Doing Business with PDC

Information for Vendors, Suppliers and Contractors About Business Opportunities with PDC

Review the information below to learn what you need to know to do business with PDC, then visit our RFP/RFQ page for current open RFPs, RFQs, and Bid Opportunities.

The Portland Development Commission's mission is to bring together resources to achieve Portland's vision of a diverse, sustainable community with healthy neighbor-hoods, a vibrant urban core, a strong regional economy and quality jobs for all.

The Portland Development Commission invites vendors, suppliers and contractors to participate in PDC's purchasing and contracting objectives:

• New Business and Workforce Equity Policy - Effective April 1, 2008
  PDC promotes diversity in all aspects of purchasing and contracting. Read about our efforts in the Workforce Training & Hiring program brochures
• Sustainable Community
  PDC is committed to retaining and building sustainable communities with local resources, suppliers, and workforce.
• Community Commitment
  PDC is committed to providing contracting and purchasing opportunities to our communities with a strong emphasis on encouraging partnerships with minority, women-owned and emerging small businesses.

How PDC Purchases Goods & Services

Download our Doing Business with the Portland Development Commission brochure.

• Less than $5,000
  Competitive solicitation is not required. Utilization of minority, women-owned business and emerging small business is strongly encouraged in all PDC contracting. Utilization of minority, women-owned business and emerging small business is strongly encouraged.
• More than $5,000 and less than $100,000
  Materials and Services: Minimum of three solicitations is required.
• More than $100,000
  Invitation to Bid and Request for Proposal/Request for Qualification are advertised in the Daily Journal of Commerce and posted on PDC's web site.
• Flexible Services Contracts
  A Flexible Service Contract is "A contract for services, including personal services, that has repetitive requirements on an as-needed basis." These contracts are established through a formal Request for Qualification (RFQ) process to encourage wider participation in the solicitation and reduce the number of small service contracts. Download the PDC list of Flexible Services Contracts. This list shows the current flexible services contract service types, contract expiration dates, number of contracts in the flexible services pool, and the targeted action dates for future contracting opportunities..

Requirements for Doing Business with PDC

Vendors must be Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) certified. To find out more about EEO certification, visit the City of Portland's website.

Vendors doing over $25,000 of business annually in the City of Portland must be licensed in the City of Portland. For more information visit the city's website at: www.licenses.ci.portland.or.us.

What You Can Do

• Register as a “Supplier” on the State’s Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) website. Learn more...
• Read the Daily Journal of Commerce and various minority-owned newspapers for bid and proposal opportunities.
• Visit our RFP/RFQ page for our current open RFPs, RFQs, and Bid Opportunities.
• Signup to be notified by email when a new Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Qualification (RFQ) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) is posted on our website.
• Attend one of our annual outreach activities. (Information will be posted on our website and we will notify you by email if you subscribe online at www.pdc.us/signup.)

Questions?

Call PDC Professional Services at 503-823-3291.

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