 Team Georgia Marketplace Suppliers |
 Managing Your Company's Information |
 | What is the importance of the NIGP Codes and can I change my NIGP Codes after I register? | |
The NIGP Code is a type of Standard Industry Code (SIC). It is highly recommended that bidders and suppliers carefully select the NIGP commodity codes that most accurately reflect the goods and services provided by their company. Your company’s contacts will be sent bid invitations for those events matching the specified NIGP codes on the company profile. You may change your NIGP Codes by logging in and going to the area where you maintain your contact information. If you don’t find an exact match to the goods that your company supplies, choose the closest NIGP Code. If you are a Bidder, log into Team Georgia MarketplaceTM and click on “My Bidder Profile.” If you are a Supplier, log into Team Georgia Marketplace™ and look under “Maintain Supplier Information.” | | | | |
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| Once I’ve registered, what can I update in Team Georgia Marketplace™? | | If you are a bidder: You may log into Team Georgia Marketplace™ and update contacts, addresses, NIGP Codes, and change your business identity status, i.e. minority or small business status. If you are a supplier, you may log into Team Georgia Marketplace™ to update contacts, addresses, and NIGP Codes.
If you are a supplier, when you registered in Team Georgia Marketplace™, your registration was linked by your Tax Identification Number and the postal code for information already in our financial system. Additionally, you may have provided status information about your company when a contract was created. If you wish to look at your company status for any of the information listed below, you’ll need to contact the Help Desk at 404-657-6000.
Women-Owned Business Status
Georgia Based Business
Minority Owned Business
Small Business
Veteran Owned Business
Small Disadvantaged Business Program
DOAS State Purchasing encourages you to check and update your information on a regular basis as each company is responsible for maintaining their information. | | | | |
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| Is a woman-owned business considered a minority business? | |
Woman-owned businesses are not considered minority businesses in the State of Georgia. Georgia bases minority standing on ethnicity, not gender. The State of Georgia recognizes five minority groups: Asian American, Native American, African American, Hispanic/Latino and Pacific Islander. | | | | |
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| How does the state of Georgia define a small business? | |
A small business is a Georgia resident business that is independently owned and operated and either has fewer than 300 employees or less than $30 million in gross receipts per year. | | | | |
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| What is a Georgia resident business? | |
A Georgia resident business is any business that regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia for at least one year prior to any bid or proposal to the state. Or, it is a new business that is domiciled in Georgia and regularly maintains a place from which business is physically conducted in Georgia. Additionally, the place of business shall not include a post office box, leased private mailbox, site trailer, or temporary structure (Official Code of Georgia Annotated §50-5-121). | | | | |
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| Registration |
| What is the difference between sourcing bidder and supplier registration? | |
A sourcing bidder is a company that provides goods or services, but has never had a purchase order, received a remittance, or been awarded a contract by the State of Georgia. Your company may fit into this category even if it is active in our current Vendor Registration System. When bidders register, they input their information into Team Georgia Marketplace™ and the system generates a password that is sent to their email address.
A supplier is a company that has had a purchase order, received a remittance, or has been awarded a contract by the State of Georgia. A company in this category will have a PeopleSoft vendor number in our financials system. When a supplier registers in Team Georgia Marketplace™, the information (which is already in our financial system) links to their Tax Identification Number. Once registered, a supplier may modify and update the existing information. | | | | |
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| What is the difference between a vendor and supplier? | |
Technically, there’s no difference between a vendor and a supplier. We use both terms to define a company that supplies goods or services. In Team Georgia Marketplace™, the term supplier refers to a company that has already done business with the State of Georgia through either a purchase order or a contact.
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| Do I need a Tax Identification Number to register or may I use my Social Security number? | | If you have a Tax Identification Number, also called a FEIN number (Federal Employer Identification Number), you should use it when registering your company. If you are an individual doing business, you will use your Social Security Number to register. If you have applied for a Tax Identification Number and have not yet received it, you may also use your Social Security Number, and replace it when you receive your Tax Identification Number. | | | | |
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| Where can I register for Team Georgia Marketplace™? | | You can register from your own computer online. You can access Team Georgia Marketplace™ from the State Purchasing Division Web page. | | http://doas.ga.gov/TGM/Pages/TGMSuppliers.aspx | | |
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| How many extra contacts can be added when we register our company? | |
You may add unlimited contacts for a company. | | | | |
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| If I register in Team Georgia Marketplace™, will I receive e-mail bid solicitations? | |
Yes, your contact information and the NIGP codes for which you registered will be available to those agencies and buyers who use Team Georgia Marketplace™ for procurement processes. Other agencies will have access to your information in a connection from Team Georgia Marketplace™ to both the Georgia Procurement Registry (for proposals) and eSource (for Requests for Quotes, Requests for Proposals, and Requests for Information). Bid invitations will be sent to the contacts listed in your profile. There is no guarantee or assurance that registration in Team Georgia Marketplace™ will result in notification of any or all relevant procurements. In order to view all bid opportunities, it is the supplier’s responsibility to review the Georgia Procurement Registry on a routine basis. | | | | |
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| As a supplier, why am I being asked to create a password and then to immediately change it? | |
In order to have optimum security, we are following State of Georgia policy, which is to have users answer security questions. In order to do this, the software requires a change of password. | | | | |
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| Why did I get an error when I created my user ID? | |
It may be that you had a space in the name you used or not enough characters. Retry using five characters and no spaces.
If you are a sourcing bidder adding a contact, you will be creating a User ID for the new contact. The system will generate a password to the address that you enter for the contact; however, you must share the User ID with that person because it will not be sent to the address. If you are a supplier adding a contact, the contact will receive sourcing event information, but will not be able to get into the system. If a contact needs to have access to the system, the contact must register using the Tax Identification Number and zip code for the company. | | | | |
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| Team Georgia Marketplace System Requirements, Troubleshooting |
| How do I access the information and attachments for a bid event in Team Georgia Marketplace™? | | • Once you have logged into Team Georgia Marketplace™, select “Manage Events and Place Bids”
• Select “View Events and Place Bids”
• Select the “Sell Event” box and leave the other two selected
• Click “Search”
• Click on your sourcing Event ID
• Click “Bid on Event”
• Select “View/Add General Comments and Attachments” | | | | |
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| What operating systems or internet systems work with Team Georgia Marketplace? | |
 Some systems work better than others with PeopleSoft, the application in which Team Georgia Marketplace resides. To check the version of your browser, access the internet, then click HELP, and you should be able to find out your browser level. The operating system that you are using displays as you log in. | | | | |
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| Where do I find the documents for the bid event in Team Georgia Marketplace™? | | To access any comments and attachments that may be documented at the line level, you will need to click on the comment bubble at the end of line. | | | | |
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| Why can’t I get the document that is attached to the bid event to open in Team Georgia Marketplace™? | | If you cannot view the documents, turn off your popup blocker and hold down the control key and click on the view button. Continue to hold down the control key and let the view button go. Once the popup screen appears, you can open, save, or cancel your actions. | | | | |
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| Team Georgia Marketplace Training |
| Where can I get training on Team Georgia Marketplace™? | | We provide self-service online training in the form of training clips and quick reference guides under Team Georgia MarketplaceTM Supplier Services. The State Purchasing Division holds supplier webinars that walk suppliers through the process of bidding on an event. If you need assistance, you may call our Help Desk at 404-657-6000.
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