Do Business with the County

Thank you for your interest in doing business with the County of Mendocino. The County's Central Services Division is responsible for issuing County-wide Purchasing Agreements and Blanket Purchase Orders as well as assisting the various departments of the County as they purchase equipment, goods and services in accordance with the County's Purchasing and Procurement Policy .

This information is intended to serve as a general guide to introduce you to the County’s procurement functions. If you cannot find the answer to your question, please do not hesitate to call the Central Services Division. The County of Mendocino conducts its procurement process in a competitive, open and fair manner, environment. In order to safeguard this principle, everyone involved within the procurement process are required to abide by the policies and procedures adopted by the County.

One of the most important things you can do as a vendor desiring to supply goods or services to Mendocino County is to be placed on the Purchasing Agent's Bidder's List. For more information regarding registering as a vendor, visit the Vendor Information page.

Green Procurement

The County of Mendocino promotes environmentally preferable purchasing in its acquisition of goods and services and consider life cycle effects from pollution, waste generation, energy consumption, recycled material content, depletion of natural resources, and potential impact on health and nature in its procurement decisions.

General Terms and Conditions

The standard terms and conditions provided on this website are typically used on every County solicitation. However it is important to note that in most circumstances due to the nature of the goods/services, supplemental terms and conditions of a solicitation will be developed and included as an addition to the standard terms and conditions.