eQuote

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VENDOR REGISTRATION KEY ACTION STEPS
MyFloridaMarketPlace Required What is it?
State-wide electronic purchasing
system. Register for MyFloridaMarketPlace if . .
. You want to do business with the State.

• How to register . . .
• Log onto http//marketplace.myflorida.com
• Select link Online Vendor Registration
• Follow instructions
• For questions contact the Customer Service Desk
  at vendorhelp_at_myflorida.com or 1-866-FLA-ePro

MyFloridaMarketPlace User Name
MyFloridaMarketPlace Password

• Sourcing (Formal Solicitations)
• Optional
• What is MyFloridaMarketPlace Sourcing?
• The tool used by MyFloridaMarketPlace (State)
  buyers to conduct
• formal solicitations and requests for bids over
  25,000. State buyers
• create the solicitation and post it
  electronically. Vendors can view and
• then respond to the solicitation using the Ariba
  Sourcing tool.
• Register for formal Solicitations if . . .
• You want to receive notification and respond to
  formal state bids and
• solicitations that are 25,000 and greater.
• How to register . . .
• Register for MyFloridaMarketPlace.
• During registration, select to participate in
  formal solicitations.
• After completing registration, there is a 24 hour
  wait period before the account is active.
• To activate the sourcing account, log onto the
  following site https//myfloridamarketplace.com/a
  ribasourcing.
• To login the first time use your
  MyFloridaMarketPlace username and welcome as
  the password.

eQuote Optional What is eQuote? The tool
used by MyFloridaMarketPlace (State) buyers to
conduct informal solicitations and requests for
quotes for items under 25,000. Register for
eQuote if . . . You want to receive notification
and respond to informal state bids and
solicitations under 25,000.

• How to register . . .
• Register for MyFloridaMarketPlace.
• During registration, select to participate in
  eQuote.
• After completing MyFloridaMarketPlace
  registrationan email notification will be sent
  to you confirming eQuote registration.
• Once you receive the email notification, log into
  your eQuote account. You will create an eQuote
  username and password, set up your account
  preferences, and verify that the commodity codes
  for the products and services offered are
  correct.
• eQuote User Name
• eQuote Password

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VENDOR REGISTRATION KEY ACTION STEPS
Vendor Bid System (VBS) Optional What is
it? A state system that provides electronic
notification of formal solicitations. Once
registered on VBS, email notifications are sent
to vendors based on the commodity codes
registered for their business. Register for VBS
if . . . You want to receive notification about
formal solicitations from agencies not yet using
MyFloridaMarketPlace. You must be registered
with the state to sign up for VBS.
Electronic Invoicing Required for STC
vendors Optional for all other vendors What is
it? Tool that enables vendors to electronically
flip a purchase order into an invoice and send
it electronically to the state. Register for
electronic invoicing if . . . You want to
receive electronic purchase orders and submit
electronic invoices to the state.
How to register . . . The ability to receive
electronic invoices requires registration on the
Ariba Supplier Network (ASN).

• How to register . . .
• Log onto www.myflorida.com
• Click on the Business link
• Click on Doing Business with the State.
• Click on Vendor Business System (VBS).
• Select the link Electronic Notification.
• Scroll down to Add E-mail Notification.
• Select S or F (Social Security Number (SSN)
  or FEIN), enter SSN or FEIN and your 3-digit
  sequence number.
• Once your record is retrieved, enter contact
  information and select Save Vendor Info button.
• NOTE If you do not know your sequence number,
  the system allows you to search for it by
  selecting the link Search for a vendor to add.

• 1. Basic Registration - Log onto
  http//supplier.ariba.com
• and click on Register Here in the middle of
  the screen.
• Follow the on-line instructions. Note that
  basic
• registration requires a DUNS number. You can
  obtain a free DUNS number by calling
  1-888-814-1435. Tell the representative that the
  number will be used to do business with the
  government.
• Configuration - This step allows you to select
  how you would like to receive your purchase
  orders. After completing basic registration,
  log into your Ariba account, and select the link
  for Technical Settings under Configuration.
• Become a Trading Partner - Call the
  MyFloridaMarketPlace Customer Service Desk at
  1-866-FLA-ePro and tell them that you have
  registered in Ariba and want to become a State of
  Florida Trading Partner. The Customer Service
  Desk staff will take care of the rest.

No User Name Required No Password Required
Ariba User Name Ariba Password