The essentials on cost, compliance, onboarding, notarization, and how MuniVendor keeps submissions error-free.
How does MuniVendor ensure compliance with NJ State procurement laws?+
MuniVendor's team of subject matter experts — certified QPAs and municipal attorneys — ensures every form used in the procurement process is compliant with NJ Local Agency Procurement Laws and that all NJ State forms are current.
How long does onboarding take?+
Our goal is to always onboard your local government agency as quickly as possible. Once we're supplied with the upcoming solicitations you intend to publish, our team can have you ready within a matter of days.
What kind of onboarding assistance does MuniVendor provide?+
MuniVendor employs dedicated, full-time Customer Success Managers whose sole purpose is to work with your Purchasing Department throughout onboarding. We take your existing content and migrate it to the MuniVendor platform. There's no cost for onboarding assistance, and we can be as hands-on or hands-off as your team needs.
Does onboarding include training?+
Yes — at no additional cost. A permanent Customer Success Manager is assigned to your organization and provides both initial and ongoing training, in-person on-premises or virtual. During initial training your CSM can stay on-site for a full workday, and refresher or new-hire training can typically be scheduled within two business days.
How do we create the bid checklist?+
You don't have to. MuniVendor automatically generates the bid docuement checklist based on the forms and documents your procurement team designates as required while preparing the solicitation. Checklists are solicitation-specific, so you retain full flexibility over which forms appear.
How do we tell the platform which forms need to be notarized?+
While preparing an upcoming solicitation for publication, your procurement team determines which forms require notarization through the MuniVendor platform. Offerors cannot submit their offer (response) until every form marked for notarization has been uploaded.
What validation and automation is available for offerors?+
Offerors fill out a single Offeror Profile Page that captures every question used across the submission packet. MuniVendor auto-populates each form, and a submission can't be sent until every required form and document — such as a Business Registration Certificate — is uploaded. This drives errors to virtually 0%.
Does MuniVendor work outside New Jersey?+
MuniVendor was developed to solve public procurement and compliance challenges in New Jersey, but MuniVendor may fit other state compliance requirements as well. If your government agency is outside NJ and you'd like to see whether MuniVendor can work for you, contact us below.
What does MuniVendor cost for local government organizations?+
MuniVendor pricing is based on the number of solicitations your government agency publishes annually: 1-25 solicitations = $0, 26-50 = $1,000/month, 51-75 = $2,000/month, and 76+ = $3,000/month. The first year is always free.