Bloomington is pleased to offer Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment method to our vendors.  If you are interested this environmentally friendly payment method, simply fill out the EFT form and include it with your submittal of your completed and signed W-9.  The EFT form must be attached in the City’s Vendor Self Service Portal in order to be accepted.

In addition to registration, firms interested in providing construction, or construction related service, should contact the Planning and Code Enforcement Department (309) 434-2226, for further Contractor Qualification Requirements.

If you have any questions or concerns please email procurement@cityblm.org.