Doing Business with Orange County

Orange County is constantly seeking new sources of supply as well as expansion of business into new areas with its current vendors. All purchasing for all Orange County departments is made through the Orange County Purchasing & Contracts Division. Following is the contact information:

Purchasing & Contracts Division
Orange County Government
IOC II Building, 2nd Floor
400 E South ST
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone 407-836-5635

Main website for Orange County’s Purchasing and Contracts Division.
(The County’s Purchasing Manual and other documents are available here.)
www.orangecountyfl.net/cms/DEPT/countyadmin/purcon/

• Current bid openings and supporting documents:
  www.orangecountyfl.net/orangebids/bidopen.asp

• Bidders Mailing List Application

• Doing Business with Orange County as a Minority Business Enterprise or Women Business Enterprise:
  www.orangecountyfl.net/cms/dept/countyadmin/busdev
  www.orangecountyfl.net/cmsdocs/business/vendors/mwbeclassification.pdf

“How to Do Business with Orange County Workshop”
This is a free workshop to familiarize business owners with the details related to doing business with the County. It is held on the 3rd Monday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
www.orangecountyfl.net/cms/DEPT/countyadmin/busdev/workshop.htm

“Doing Business with Local Government and other Entities” full-day workshop
This workshop is developed and presented by the University of Central Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC). It is conducted at the Disney Entrepreneur Center, 315 East Robinson, in downtown Orlando. Orange County Government scholarships make this seminar available to all Orange County businesses at a nominal fee. For more information on when the next workshop will be offered, call the SBDC at 407.420.4850. You can also watch for the next workshop offering on the SBDC website: www.sbdcorlando.com.